The first tailgater for Friday's Atlanta Braves play-in game may have also been one of the oldest.
Marina Fitzsimmons, 80, said she's the biggest Brave fan out there.
Fitzsimmons says she watches all the games and knows all the players. She said that she's attended 20 games this season with her family.
Marina says her love for the Braves began more than 40 years ago when she went to a game in Philadelphia with her husband. She said she "accidentally" became a fan by rooting for the wrong team. Since that time, she's had nothing but love for the Braves.
Her son-in-law Michael Turick says Fitzsimmons gets active during the game.
High-fiving it, doing the chop, everyone doing the wave," Turick said.
It's no surprise that Fitzsimmons predicted a Braves victory over the Cardinals in Friday's wild card play-in game.
"I've got my champagne when I get home," she said.
Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.
Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.
Paul Goldschmidt hit three doubles, Eric Chavez drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday.
Paul Goldschmidt hit three doubles, Eric Chavez drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:33 AM EDT2013-05-15 09:33:31 GMT
Patrick Corbin allowed three hits in seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks turned an infield double into two runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 Tuesday night.
Patrick Corbin allowed three hits in seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks turned an infield double into two runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 Tuesday night.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:28 AM EDT2013-05-14 08:28:30 GMT
Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Atlanta Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Arizona.
Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Atlanta Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Arizona.
