By I.J. Rosenberg - For the AJC
The year was 1980. The Braves opened the season 1-9. Third baseman Bob Horner was called into manager Bobby Cox’s office.
“We were about to leave on a road trip and Bobby told me I needed to go see Ted Turner,’’ said Horner. “So I got in my car and drove downtown to meet with Ted.’’
At the time, Turner had just created CNN but was still very involved in the Braves’ day-to-day matters.