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Profile GeneratorThe OFFICIAL 4 Cans: Andy Middleton, Matt Wright, Andrew Wright, Chris Camela. If you look at our "Top Friends", we are the 4 guys at the bottom. Below is a list of everyone who wore a Can at each game we attended.
2006
April 15: Matt, Andrew, Andy
April 28: Matt, Andrew, Andy, Chris, Bridget
April 30: Matt, Andy, Chris, Bridget, Don, Chris Raymond, and Butch from Collins Hill
May 2: Andy, Andrew, Ashley, Chris,and Jordan and Kate from Newnan
May 12: Chris, Matt, Andrew, Melissa, Courtney, David from Auburn
May 13: Andy, Matt, Andrew, Chris, Josey Burr, and 4 young ladies from Fayette County
May 15: Andy, Matt, Andrew, Chris, Carolyn, Ashley, and Andruw's Brew Crew
May 17: Andy, Matt, Andrew, Chris, Jana, Courtney, Ashley, Papa
June 5: Andy, Andrew, Clayton the mini-can
June 7: Andrew, Matt, Chris, Anthony, Crystal
June 16: Andy, Andrew, Chris, Bridget
June 18: Andy, Andrew, Chris, Matt, Jana
June 20: Andy, Andrew, Chris, Jana
June 24 (in Tampa): Andy, Andrew, Robin, and a couple of curious Devil Rays fans
June 30: Andy, Andrew, Matt
July 3: Andy, Andrew, Matt
July 4: Andy, Andrew, Matt, Chris, Stephen, Korry, Stefan
July 7: Andy, Andrew, Jana, Asheley, Jimbo, Stephanie, Bethany, Cole
July 25: Andy, Andrew, Matt, Jose
July 28: Andy, Chris, Jana, Carolyn, Chris (Carolyn's brother), Jeremiah, David, Craig
July 29: Andy, Andrew, Jana, Burke
August 8: Andy, Nikki, Ashley, Bethany, Megan
August 25: Andy, Andrew, Matt, Carolyn, Clayton, 3 anonymous girls
September 15: Andy, Aubrey, Alex, Baseball Paul, Jess from DC
September 30: Andy, Alex, Andrew, Chris, Jose, Crystal, Baseball Paul
2007
March 30 (Exhibition vs. ChiSox): Matt, Andy, Stephen, Alex, 4 KSU girls
March 31 (Exhibition vs. ChiSox): Matt, Andy, Stephenf
April 7: Andrew, Meredith
April 13: Andy, Andrew, Chris, Jana, the Georgia Tech girls, the guys from Newnan, Jojo, Clayton
April 18: Andy, Andrew, Matt, Carolyn, Traci, Stephen, Sherrie, Amy, Rachel, Denny
April 19: Andy, Chris, Matt, Carolyn
May 5: Andy, Matt, Chris, Megan
May 9: Matt, Aubrey, Sarah, Anthony, Sam
May 26: Andy, Matt, Nugget, Wes, Amber, Cortnie
June 4: Andy, Matt, Denny, Timmy, Shane and Whitney (birthday girl) Morgan, and 4 girls from Douglasville
June 9: Andy, Matt, Paul, Brennan from Alabama
June 23: Andy, Matt, Robin, Kendall, Jon, Heather, Wes
June 26: Matt, Carolyn, Denny, Rachel, Allison
July 13: Andy, Chris, two crazy kids
July 21: Andy, Kendall, Robin
2008
March 31: Andy, Matt, Andrew, Meredith, Amber
April 5: Andy, Ross, Josh, Kali, Jennifer, Rick, Ryan
April 18: Andy, Matt, Carolyn, Chris W
April 19: Andy, Matt, Alex, Chris W
April 22: Andy, Matt, Alex
May 24: Andy, Matt, Aaron, Hulet
June 3: Andy, Matt, Andrew
June 21: Andy, Don, Pinky, Charlie, Mackenzie
The idea for McCann's Cans came to life at the Winter FanFest on February 4, 2006. Andy and Matt, two dedicated Braves fans, stood in lines and hung out at Turner Field in the rain/snow mix and waited for autographs from some of their favorite players and coaches. There would have been three fans there, but Andrew had to work that day. Andy and Matt, however, left the stadium that day more excited than ever about the upcoming season, and the craziness that would ensue.
In 2005, the "Baby Braves" brought new excitement to a city that has gotten used to winning. After winning 13 straight division championships, there was a lot of doubt that a 14th would be possible. However, our rookies proved everyone wrong, and the Braves sailed through to the playoffs again. Names like Francoeur, Langerhans, Betemit, and McCann became household names. We were all eager to see what McCann and Francoeur could do in place of the struggling Estrada and Mondesi, and they did not disappoint.
Part of the excitement with the Braves' youngsters is that some of them are local boys. They grew up loving the Braves, and many of the local fans actually know them.
Jump forward a few months to the NLDS. Andrew and Andy were at Game 2, and went crazy when Duluth High alum Brian McCann, went deep off Roger Clemens. The crowd went insane, and McCann instantly became another fan favorite.
McCann's Cans' official debut was April 15th, 2006 vs. the Padres. Smoltz pitched a shutout. The "cans" are made from PVC from Home Depot and fabric from Wal-Mart. Andy's mother sewed everything. Screenprinting was done by Game Time Sports in Hickory Flat, GA. (Thanks for the good deal!)
