“ Ted Turner classics” reveals the quality human being he is. Not a Lew Ayres Dr. Kildaire nor a Lionel Barrymore Dr. Gillespie.Nor a Nat Pendelton into his role as an emergency console or interne, playing out an avid listener to the challenges facing them in their emergency think tank, the same day Walt Disney ad Leopold (“Stowkie”) “Fantasia”played out 75 years agotoday.…..
“Fantasia” indeed!
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Ted Turner himself is a medicine man, infusing his Atlanta Brave franchise with quality heroic dreamers over the years, bringing the team the Ned Yost leadership (bullpen and third base coach) to the half a million Kansa City parade worshipers of their World Series Gas House Gang aggressiveness on the bases..
Bobby Cox’s 51 years in baseball, starting at 17, when a scout gave him the direction his life would take for the next five decades plus one. That quality human being the scout saw says “Simple Simon”. The humility and unselfishness metamorphosisinto the Kansas City Royals grandmaster Manager who Bobby Cox hired, his quiet thinking into that chewing gum demeanor was magnified in his leadership. Their saliva coming to life, in the later 7, 8, 9th innings.
The Royals coming alive when they got on base..threatening to steal… attacking… stealing second, getting to the hot corner. Coming home on a sac fly, tying the game.
Breaking open the game in the 15th inning. Game one settingthe pulse ….
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Fifty one years, his heir apparent at Kansas City, following the father figure, the pilot’s dream resting with the heir apparent metamorphosing with “I appreciate the support the coaches gave the players and myself over 21 years with the Braves ”.
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The Bobby Cox dream resurrected by Ned Yost in Kansas City ,its recognition by the half a million City fans in their tribute to their heroes and themselves.
The Atlanta Braves dream playing out in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Net Yost Brave coaching career, Booby Cox’smainstreaming….
…his leadership bubbling over, his players fulfilling the 51 metamorphosis of that 17 year old kid…the scout recognized In himself… Bobby Cox Ned Yost’s own dreams..
November 4,2015. The City that never sleeps.
