Welcome Back Ted?

by gondeee on Nov 13, 2008 8:59 PM EST

From an article by Bill Shanks:

Ted Turner told ABC's 'Good Morning America' Tuesday that he may have interest in purchasing the club from Liberty Media.

Turner was promoting his new book, 'Call Me Ted.' He told anchor Robin Roberts at the end of the interview that he was, "trying to earn enough money with my restaurants and my books to buy the Braves back."

So, is he promoting his book, or is he serious about buying back the team? His words seem to tell us that the two are linked -- buy my book so I'll have enough to buy the Braves. Humm.

(hat tip: Shaggy3391)

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Really?

In that case, I will be buying that book for everybody on my Christmas list.

Come back, Ted!!!!

by SG Standard on Nov 13, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions

My thoughts exactly

I prob wouldn’t read the book but it may work well as a coaster.

by Bobby Cocks on Nov 13, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions

I wish it would happen but I kinda doubt it.

by dwbrave on Nov 13, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions

probably

Just some humor from ol’ Uncle Ted. Not funny, Ted. Don’t say things to give us false hope.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Nov 13, 2008 11:13 PM EST reply actions

It sounded like...

just a casual joke. But, I did wish Robin Roberts would have asked a follow up question like, “are you serious?” But she just let it pass. Guess she was out of time….

by MikeinAtlanta on Nov 13, 2008 11:17 PM EST reply actions

If true

It is every Atlanta Braves fan’s responsibility to buy two copies. Boy, do I ever miss the days of Ted running up the price of free agent pitchers.

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by AuditDawg on Nov 13, 2008 11:34 PM EST reply actions

I’m reading this great book about Ted Turner called "Citizen Turner". In it, the authors write about Terry McGuirk and how he started working for Turner: "Ted’s man in charge of special projects such as satellite transmission was the affable, twenty-five-year-old Terry McGuirk. He had worked summers for WTCG while still an undergraduate at Middlebury College and then come aboard full-time in 1973. Of all the people who worked for Turner, according to Gerry Hogan (another former employee) it was Terry who was closest to him. Some even speak of a father-son relationship between the two. In 1975-76, there was no project that McGuirk was working on that was more special, more dear to the heart, more headache-provoking for his boss, than trying to send Channel 17 by satellite to cable companies all over the South."

I wonder if Terry McGuirk has talked to him about this?

by deepinmetsterritory on Nov 13, 2008 11:45 PM EST reply actions

I wonder

If this book has any mention of the revolution of the irregular time slots (X:55, X:25), the rise and fall of World Championship Wrestling, Captain Planet, and the thought processes that borne the concept of Ted’s Montana Grills, as well as his thoughts on the Braves.

I mean, the guy went from being the king of Atlanta, the Braves were winning 101 games and division championships, WCW was soundly beating WWF in television ratings, Turner television launched like four new channels, and the guy could practically do no wrong. And now, he’s just like middle management for some uber-corporate entity now, seeming pretty unhappy overall. I saw him one of his restaurants, and he just looked like some miserable old man. Shorter than I expected, too.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Nov 14, 2008 8:44 AM EST reply actions