I’m old so the Braves have put me to sleep several nights, but never made me lose sleep. I do agree that Bobby has made what I consider some terrible pitching moves, but by the time a pitcher in the NL gets to the majors, the minor league system should have done a better job of teaching him to bunt. I think Jo Jo has a great future as a pitcher, but unless he learns that the head of the bat needs to be out in front of the plate when you bunt (or unless Bobby or one of his coaches can explain geometry to him), he should just let him whiff at 3 and sit down! The real issue is runners LOB; Tex left 5 again last night and Frenchy left 4—total of 19 by all; you can’t expect to win like that.

I as well have had many a moment since becoming a braves fan where I have just littered the room with vulgar language towards a decision Bobby has made, but I also remember plenty of fist pumps over the years from many great decisions he has made and the unbelievable job he has done. Turning around a team from worst to first, winning fourteen consecutive titles, and getting thrown out of more games than any manager in history in order to keep his key players in the game to give the team the best chance to win. I also remember the last time we won a division title, and we won that title with about a million rookies playing that season which is not too bad of a job by the manager if you ask me.

All these things were great, and only a great manager could have accomplished them, so it really baffles me when people call on Bobby to retire. Don’t get me wrong, it has been a frustrating season to watch so far, but I don’t think Bobby can take the blame for this. Yes, he has probably made some poor decisions, but personally I think he has done a hell of a job with the hand he has been dealt. His three best releivers are on the disabled list (Moylan, Soriano, Gonzalez), his starting pitching has been decimated by the DL as well (James, Smoltz, Glavine, Hampton) , so he hasn’t been able to fill out probable pitchers for more than a week if he is lucky. I think if you take into consideration these factors, Bobby should be up for Manager of the Year right now instead of being ridiculed by people sitting on their comfortable couches watching the games from afar. I mean injuries and bad luck have hit us harder than any other team in the majors by far, yet we are only 2.5 games out of our division and the wild card, and we are playing over .500 baseball. So, instead of trying to get rid of Bobby, I want to make a early season nomination for Manager of the Year.

Also, if you think Bobby’s decision making is our main problem, maybe those of you wanting Bobby ousted should look at our offense in close games and late in games…..maybe we should call on our starting lineup to retire from the sixth inning on and play corky miller and company in those situations instead.

doesn’t mean that he would have done anything any different. I’m sure Bobby is not going to start second guessing himself at this point in his great career. But, even the greatest careers come to an end at some pont, so like the Boy Scouts say, “Be Prepared”. After this year there will be some available cash for FAs, and I personally think Terry will be managing next year (and I mean in Atlanta).