Braves acting manager Ted Turner sits alone in the dugout prior to a game against the Pirates on May 11, 1977, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. By Tim Tucker. May 5, 2020.

The Braves played their final game at Turner Field on Sunday after 20 years at the ballpark. They’ll move to SunTrust Park in suburban Cobb County starting next season, marking the end of ...

With ailing Ted Turner in the news, it brings to mind how he once was the charismatic voice and face of the Atlanta Braves. He had help back then with Jane Fonda.

On May 10, 1977, Ted Turner—the budding media mogul and owner of the sad-sack Atlanta Braves—told manager Dave Bristol to take 10 days off after losing 16 games straight. Too bad Turner had no ...

Rules be damned. Ted Turner wanted to find out what was wrong with his floundering Braves team so he decided to throw on some stirrups and manage the team he owned on this day in 1977.

Torre made the move with the franchise from Milwaukee for the 1966 season. He played three seasons with the Braves after they moved to Atlanta, earning All-Star honors in his first two years primarily ...

But Ted Turner loved the Braves. And he loved publicity. Listen to The Bill Shanks Show weekdays at 3:00 p.m. ET on Middle Georgia’s ESPN.

In 1976 media mogul Ted Turner bought the Atlanta Braves. Turner's idea to buy the sub .500 team was a calculated business decision. Turner wanted the team to stay in Atlanta , and he also wanted ...

Ted Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves, finally let the world know Wednesday his thoughts about the baseball team's move to Cobb County. The Business Journals. Select a City ...

After only 20 years as home of the Braves, Turner Field's days as a major league ballpark are over 🏈's best, via 📧 Your inbox approves Who's No. 1? 🏆 Bet on NFL U.S. Election 2024 Sports ...

Turner Field has aged well. It's got all the expected amenities of a modern big league ballpark, from luxury boxes to a mammoth video board to the restaurant that hovers above right field to ...