@Swayze_CrazyBSB@Coach_BobbyHall I have taken the heat too for being pro Mike Bianco when everyone else wants him gone . Just like my Braves , a lot of people wanted Bobby Cox gone because only 1 WS championship from 1990-2010 . @CoachMikeBianco is my Bobby Cox of college baseball! #bravescountry#HottyToddy
WATCH:
“You can’t win if you’re not a good team. You can have some superstar players and future major leaguers.”
“Our guys would rather bus than fly because they love being on the bus together.”
-Ole Miss head @CoachMikeBianco
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Haven’t posted on social in quite some time but can’t stay quiet in this time of loss. I’m struggling to tell all what Bobby Cox meant to me and so many others in Braves Country.
He was the leader of men and a second father to so many Atlanta Braves thru the yrs. I’m so sad today, but as I sit here watching my two youngest boys play in their championship games on the day he passed, I can’t help but shout the same things he did from the corner of the dugout. ‘Come on kid, u got this!’
We are gonna miss him so much, but his legacy is forever cemented with the success of this franchise for the last 35+ yrs. He started it as GM, continued as manager, and passing the torch to others, the Atlanta Braves will continue to be force that Bobby Cox always wanted us to be. We love you Skipper. You were our rock. I love you more than words can express.
My boys won both of their games…..Bobby had a hand, I have no doubt!
We mourn the passing of Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, the fourth-winningest manager in MLB history.
Cox led the Atlanta Braves to unprecedented success, winning 14 straight division titles from 1991-2005, along with 5 NL pennants and the 1995 World Series championship.
The four-time Manager of the Year won 2,401 games overall, behind only Connie Mack, Tony La Russa, and John McGraw. Of the 13 managers with at least 2,000 career wins, only one (Joe McCarthy) got there in fewer games than Cox.
Cox managed the Braves for 25 seasons in all, leading them to six 100-win seasons and eight 90-win seasons. He also managed the Blue Jays for four years, including the franchise’s first winning record in 1983 and first division title in 1985.
As General Manager of the Braves from 1986-90, Cox laid the foundation for the teams he would manage to success over the next two decades by trading for one future Hall of Famer in John Smoltz, drafting another in Chipper Jones, and helping develop homegrown legend Tom Glavine.
Owner of a .556 winning percentage in 29 total seasons as manager, Cox was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2014.
He was 84 years old.
In the span of one week, Atlanta lost two giants. Ted Turner helped put this city on the global map, and Bobby Cox helped give it one of the greatest baseball dynasties ever seen.
Two icons who helped shape Atlanta’s identity, culture and sports history forever.
The #Braves have lost another legend as Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox passed away. He was 84 years old.
Cox led Atlanta to a 2,149-1,709 record, a record 14 consecutive division titles, 5 NL pennants and the 1995 World Series championship.