"People said he's a big baseball fan, but I was like, 'C'mon. He's from England and all that.'" Plouffe said. "But sure enough, he's lived in Georgia for more than 20 years and watched the Braves, so that's how he learned about baseball. He became a Braves fan right as they went on that run. So he was really insightful about sports, in general. We had a cool talk with him."
As Plouffe noted, John bought a home in Atlanta in 1991, the same year the Braves went to the World Series, only to lose to the Twins in seven games.