The Marlins hire McKeon. When does a team call Bobby Cox?
When you retire, you have more time for the grandchildren. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Edwin Rodriguez resigned as Florida’s manager Sunday. The job has been filled by the cigar-smoking Jack McKeon, who’s 80. What I’m wondering: How long before some team with a vacancy makes a run at a cigar aficionado who’s a spry 70?
“Nobody’s going to hire me,” Bobby Cox said Monday, speaking via iPhone. “I’m too young. I’ve got to earn my spurs first.”
About McKeon, Cox said: “Jack’s full of life and energy. Every time he’s come back — in Cincinnati and with Florida — he’s won.”
Let the record reflect that Robert Joseph Cox did some winning himself — 15 division titles, 16 playoff appearances, five National League pennants, one World Series title. He retired last fall, but he remains one of the most respected figures the game has known. And so I wondered: Has any club issued a feeler as to Cox’s interest in managing again?
“No, no, no, no,” he said. “I’m too busy. They can’t catch up with me.”
Busy traveling, mostly. He and his wife Pam took the Mediterranean cruise the Braves gave them on Bobby Cox Day last October — started in Barcelona, ended in Rome, 15 days in all. “That was the first [cruise] we’ve ever done,” Cox said. “It was pretty special. Probably spoiled us.”
Since then Cox has been shuttling throughout the South, swinging by Alabama and Mississippi, even stopping off at a different Rome for a minor-league baseball game. He spent Father’s Day at Turner Field, watching as the Braves beat the Rangers. (He remains a special assistant to general manager Frank Wren, and Cox is scheduled to be inducted into the Braves’ Hall of Fame on Aug. 12.)
“I’ve probably been to five games [at Turner Field],” Cox said. “I’ll go down and talk to the staff. I get my baseball fix that way.”
His assessment of Fredi Gonzalez, once Cox’s third-base coach and now his successor as manager? “Great. Outstanding. He’s handled everything great. He gets an A-plus.”
Then: “I’m serious. It’s been tough. The schedule hasn’t been easy, even in spring training. He gets high marks from me.”
When Cox doesn’t venture down to the ballpark, does he watch games? “Every pitch, if I can. I’ve got the popcorn, the chair — I’m ready to go.”
That said, watching isn’t exactly relaxing. “It’s tough watching on TV. Sometimes I’ve got to get up and walk around.”
His appraisal of the first Braves’ team since 1985 that he hasn’t had a direct hand in molding: “We’ve got to get our [injured] guys back.”
He and Pam spent a month hunkered down at their Adairsville farm. “Barnsley Gardens [a resort] is right next door. You’d work a little bit in the morning, then go play nine.”
Mr. and Mrs. Cox have been known to shoot hoops — Pam played basketball in high school — at the goal out back at the farm. Does she also play golf? “I bought her a set of clubs,” Cox said. “She’s practiced once. I’m hoping she gets the bug.”
Back to baseball. If a big-league team were to call over the winter and ask if he’s getting the bug to manage again, what would Cox say?
“I think I’m retired forever. I’m getting used to this stuff now. They say you stay really busy the first year, and then you get to do what you want to do.”
Could he see himself wearing a uniform again? “I don’t think so,” Cox said.
Then: “We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”
By Mark Bradley
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111 comments Add your comment
Jamaaliver
June 20th, 2011
12:24 pm
Man I miss Bobby C.
I hope FLORIDA realizes how foolish getting rid of Fredi G was last seasobn.
Fan
June 20th, 2011
12:26 pm
We love ya Bobby!
Bye, Fredi!
June 20th, 2011
12:26 pm
Bobby Cox should be on Frank Wren’s speed dial right now.
Bye, Fredi!
June 20th, 2011
12:29 pm
Fredi Gonzalez < Bobby Cox
AJC < Gwinnett Daily News
AJC < Toilet Paper
Arthur Blank < Bernie Marcus
Frank Wren < John Schuerholz
Matt Ryan < Steve Bartkowski
New York Sports Fans < Manure
iTiSi
June 20th, 2011
12:41 pm
Wonder if BC jumps out of his chair and charges the TV when the umps make a bad call? That’s the one fault(among others) I find with FG. He doesn’t back his players enough, or let the umps know when they make a really bad call. He’s just too mild! Also has caught the BC “syndrome” in resting players too much.
Henry D.
June 20th, 2011
12:46 pm
We still have Bobby in Bobby Cox, Jr. No running, everything’s o.k. when it’s not. Wait on the 3 run homer. Everything’s going to be better? That’s why he only won one World Series title with the talent that came through here. The only difference I see between Bobby and Fredi, is Fredi is afraid to get off his butt and go challenge an Umpire.
RichardGrayJr
June 20th, 2011
12:52 pm
We were honored as baseball fans to watch the team that man sent on the field every night. Honored and privileged.
juvenal
June 20th, 2011
12:55 pm
i think they should hire hall-Tech swept the u, didn’t they?
Badgerina
June 20th, 2011
1:05 pm
Good article.
wxwax
June 20th, 2011
1:07 pm
Angry man, that Fred.
Casey Strikes Out
June 20th, 2011
1:11 pm
I miss BC’s emotion. Larry Parrish is the one on the hotseat, not FG.
Bill
June 20th, 2011
1:15 pm
We still have BC in the dug-out and thats a problem..let the man RIP.
Hillbilly D
June 20th, 2011
1:26 pm
I hope they hire Bobby Valentine before I throw something through the TV.
Herschel Talker
June 20th, 2011
1:27 pm
MB:
Bobby should come back as a GM. Tremendous eye for talent. Not so much when it comes to being a clueless playoff choker as a manager.
In light of your prior post, when do you personally begin to panic about the Bravos? I personally think it’s past time, but you seem to think not, so I’m curious as to your timeframe.
HT
Mark Bradley
June 20th, 2011
1:31 pm
If they hire Bobby Valentine, I’ll throw something at the TV.
Joey
June 20th, 2011
1:42 pm
Fredi sure can’t carry Bobby’s jock strap . . . . . in nose-picking.
Hillbilly D
June 20th, 2011
1:43 pm
MB
Wouldn’t you rather Bobby Valentine manage the Marlins than to have to listen to his self-important drivel on your TV? I would.
Oregon Brave
June 20th, 2011
1:47 pm
I don’t think Frank Wren cares much for Bobby. I’ve never heard of a manager announce his retirement 13 months in advance like Bobby did in Sept., ‘09. So as long as FW keeps his job of over rewarding underachievers with long term overpriced contracts, Bobby will continue to holler at the TV as do I. But Larry Parrish should go, or change his teaching style. Every baseball commentator across this great land from Bobby Valentine to that slip knot that does the Marlins games has an answer for Uggla’s pitiful performance this year, but Parrish is the only one getting the big bucks to fix things down around the old batting cage. Oh. We’ve cancelled our trip to Seattle next week to see this terrible bunch of batters. We just don’t want to spend the money to watch the Braves lose a couple of pitching duels. Go Braves.
TommyJack
June 20th, 2011
1:52 pm
Bye Fredi < decent poster
Fan of the Game
June 20th, 2011
1:52 pm
Not only do the Braves miss Bobby Cox, but major league baseball misses him.
TomahawkChoppin'
June 20th, 2011
1:57 pm
That said, watching isn’t exactly relaxing. “It’s tough watching on TV. Sometimes I’ve got to get up and walk around.”
I know exactly what you mean Bobby. I am up pacing during Kimbrel’s ninth innings. I am up pacing every time Linebrink comes in to the game (no matter how good he has pitched recently). I am up pacing when Dan Uggla comes to the plate with RISP. i pace just as much as you BC. Heck, I even pace when FG doesn’t go out and argue bad calls.
ijudgenot
June 20th, 2011
1:59 pm
Agree with those who say “Bobby Ball” is still being played in Atlanta. However, season long slump in hitting may haved shocked Gonzalez out of his(Cox’s) confort zone. Releasing Mather was a start. Now call up the young shortstop Pasternicky from Mississippi and send Hernandez or Conrad down should be be next move. Tell Uggla to develop same strain Chipper has and put him on DL. Then announce he will go to AAA to get some reps before coming back like Heyward and McLouth did. This covers embarrasment of sending him straight to minors so that a professional hitting instructor can fix his swing. Let Pasternicky bat second behind Schafer and Heyward or Freeman third until Prado comes back then bat Prado third with McCann or Chipper fourth depending on lefty/righty pitcher. Simple, isn’t it?
Bill
June 20th, 2011
2:03 pm
I blame Liberty Media.
boogie-woogie
June 20th, 2011
2:05 pm
“…go challenge an Umpire”
–and so, exactly how many times have challenging an umpire resulted in the reversal of a call???
–without looking it up, I’d say: “ZERO”
:these ain’t high school kids, these are supposed to be PROFFESSIONALS
they are supposed to KNOW and NOT be influenced by this kind of kindergarten crap
ellabell1
June 20th, 2011
2:07 pm
Bobby’s gone? How can you tell?
Zach Galifianakis
June 20th, 2011
2:08 pm
Speaking of Bobby Valentine, who I despised as a Mets manager but have grown to love as an ESPN personality. It’s funny watching telecasts on different stations talk about how terrible Dan Uggla is. Every analyst seems to be irritated with him for not making ANY adjustments and offer some ways to fix his swing. I don’t get it either. Why does Uggla continue to have the same crappy approach every time he steps up to the plate. It’s obviously not working.
Mark Bradley`s Booster
June 20th, 2011
2:10 pm
Bobby Cox will not manage again.
The Braves cannot stay in contention for a playoff spot unless
they start hiting consistently with RISP.
The extra inning games will take a toll on the bullpen before long.
They may thave other problems that I don`t know about.
At this pace they will not win more than 86 or 87 games.
I hope I am wrong about the above except for Bobby Cox prediction.
Zach Galifianakis
June 20th, 2011
2:11 pm
Based on that picture, Bobby Cox’s grandchild has one heck of a mullet. Randy Johnson would be proud.
Zach Galifianakis
June 20th, 2011
2:15 pm
I too am worried about the overuse of our pitchers. Beachy and Hanson both have already hit the DL. And I’m willing to bet money Derek Lowe’s old flabby self will break down before the season’s end. Don’t get me started on how much Jonny Venters and Kimbrel have been abused by Fredi. Kimbrel will blow his arm out before all is said and done. I’m not sure if JJ is a lock to stay healthy the rest of the season either.
Ridiculous!
June 20th, 2011
2:23 pm
Speaking of Anthony Weiner, I read that in spite of his disgrace, he is eligible for a $46,224 per year pension. This is more ridiculous than paying a pro athlete over 200 million dollars to play sports. I love our country, but we have some screwed up priorities!
Ridiculous!
June 20th, 2011
2:25 pm
Anthony Weiner is eligible for a $46,224 yearly pension. We have some screwed up priorities!
Curious George
June 20th, 2011
2:27 pm
Why doesn’t Fredi Gonzalez pick his nose on the live national television broadcasts like his predecessor?
John Galt
June 20th, 2011
2:31 pm
Bye Fredi < 75 IQ
JB
June 20th, 2011
2:37 pm
Next year….right team and city………I say he jumps at it……It’s all he knows. Hanging around the house with the wife is not good for him……….or her.
DHD
June 20th, 2011
2:39 pm
Here we go again. Why the headline when there is no chance? Is it really that slow of a news day? Incredible.
Sonny Clusters
June 20th, 2011
2:41 pm
Jack McKeon is gonna need some potty breaks and especially if they go extra innings. Having a really old manager like that may be good for the Marlins players and Jack is probably great-grandfather material for most of them. We was wondering if in all his years of baseball Jack ever saw anybody out with an adductor injury? Hurting an adductor is new to us but we are learning more and more with this team.
Sonny Clusters
June 20th, 2011
2:46 pm
Chipper Jones may be back in the lineup soon because he said the Braves need to do “whatever it takes” to get some hits. Maybe having their 3-hitter in the game is what it takes. If we are right, there are 3 Bobblehead Nights this year. Uggla’s is coming up . . . and Chipper follows that. We think the Bobblehead on Chipper’s night ought to be a deer. Mark, see if you can sell that idea to Frank Wren.
Sonny Clusters
June 20th, 2011
2:47 pm
AJC: When Cox doesn’t venture down to the ballpark, does he watch games? “Every pitch, if I can. I’ve got the popcorn, the chair — I’m ready to go.”
Never share a bag of popcorn with Bobby Cox. Best to get your own.
Good one Sonny
June 20th, 2011
2:49 pm
Speaking of the adductor injury, when I first saw this, I had some real concerns with who was actually adducted and would there be any jail time involved.
Hillbilly D
June 20th, 2011
2:50 pm
Never share a bag of popcorn with Bobby Cox. Best to get your own.
Especially if it’s hot buttered.
David O'Brien
June 20th, 2011
3:00 pm
Mark Bradley is just MAKING UP meaningless, irrelevant, and baseless speculation just to get attention for himself. There was absolutely NO REASON to think there was any basis for speculating that Bobby Cox might be interested in managing again. But does the truth matter to Mark Bradley? No. He just wanted to write a headline that would draw attention to himself.
Mark Bradley has done this his entire career. A few year ago, he made up a fake grudge between himself and John Smoltz. The truth was, of course, that Smoltz didn’t care and barely had any idea who this two-bit reporter was. But Bradley is always trying to insert himself into a made-up controversy or trying to create a new story to draw attention to himself.
Conan
June 20th, 2011
3:02 pm
I agree. Mark Bradley comes across as a power tool.
Mumbles
June 20th, 2011
3:02 pm
Come on back, Bobby!!!! ( this team needs a Manager )
Conan
June 20th, 2011
3:04 pm
Is there really a Dan Uggla bobblehead night?
George
June 20th, 2011
3:09 pm
How many of you Bobby bashers are.
1. Headed to Baseball HOF
2. Have applied for job as manager of current team
3. Have won at least one game at the major league level as manager, player, or batboy.
I would love to see Bobby back in the dugout.
Jimmy
June 20th, 2011
3:14 pm
Yall get off Bradley and his reports.
Yesterday he told us that if the Braves don’t start hitting, we won’t catch the Phillies.
Mike
June 20th, 2011
3:16 pm
yeah but he didn’t get thrown out of enough games. i’d like to see one or two more of those.
DawginLex
June 20th, 2011
3:19 pm
HERSCHEL TALKER’S WORST NIGHTMARE
UGA 27
BSU 17
UGA 17
SC 14
Richt goes 10-2 and wins the East and gets an extension.
HT goes into hiding.
Bobby needs to stay retired and enjoy his family. The Braves are in good hands.
DawginLex
June 20th, 2011
3:20 pm
Stay retired Bobby and enjoy your family
VOLinATL
June 20th, 2011
3:27 pm
If the Braves were to hire Bobby Valentine in ANY capacity, I will start pulling for St. Louis or Baltimore. He is a clown that only lacks a red nese and big floppy shoes.
AdirondackDave
June 20th, 2011
3:51 pm
I miss Bobby Cox, too. Not for the strategy, though, which I though suffered because he’d ride a dead horse forever. I miss the spirit, enthusiasm, respect for traditions and people. I miss him giving it to the umpires. Everything except the in-game strategy and waiting too long to bench a cold player.
East Point Bob
June 20th, 2011
3:55 pm
Hope he is smart enough to never work for those liars at asg !!!
Go for 2
June 20th, 2011
3:56 pm
Bobby Cox is just what the Phillies need. A manager who doesn’t demand fundamentals out of his players on offense, makes the wrong pitching move 90% of the time, and has a unique ability of wasting players through poorly thought out substitutions which come back to bite the team in late inning games; what’s not to like for the Phils or Mets for that matter?
Yes they’d love to see Mr. Cox manage the Braves and the talented pitching staff into another year of mediocrity.
GF2
Paddy
June 20th, 2011
4:07 pm
Bobby Valentine…..PLEASE…………An empty suit if there ever was one!! Big hat, no cattle!!!
liberalefty
June 20th, 2011
4:07 pm
bobby cox had one of the greatest pitching staffs of all time and the braves won one championship. withot him they might have won more. hes overated, like all managers,coaches etc.
TheAntiMe
June 20th, 2011
4:20 pm
I’m very happy to see Oral Valentine stay with ESPN Sunday Night Baseball if that means that I never have to listen to either Jon Miller or Joe Morgan broadcast another game.
TheAntiMe
June 20th, 2011
4:25 pm
If Bradley can say, “Bobby Cox” why can’t I say, “O_r-a_l Valentine?”
scott case
June 20th, 2011
4:27 pm
The most boring year of Braves baseball in recent memory — Bobby, why didn’t you teach Freddy how to get thrown out? He may be a solid manager, but he doesn’t have the intensity that #6 had. I will always miss hearing him jawing the umpires from the dugout and getting tossed about once a week. Ahhh the good ‘ol days…
scott case
June 20th, 2011
4:30 pm
Go for 2: How can you mock Bobby? “Do you know how disreSPECTfulthat is???” – Chet Obdonnolley, 1985
Robert
June 20th, 2011
4:50 pm
“When does a team call Bobby Cox?”
On April Fool’s Day?
Robert
June 20th, 2011
4:53 pm
“Bobby Cox is just what the Phillies need”
Do you mean Bobby Cox to the Phillies is just what the Braves need?
Donk has proven over and over again that having a pitching staff loaded with HOF caliber starters isnt enough to keep him from screwing up
With Cox managing, the Phillies could win the divisoon by thirty games and be no threat in the playoffs
Robert
June 20th, 2011
4:58 pm
“I miss the spirit, enthusiasm, respect for traditions and people”
arguing with umps is purposeless, counterproductive, and disrespectful of the game and the instution of baseball
It is NOT protecting your playrs – It is just flat stupid, selfish, and disrespectful
Cox, having been ejected more than any other manager is history, stands a s a paragon of what a baseball manager should NOT do
Bobby Cox
June 20th, 2011
5:12 pm
A team will call me when a real media outlet calls Mark Bradley. I guess I’ll stay retired.
Mitchell
June 20th, 2011
5:27 pm
Yeah, like somebody wants to hire Bobby Cox.
Actually, the Marlins should have hired him instead of McKeon for the remainder of the regular season.
Then when he helps to orchestrate a complete turn-around and gets them to the playoffs they can get rid of him and bring in Jack McKeon so they don’t just end up blowing it in the first round.
Mitchell
June 20th, 2011
5:31 pm
Robert, I’ve missed you.
JeanE
June 20th, 2011
5:33 pm
I miss Bobby even more than I thought I would…I miss his arguing like crazy to protect his guys, hobbling out there and giving the umps what for! I give Fredi a C. Not impressed at all, although he can’t control injuries. But I hate to think of Bobby managing any other team so I hope it doesn’t ever happen.
Fan of the Game
June 20th, 2011
5:33 pm
Bobby Cox surrounded himself with good people. Glenn Hubbard, Bobby Dews, Leo Mazzone, Roger McDowell, TP as hitting coach and on and on. That was one key to his success. His coaching staffs were tops and he did a good job of leading them. I really feel like Fredi will be okay. Bottom line is that Uggla and Heyward have to hit.
Skeezix
June 20th, 2011
5:40 pm
We need to give Fredi a fair chance before judging his performance.
I miss the “Master”, Bobby Cox. I loved the way he managed (although sometimes he left his starters in too long) and I miss him chewing out umpires’ butts.
Quicherbichin
June 20th, 2011
5:44 pm
MB- if the Braves were to hire Bobby V, I’d throw Hillbilly D through the TV.
Dirty Dawg
June 20th, 2011
5:46 pm
The only way Valentine takes the Marlins job – if they would even want him – is if he had an ‘out’ to manage the Mets…assuming they would want him again. He’s a NewYawka at heart, and even though Miami is NY with the heat, he still wants to do the Mets thing again.
dawg4u
June 20th, 2011
5:46 pm
I really liked and respected Bobby Cox as the Braves manager but to give Fredi an A + grade is really reaching. We have had a lot of injuries so I will reserve judgment until the end of the season. If Bobby was Captain of the Titanic, he would have given the officer on deck high marks for quick reaction time and almost missing the iceberg. He could definitely find a positive out of any situation it seems. Not that that is a bad thing but not very realistic at times either.
Robert
June 20th, 2011
5:48 pm
“Robert, I’ve missed you”
Mitchellc – Ive been around
You know it’s amazing how far some folks will carry the delusion. I mean Bradley actually thinks that there is someone in baeball who’d hire Cox.
All those years we heard the Braves and their media claim that any organization would jump at the chance to have Cox. Then he becomes available – and what happens?
The man said it himself – Noone has called him and noone would hire him.
I have always thought that Cox is one of the flat out stupidest human beings I have ever seen or heard of. But in this case, he seems to be more informed and realistic than his gnag of sycophants.
The idea that anyone in Atlanta is actually missing Cox or wishing he’d come back is mind boggling (and soine chilling)
I only wish the Braves had had the idea to send him on long cruises during the season twenty years ago
Robert
June 20th, 2011
5:49 pm
“I miss his arguing like crazy to protect his guys, hobbling out there and giving the umps what for! I ”
Why?
The myht that that is protecting the players is total hogwash
Bobby Cox arguing with the umps was a a foolish man doing a foolish and useless thing. It was embarassing quite frankly.
Quicherbichin
June 20th, 2011
6:00 pm
Robert- when you type.. And I read your comments… They all sound like blah, blah blah, blah blah blah…. What you know about baseball and managers would barely even fill a thimble fitted for a dwarf. You, Larry and Mitchell should live together so you can hear one another talk, agree with each other and then go on.. then all 3 of you useless people would no longer feel the need to post here and those of us that are true fans would no longer have to listen to the braying of donkeys.
Quicherbichin
June 20th, 2011
6:03 pm
Robert.. The thought of you calling something anyone else says hogwash is laughable. Of course, when you take a bath it is, in fact , hogwash, so you may recognize it.
LakeDawg
June 20th, 2011
6:24 pm
If the Braves hire back Bobby Cox, I’ll throw something at the T.V.
ddoogg33
June 20th, 2011
6:44 pm
leave that no coaching b— in hiding can we get fredi a cruise to if i coached 12 million games i would win some games to he beat his wife when he was coaching how long before he does it not coaching
Concern
June 20th, 2011
7:05 pm
If Bobby could win at Flordia then would consider him an elite Manager. Wins at Atlanta didn’t match team talent particularly considering the three outstanding pitchers. Good luck Bobby.
mark bradley is a joke
June 20th, 2011
7:36 pm
another great useless article about nothin mark nice job. thanks for telling us cox isnt going to comeback after 6 months or retirement. who woulda guessed huh
Tyler McWebb
June 20th, 2011
7:41 pm
If you want the worst postseason manager in baseball history, hire Mr. Cox.
Trey
June 20th, 2011
7:59 pm
I really miss Bobby as a manager. I respected him so much more than I respect Fredi. Bobby knew how to back his players.
Ted
June 20th, 2011
8:09 pm
I never thought much of Cox strategic moves and decisions on asst coaches, but he always said the right thing, and never put anything on the players publicly except praise.
Larry
June 20th, 2011
8:38 pm
I don’t understand the question?
Although setting in the dugout, Bobby hasn’t managed in many years.
braves bobblehead 3
June 20th, 2011
9:09 pm
Bobby Cox should have John Sherholz or Frank Reins position. He is great with talent, but makes me curse up a storm at some of his managing skills.
Blind Deaf and Dumb
June 20th, 2011
9:17 pm
Larry, where do you guys get this stuff? Cox did the best managing job last year quite possibly in the history of baseball. he had 120 different lineups, lost just about every starter on the roster to injury, and yet if it were not for the Brooks Conrad errors, we would have knocked off the WS champs in the playoffs.
And Tyler, what does “worst WS post season Mgr in baseball” mean? How about Jim Leyland? BC has a ring, that makes him a better post season manager than every manager who has coached in the post season, who does not have a ring.
LakeDawg
June 20th, 2011
9:45 pm
Cox won one World Series with the best pitching rotation in the history of baseball. Nuff said.
Furman Bitcher
June 20th, 2011
10:02 pm
Mark my words. Bobby Cox aint done managing.
Furman Bitcher
June 20th, 2011
10:02 pm
No pun intended
Blind Deaf and Dumb
June 20th, 2011
10:13 pm
Furman, Agreed….
Phil
June 20th, 2011
10:50 pm
The sooner we fire this Gonzalez bum and bring back Bobby, the better!
arrowhead1959
June 20th, 2011
10:52 pm
On a lighter note: Houston wants to trade Jeff Keppinger; Perfect fit for the Bravos as a utility infielder, probably wants to come home, and get this:he can actually hit! (currently 302).
Brave Fan
June 20th, 2011
10:52 pm
Cox was a great baseball man and manager. His loyalty to players aggravated the crap out of me at times but he knew the game better than most ever will and I could not bring myself to question him because I knew he had seen so much more ball than I ever will. Heck, he played with Mickey Mantle!!!
Lastly, I sure miss seeing him go out there and fighting for his players and our team when he thought we got shafted.
Phil
June 20th, 2011
10:54 pm
And fire FW too…
And larry parrish…
Bring back glenn hubbard!
Release Uggly…now!
Phil
June 20th, 2011
10:55 pm
And bring back Furman Bisher!
phil
June 20th, 2011
10:56 pm
Why was i upper case phil? Just noticed…
I Love Baseball.
June 20th, 2011
11:20 pm
The American League’s “Designated Hitter” rule should burn in Hell.
clay
June 21st, 2011
3:41 am
They WILL NOT, I repeat WILL NOT hire Bobby V. He does not even like the Braves anyway. He would never manage here.
Mark Bradley has Lost His Mind
June 21st, 2011
8:13 am
Mr. Bradley; Your columns continue to deteriorate. First the drivel about how the Teixeira trade with Texas really didn’t turn out so bad and now this non-article about BC. Just horrible.
HAL
June 21st, 2011
8:35 am
bob cox was way too good for atlanta baseball he deserved beter then what the iduiots like this blog brings lol
Obama=Feces
June 21st, 2011
8:44 am
The Designated Hitter Rule = Feces, Too.
Tami
June 21st, 2011
8:51 am
I think it would be weird to see Bobby in another uniform after being in a Braves uni for so long. But he really sounds retired, doesn’t he? I loved how McKeon handled Hanley Ramirez last night — his first night with the club — when Hanley decided to pull the same stunt he pulled last summer and show up late. Didn’t that get Fredi fired — disciplining Hanley for showing up late? Hanley better not mess with ole’ Jack — LOL. I respect both Fredi and Jack for not being afraid of Loria and disciplining when warranted.
Taylor Wootte
June 21st, 2011
8:59 am
The Marlins are a joke. Bring back a Manager who is 80 yrs old?? Are you kidding me?
And, please….spare us the bring Bobby back nonsense. The Braves would be better served
to cut loose even more of the has-beens that wont retire.
Joel
June 21st, 2011
9:20 am
“When does a team call Bobby Cox?” How did you sneak that assault on the english language past your editors? You’re a professional writer. Use the future tense properly.
hdhd
June 21st, 2011
9:33 am
If you are looking to copy the Marlins in any part of the game, think again. They are a sinking organization that does not care from top to bottom about baseball. They suck. 6 people come and watch their games and you want to copy them?
Wilbo
June 21st, 2011
9:40 am
A team would have to be completely out of its collective mind to let the absolute worst postseason manager and MLB postseason history anywhere near its players. No manager, no coach of any professional sport in America can match the record of pitiful championship round impotence Cox posted in his WAY overlong career.
Buzz Capra-esque
June 21st, 2011
9:58 am
I just read on sportsgomer.cum that Bravos are in talks with Sandy Kofax to be their next hitting corch, which would be another hitting corch who had never been a hitting corch before. Also, sportsmonkey.edu is reporting that the Atlanta Spirit, flush with cash from the recent sale of the Thrashers, along with a new batch of inherited money for the trust fund dynamos, has made an offer to buy the New York Yankees.
Lobosolo
June 21st, 2011
11:05 am
Bobby Cox has more baseball knowledge in one of his nose hairs than any of you armchair a-holes will ever have… Jimminy, you guys are plain farcical!!! You’re also as bad at writing and comedy as can be… wasted education… Do you folks teach your kids to be as ignorant, mean-spirited, pompous, and pedantic as you tumbleturds are? Sitting on your behind watching the game on your TV qualifies you in anyway to be a baseball expert HOW??? What’s sad is that your kids WILL learn your unsportsmanlike, boorish ways of dealing with a simple game… It’s not out of the reach of things for the Braves, in the course of a week, to have the BEST record in the major leagues (they are only 4.5 games from it, right now)… 4th best record before the all-star break and you whine like little boys… Maybe Mommy should bring you a cupcake or something… Sheesh, what a bunch of crybabies…
John
June 21st, 2011
7:25 pm
Stay retired Bobby and enjoy your family.
Chief pitchanono
June 22nd, 2011
5:51 pm
If he his wife will let him, it wouldn’g surprise me at all if he showed up as the manager somewhere.
Fredi Gonzalez: The new manager gets a surpassing grade | Mark Bradley
June 24th, 2011
10:30 am
[...] Cox said this week he’d give his successor “an A-plus,” but Cox has always been given to bouts of irrational exuberance when it comes to the Braves. Still, [...]
m
June 25th, 2011
12:57 pm
TP as hitting coach isn’t looking so bad now, huh?