Braves Manager Bobby Cox just set a record for managers. What is his record? He has been ejected from more ball games than any other manager in the history of Major League Baseball. He recently passed the immortal John McGraw.
Baseball records have been shattered lately. Some which were thought to be unbreakable.
Cal Ripken's streak of consecutive games played; Hank Aaron's home run record; Roger Maris' 61 homers in a single season; and now Bobby Cox.
Bobby is a great manager. One of the best ever. Probably the greatest during the season, but fate has not been kind to him in the post season. Only one championship [ 1995 ] to show for all of the excellence of his teams.
The fans here in Atlanta got jaded during the streak of division championships from 1991 to 2005. And Bobby received a ton of criticism for some of the moves he made from us fans.
He is always described as a player's coach, and he always goes to bat for them when they get into a fracas with the umps.
"Bobby had kind of been biting his tongue lately," [ Chipper ] Jones said. "He was embarrassed by the record. But it was inevitable. He's too passionate about the game."
Congrats to Bobby Cox, v.c.
P.S. I once saw him at H.W. where I used to work. This was in 1981, and he was there at the mall attempting to kindle some interest in the Braves. Alas, he was fired at the end of the season, replaced by Joe Torre. He went to Toronto and got the team to the post season, where they lost a 3-1 series lead. Not sure what year.
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