January 30, 2003
The Return of Ted?
Michele at A Small Victory doesn't like Ted Turner.
The Braves were fun. Dale Murphy remains to this day one of my favorite basbeall players ever. The team also boasted another favorite player of mine, Brett Butler.
In 1983, Ted Turner saw fit to trade Buttler. He was sent off to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. But Ted let it leak. That player was Brett Butler. So Butler had to play his time on the Braves out, knowing his days with them were numbered.
In exchange, the Braves got Len Barker. This is where you shake your head pitifully. Such a sad day it was for me when the news of Brett's impending departure leaked out that my friend Chris sent me a sympathy card.
I disagree with her about Ted's ability to run a ball club. Yes, the Braves were very bad in the mid-80's, but Turner eventually brought in the right people and the down turn allowed them to draft people like Glavine and Justice and the others who became the core of the great 1990's team. Besides, Brett Butler's caught stealings seriously deflated the value of his OBA.
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