Back in 2005, I was told that The Atlanta Braves wanted Johnny Bravo to be their new mascot. Unfortunately, a few weeks before his debut, we were told that Major League Baseball needed to own the rights to his character in order for him to be used as the mascot. So, it was decided that Johnny would be the official mascot for “Tooner Field” which is the Cartoon Network themed play areaa outside of Turner Field. My family and I flew out for the event which featured Hank Aaron, Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, and several team members there for the ribbon cutting ceremony. It was quite the surreal moment. I drew a 14 x 18 portrait of Johnny wearing his Braves uniform at bat that still hangs somewhere in the hallways of the Braves offices.
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