In 1976 Ted Turner signs Andy Messersmith to a multimillion dollar contract with the Braves and nicknames him CHANNEL and gives him number 17 Channel 17 was Turner's TV station it
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1976: Atlanta Braves new owner Ted Turner forced pitcher Andy Messersmith, one of the first ever free agents, to change his jersey name to “Channel.”Messersmith's #17 jersey now read “Channel 17” as
Ted Turner, millionaire broadcaster and owner of the Atlanta Braves baseball team takes the field at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium in April 1976 escorted by pretty ballgirls and chomping on his trademark
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1976: Atlanta Braves new owner Ted Turner forced pitcher Andy Messersmith, one of the first ever free agents, to change his jersey name to “Channel.”Messersmith's #17 jersey now read “Channel 17” as
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