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Old 09-05-2005, 11:28 AM
masse75 masse75 is offline
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Default Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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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Old 09-05-2005, 12:19 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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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.
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Old 09-05-2005, 12:31 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

You, sir, are a moran.
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Old 09-05-2005, 12:49 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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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. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Old 09-05-2005, 01:23 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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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.
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Old 09-05-2005, 03:30 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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.
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Old 09-05-2005, 08:25 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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Who? For what?
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Old 09-05-2005, 10:07 PM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

[censored] that. Just fire Dusty Baker before I kill myself.
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Old 09-06-2005, 02:05 AM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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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.
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Old 09-06-2005, 02:09 AM
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Default Re: Fire Bobby Cox if he doesn\'t seal the deal?

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...)
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