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.
@JeffBamBam6@BraedenSorbo Hilarious, have you ever heard the term " trailer park trash" or " dumb blonde"? This type of behavior exists in various ethnicities.
@BraedenSorbo They are the dumbest segment of our society.
Why?
1. Several babies from multiple black men.
2. They vote Democrat 98% of the time, based solely on skin pigment.
3. They graduate high school at a 17% rate, compared to others.
Etc!
@JacksonHarlem Houston, New Orleans, L.A., Memphis, D.C.? Homos are all over the place, but somehow, Atlanta is always the city that gets targeted with the f@g discussion... most of the DL men in Atlanta aren't even originally from Atlanta.
@DrewTCorbin1@Traybeballin@ATLHawks And okay, our teams typically suck in the playoffs... life goes on, I've been personally pissed about the overall playoff history of the local Atlanta teams... but once again, life goes on 🫡
@BigSamForever@Traybeballin@ATLHawks People will be talking & laughing about that humiliating beatdown in ATL for decades to come... Hawks & Falcons are laughing stocks.
@GAFollowers Being from ATL and now living in Denver, some of the same issues are here as well, people despise the folk from California and parts of Texas here....
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Metro Atlanta has about 6.5 million residents, making it one of the largest metro areas in the U.S.
Its fast growth has helped it pass Miami and rival Washington, D.C. in the rankings.
@929TheGame@TBM929@randymac81 Yep, never fails... the one thing that we can always depend on our local sports teams to do are to ( historically) flop in the post season.
The way the Knicks beat down the Hawks in game 6 will be felt for many years, maybe forever. @TBM929 & @randymac81 speak on how disastrous this moment was.
@VerfiedTy_@Traybeballin@ATLHawks Atlanta teams do Atlanta teams stuff, I've seen this type of activity for over forty years now. Literally nothing surprises me with playoff teams here anymore, including losing by 50 points in a win or go home game. We shall see how the rest of the post season goes....
@BigSamForever@Traybeballin@ATLHawks it’s hilarious that yall thought this series was over at 2-1. niggas thought christian james mccollum was about to bring it home😭
@680TheFan I wasn't too impressed with Jalen Johnson in the playoffs overall, he a few flashes, but looked far from any sort of superstar in the playoffs. If not for CJ McCollum and Kuminga to an extent, the Hawks would had been swept in the playoffs.
Were we all too quick to buy into that Hawks run, or was there ever a point where this actually looked sustainable against real contenders? 🤔
"We were getting criticized for that winning streak that they went on, because you weren't beating anything. Now, looking back on it, maybe there's a sprinkle or some seasoned salt of truth on that." - @HometeamBleak#TrueToAtlanta@JohnMichaelsU@BFinn86
@VerfiedTy_@Traybeballin@ATLHawks It's hilarious to think that y'all actually believe that the knickobockers have a true shot at a title this year, EVERY eastern team is simply playing to become bait for OKC or maybe even San Antonio.
@ATLHawks@680TheFan I can't lie, I literally cried after that heartbreak 28-3 superbowl loss, and while last night wasn't as heartbreaking, the Hawks organization has me angry in a way I felt towards sports in a while.