We learned of the passing of Ted Turner today. In terms of Baseball most of us know of Ted Turner the owner, but he was also a MLB manager... for ONE DAY. And that qualifies him for the Cup of Coffee Club.
Sketch of Ted Turner on a Disposable Coffee Cup a la 1977 Topps
For the Ted Turner Cup of Coffee we used 1977 Topps for the design. This is the year of Turner's only game as manager - The Braves lost 2-1.
In the background we see the logos for two of Turner's media outlets channel 17 which broadcast Braves games across the country via cable and his 24 hour news service CNN
The Ted Turner profile drawing is based upon a screen print done by Andy Warhol.
Sources and Links
Phillips Auctions (Andy Warhol Painting of Turner)
Turner brought Braves baseball into my bedroom back in the 80's. I will always appreciate him for that.
ReplyDeleteI never realized the extent of the ch 17 Braves reach until the Phillies faced the Braves in the 1993 NLCS. I was at a bar in South Central PA, which is more Orioles Territory but still the Phillies ran a close 2nd. A couple of Braves fans came into the mostly empty place and were stunned that we weren't rooting for the Braves.
ReplyDeleteWhen Andy Messersmith was with the Braves, he wore #17. Instead of "MESSERSMITH" on the back, his jersey said "CHANNEL".
ReplyDeleteI did a Colored Pencil Sketch of the Messersmith/Channel 17 story. I will try and post it here at some point.
DeleteAlso watch this space for a JD tagged Post on Monday Night.