Braves Sign Bobby Cox Through 2009

by gondeee on May 23, 2008 5:20 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

Here is the official release:

The Atlanta Braves announced today that they have signed manager Bobby Cox to a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season.

The winningest manager in Braves franchise history, Cox is in his 27th season as a big-league skipper and his 23rd year at the Braves’ helm (1978-81, 1990-present). He owns 2,281 career wins, placing him fourth on the all-time victory list and second among active managers. Cox has recorded 1,926 wins with the Braves and another 355 in four seasons (1982-85) with the Toronto Blue Jays. He and Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy are the only two managers in history to post six 100-win campaigns.

“Bobby and I have been talking about this for several months,” Braves Executive Vice President and General Manager Frank Wren said. “We are excited that Bobby, the winningest manager in franchise history, and one of the most respected managers in all of baseball, will again be managing our club in 2009.”

The 67-year-old Cox has guided Atlanta to Major League Baseball’s best overall record since 1991 (1,620-1,113). Since then, the Braves have earned a 14 division championships, five National League pennants and a World Series title. Cox has guided his clubs to 66 postseason wins – second all-time to the Dodgers’ Joe Torre (76).

Cox has earned four Manager of the Year awards from the Baseball Writers Association of America and an unprecedented eight Manager of the Year honors from the Sporting News. No other skipper has won the Sporting News award more than three times since the magazine started its balloting in 1936.

I love the irony that a four-game sweep of the Mets by the Braves gets Cox a contract extension, and the four-game sweep the Mets suffered at the hands of the Braves may get their manager fired. I know, I know, there's more to it than that, but seriously, if Randolph gets fired in the next few days the coincidence would be too much to ignore.

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sdp

you should consider changing your signature…

by gondeee on May 23, 2008 5:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Unless that's supposed to read differently...

...like “Retire? Bobby Cox?”

by gondeee on May 23, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess I will… :)

-RETIRE, BOBBY COX!-

by sdp on May 23, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's still right to a point.

It’s so hard to really now what Bobby has done for the team in the sense that when he leaves will it all fall apart? But he’s been a little more willing to do crazy shit this year. I’d be super happy if he moved the pitcher to the 8 hole. I want to see it.

by Perrinbar on May 23, 2008 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Terry Pendleton must be REALLY FUCKING PISSED right now, and I’d assume thats the reason our hitters can’t hit worth shit off a guy that doesn’t have a thyroid

by bigjoe on May 23, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh boy...

...why is it everyone thinks that TP is the next manager? I for one, don’t want him any where near the Manager’s seat. I’m all for within the organization to find the next manager after Cox is done, but I don’t think Terry Pendleton is the freaking answer.

Revisit the Braves World Championship Year, all Season!

by RainDelay on May 24, 2008 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boy...

...I think I’m sorry I missed “Over reaction day” around here.

Revisit the Braves World Championship Year, all Season!

by RainDelay on May 24, 2008 11:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

wow....

No kidding, you and me both.

by bravesfan91 on May 24, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any of you guys...

Ever read Frank Deford’s book “The Entitled?“

Basically, a fictional story about the fictitious manager of the Cleveland Indians. A seemingly lifer as a third-base or bench coach, who finally got his break with the Indians, and led them to some winning ways.

But an interesting part of the book was there was a part explaining that he turned down a good offer to manage the Devil Rays, because based on their way of running the team, he just knew that there was little he would be able to do to be help the team win, and he would eventually get the axe, and his chances of becoming a big-league skipper would be diminished. So, he remained a third-base coach for I think it was the Mariners, while the media and his family all questioned his judgment, but then all went silent when in a few years the Rays didn’t win, and the manager was axed, only to never work again. And then the fictitious manager took a spot with the Cleveland Indians.

What does this have to do with the topic? Not really sure. The manager’s old school mentality kind of reminded me of Bobby Cox, at times, although Cox’s name was brought up once or twice in the book. I guess is what I’m saying that I’d rather not have TP as the next manager, I’m glad Bobby’s back for at least one more, and whomever Wren picks to be the next Manager is going to be fortunate to be walking into such a, what I think, is a well-managed team.

Deford’s gone on the record, and admitted that he started writing the book in ‘04, and based it off the Red Sox, but when they won, it killed the mojo. So then he moved to the White Sox, but then they won it in ‘06. And look how close Cleveland came to making it to the WS when it was released last year…

It’s a good book, and I’d encourage all baseball fans to read it at some point.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on May 24, 2008 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs