Comments on: The Hot Button: Do the Braves need a new manager? http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/ AJC sports columnist Mark Bradley is a blogging fool. But you knew that already. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:11:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: fxmulder http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-31743 fxmulder Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:17:34 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-31743 bobby is a good manager-for the 60's and early 70's. on top of that, the management for the braves have become the cubs of the 60's(lou brock comes to mind). Go bobby go, and bring a jim tracey type in. bobby is a good manager-for the 60’s and early 70’s. on top of that, the management for the braves have become the cubs of the 60’s(lou brock comes to mind). Go bobby go, and bring a jim tracey type in.

]]> By: DMac http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28274 DMac Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:14:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28274 Bottom line is that Cox is old. He will be allowed to continue until he decides to step down. And God help us, but I think Terry Pendleton is a lock to replace him. Bottom line is that Cox is old. He will be allowed to continue until he decides to step down. And God help us, but I think Terry Pendleton is a lock to replace him.

]]> By: DHD http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28150 DHD Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:48:23 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28150 Is this the best article you can come up with? What in the world is wrong with the AJC writers these days? Maybe you guys can't cut your jobs. Is this the best article you can come up with? What in the world is wrong with the AJC writers these days? Maybe you guys can’t cut your jobs.

]]> By: CJDawg http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28129 CJDawg Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:57 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28129 I tell you this. The Braves do NOT need a new manager, but the AJC needs to replace you. You are the cockiest, useless excuse of a coward I have ever met. Taking potshots at Glavine and Smoltz....now Bobby. Why don't YOU retire so we can have some decent opinions around here? I can name a LOT of columnists I would rather read than your moronic idiocies. Smoltz shoulda beat your ass.... I tell you this. The Braves do NOT need a new manager, but the AJC needs to replace you. You are the cockiest, useless excuse of a coward I have ever met. Taking potshots at Glavine and Smoltz….now Bobby. Why don’t YOU retire so we can have some decent opinions around here? I can name a LOT of columnists I would rather read than your moronic idiocies. Smoltz shoulda beat your ass….

]]> By: Greg http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28128 Greg Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:47:28 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28128 Managing anywhere else Bobby Cox would have been fired 10 years ago. He is the worst on field manager in baseball. Managing anywhere else Bobby Cox would have been fired 10 years ago. He is the worst on field manager in baseball.

]]> By: David http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28126 David Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:25:54 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28126 Being one who casts a very cynical eye on all the spoiled 'everybody needs to hear my opinion so they can see how wrong theirs is' Braves fans and sports writers who simply cannot fathom the thought of OUR team not being as good as they once were, I find this whole discussion distasteful and pointless. Bobby Cox is not the Braves' 'problem'. Heck, they don't have any real 'problems' anyway. They are men who get to play baseball for a living. Whether they win or lose and whether they entertain me to the extent that I want them to, is really of no consequence...it still beats the heck out of what I do for a living. So take it from somebody who has been a Braves fan thru a WHOLE lot worse than just three or four years out of the playoffs, do something better with your time than bash a man who is better at his job at the end of his career than most of us will ever be at ours. Being one who casts a very cynical eye on all the spoiled ‘everybody needs to hear my opinion so they can see how wrong theirs is’ Braves fans and sports writers who simply cannot fathom the thought of OUR team not being as good as they once were, I find this whole discussion distasteful and pointless. Bobby Cox is not the Braves’ ‘problem’. Heck, they don’t have any real ‘problems’ anyway. They are men who get to play baseball for a living. Whether they win or lose and whether they entertain me to the extent that I want them to, is really of no consequence…it still beats the heck out of what I do for a living. So take it from somebody who has been a Braves fan thru a WHOLE lot worse than just three or four years out of the playoffs, do something better with your time than bash a man who is better at his job at the end of his career than most of us will ever be at ours.

]]> By: zorba http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28124 zorba Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:16:37 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28124 Mark, solid article - a bit overdue, but thoughtful, balanced, and a good historical perspective. I wrote you previously as to why Bobby is a "players manager" that guys like to play for = too soft on them! You essentially nailed it. Thanks for the article. This should be his last season. Mark, solid article – a bit overdue, but thoughtful, balanced, and a good historical perspective. I wrote you previously as to why Bobby is a “players manager” that guys like to play for = too soft on them! You essentially nailed it. Thanks for the article. This should be his last season.

]]> By: Smoltz's Beard http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-28123 Smoltz's Beard Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:15:12 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-28123 Bobby should not be questioned at all by anyone of us couch managers! He is a HALL OF FAME manager and what he has done for the Braves and Atlanta will always be greatly appreciated! He is a true warrior and competitor, I would follow him to battle anyday period!!! Bobby should not be questioned at all by anyone of us couch managers! He is a HALL OF FAME manager and what he has done for the Braves and Atlanta will always be greatly appreciated! He is a true warrior and competitor, I would follow him to battle anyday period!!!

]]> By: J K http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-26858 J K Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:47:11 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-26858 Flash, that Glavine comment is ridiculous. Also, Sosa is near useless, especially in the NL. I don't know about Bonds though, he may be blackballed. Sheffield is making the Mets look smart, but GA was supposed to be our Sheffield 'lite'. This is sorta what I figured you would say MB, and I hafta agree with most of it. I still think Bobby taxes the bullpen too much since he doesn't have sure-fire 'Hall of Famers' in the rotation anymore. See below for my prior prediction (sorta right). J K June 17th, 2009 4:07 pm MB, I think you will write that Bobby needs to change his approach to certain players. That he may be a little TOO patient, but that in the end he can only work with the tools he is given. (Also, he taxes the bullpen too much. Those guys are coming off fairly recent injuries!) Flash, that Glavine comment is ridiculous. Also, Sosa is near useless, especially in the NL. I don’t know about Bonds though, he may be blackballed. Sheffield is making the Mets look smart, but GA was supposed to be our Sheffield ‘lite’.

This is sorta what I figured you would say MB, and I hafta agree with most of it. I still think Bobby taxes the bullpen too much since he doesn’t have sure-fire ‘Hall of Famers’ in the rotation anymore. See below for my prior prediction (sorta right).

J K

June 17th, 2009
4:07 pm
MB, I think you will write that Bobby needs to change his approach to certain players. That he may be a little TOO patient, but that in the end he can only work with the tools he is given. (Also, he taxes the bullpen too much. Those guys are coming off fairly recent injuries!)

]]> By: The new Bobby Cox? He's managing the Red Sox | Mark Bradley http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/06/18/the-hot-button-do-the-braves-need-a-new-manager/comment-page-8/#comment-26684 The new Bobby Cox? He's managing the Red Sox | Mark Bradley Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:22:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/?p=2634#comment-26684 [...] — sorry to be quoting my silly self here, but know no way around it — he’s the best manager I’ve ever seen and the best I’ll ever see. But now I’m thinking maybe only the first part [...] [...] — sorry to be quoting my silly self here, but know no way around it — he’s the best manager I’ve ever seen and the best I’ll ever see. But now I’m thinking maybe only the first part [...]

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