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Bobby Cox (Braves manager)
Before the HOF ceremony started, Tom Seaver was giving instructions on things to remember during the speeches. He said, “All right boys, don’t forget your wife’s name. Seriously, practice it right now.” Talking to Cox, he said, “Now, what’s your wife’s name?” “Pam,” Cox replied. “Don’t forget it.” Seaver said. Cox didn’t.
Former Brave Greg McMichael summed up Cox’s career: “Bobby Cox’s contribution to baseball was, building an organization to sustain winning, going from a manager to a general manager and how to lay the foundation for a team to restructure their farm system, develop players, draft and trade for players, and then go back to managing that core group of players and do something no other team has ever done. When he was managing, he always had the player’s back, never through anyone under the bus, didn’t blame individuals, and didn’t say things to the press about his players. He did what was best for the team.”
This is the Braves' Bobby Cox because I had never before done him. I have another for the Blue Jays one but the Atlanta one will be in the pack. The younger looking Cox is like some of the facial hair variants, just living on the board. As with all managers, I use the First_Last naming convention as their Historical Minors ID doesn't carry forward with them when they are managers (and you don't want him looking this old as a 1968 Yankee 3B).
Blue Jay tenure to follow
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