Braves exec: 'We’re going to Cobb'
The Braves executives who met with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday later reaffirmed the team’s commitment to moving to Cobb County.
“We’re going to Cobb,” executive vice president of business operations Mike Plant said in an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “But we’re in Atlanta. We’re going to be in (metro) Atlanta for decades."
Plant and the Braves’ general counsel, Greg Heller, met with Deal and Reed.
“The mayor asked the governor to get us together just to get an understanding of what we’re doing going forward,” Plant said.
As for whether the Braves were asked by the mayor or governor to reconsider the planned move, Plant said: “We didn’t talk about that. (It was) just to get an understanding of where we’re going. It’s been a tough five, six days since last Thursday (when team officials informed Reed of the planned move to Cobb).”
In interviews with the AJC on Wednesday, Braves executives revealed some new details regarding their stadium plans. To see them, go to the story on myajc.com
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Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
