Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn't seal the deal?

[masse75]

I've often thought about this, especially because I don't like the Braves. If Bobby Cox doesn't lead the team to the WS Championship, should he be fired? A lot will say "remarkable run of 14/15 division championships." Yes, but he has ONE World Series Championship. That sounds like he can't close the deal.

Better coaches have been fired for far less.

[RacersEdge]

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I've often thought about this, especially because I don't like the Braves. If Bobby Cox doesn't lead the team to the WS Championship, should he be fired? A lot will say "remarkable run of 14/15 division championships." Yes, but he has ONE World Series Championship. That sounds like he can't close the deal.

Better coaches have been fired for far less.

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That would be phenomenally stupid. Baseball playoffs are a crap shoot.

[Clarkmeister]

You, sir, are a moran.

[nolanfan34]

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You, sir, are a moran.

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You're not thinking this through Clark, this guy may be on to something. If the Braves fire Cox, maybe the Cards could hire him then. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[pokerdirty]

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I've often thought about this, especially because I don't like the Braves. If Bobby Cox doesn't lead the team to the WS Championship, should he be fired? A lot will say "remarkable run of 14/15 division championships." Yes, but he has ONE World Series Championship. That sounds like he can't close the deal.

Better coaches have been fired for far less.

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wrong sport.

[Sooga]

Every year since the heyday of Smoltz/Glavine/Maddux critics have been saying 'Ok, this is the year it ends for the Braves.' And they've been wrong every year. Personally, up until this year, I thought Cox could pull it through. But this year, I truly did think it was impossible. How could anyone, even Cox, coax a division title out of a lineup consisting of a gimpy Chipper, a few above-average players (Andruw, Giles, Furcal), and a buncha stiffs? With a pitching staff consisting of a reconverted closer, Tim Hudson, and a buncha stiffs? But he's done it again, in a division that analysts were saying might be the toughest in baseball. The man is amazing. I shall never doubt him again.

You can't blame him for only getting 1 WS... The Oakland A's had the best front 3 starting pitchers for a handful of years, and they never even got to the world series, much less won it.

[mmbt0ne]

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Better coaches have been fired for far less.

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Who? For what?

[TheRover]

[censored] that. Just fire Dusty Baker before I kill myself.

[lastchance]

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Better coaches have been fired for far less.

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And the owners who fired those coaches are incredibly stupid. Unless you can get a brilliant coach, and I don't think there's a single coach that fits that bill in baseball today, (in fact, the one coach that fits that bill is Cox) you need to keep Bobby Cox.

[pryor15]

if he gets that team into the playoffs, they should build him a shrine in downtown atlanta.

firing him is the dumbest thing i've heard all week. (although, it is still monday...)

[sublime]

the impact managers have on teams is overrated

postseason success or lack thereof is overrated

the braves dynasty is something to be marvaled at, not picked apart

[scalf]

/images/graemlins/grin.gif..remember; the braves are seen every g nationally on wtbs; the teamis built to be competitive all season long...so people will not lose interest in the braves and ratings fall; the team is not built to win the playoffs; and they admit that..

cox is a player's manager and a good one; but to win the world series ya need an s.o.b.

jmho

gl

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[Jack of Arcades]

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cox is a player's manager and a good one; but to win the world series ya need an s.o.b.

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Yeah, that Joe Torre's one mean son of a bitch.

[sublime]

the team is not built to win the playoffs; and they admit that..

where do they admit this?

what team would be built for the postseason if not one stacked with top notch starting pitching?

[RacersEdge]

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the team is not built to win the playoffs; and they admit that..

where do they admit this?

what team would be built for the postseason if not one stacked with top notch starting pitching?

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You don't need to be stacked with 4 or 5 good pitchers like the Brvaes have been for the post-season - you really just need 3 - even 2 like with Schilling/Johnson. It's not so much the Braves aren't built for post season, as it is there big advantage - deep starting pitching - gets neutralized in the playoffs by weaker teams.