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As he prepared for his 20th major league spring training, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones paused during a recent workout to share with me some memories of his first two years in big-league camp, 1993 and ’94. The first pick of the ‘90 draft, he was tw
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A team-by-team look at the National League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: EAST Philadelphia Phillies Manager: Charlie Manuel (eigh
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, right, greets former player Otis Nixon for a Braves Legends Game featuring the 1991 Braves against all other Braves alumni, on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Atlanta, before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs. View Photo »
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"Everybody remembers Bill with real fondness," Dale Murphy said. "He was just comfortable to be around." (Getty Images) ATLANTA -- Less than a decade after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, former Braves owner Ted Turner made Bill Lucas the highes
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Sports editor Sean Mayer pinch hitting here. Saw this column on the wire from Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune and thought it might spark some debate while Chad was away for a few more days. Bobby Valentine has managed in the World Series and won a cha
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Bobby Valentine has managed in the World Series and won a championship in Japan but he never has taken a major league team to a division title in 15 seasons as a manager. It's not likely to happen this year either. A year after widespread indifference an
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox gets a hug from wife Pam as he is honored by the team in a jersey retirement ceremony before the Braves and Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta. View Photo »
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Lynchburg’s minor-league baseball franchise has been a continuous member of the Carolina League for 46 years. The city of Wilmington, N.C. , will determine if that relationship continues into the foreseeable future. The Atlanta Braves have reached a tenta
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The Atlanta Braves have reached a preliminary "understanding" to buy the Lynchburg Hillcats, with an eye toward moving the team to Wilmington, N.C. But the deal is contingent on construction of a new stadium in the North Carolina city and another Minor L
About Bobby Cox
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Robert Joe Cox (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is the manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He first led the Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during... Full Article
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is honored by the team as his No. 6 is retired and placed in left field during a ceremony before the Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, left, waves with wife Pam as he is honored by the team in a jersey retirement ceremony before the Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is interviewed by broadcaster Chip Carey before he is honored by the team in a pregame ceremony retiring his No. 6 before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox throws out the first pitch at the start of their home opening MLB baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2011.
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox throws the ceremonial first pitch out to current Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez before the Braves home-opening day baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, April 8, 2011 in Atlanta.
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Braves greats pitcher Phil Niekro, left, and outfielder Dale Murphy, arrive to help honor former Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox during a jersey retirement ceremony before the Braves and Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Braves greats, from left, Ralph Garr, Phil Niekro, David Justice and Greg Maddox help honor former Braves manager Bobby Cox during a jersey retirement ceremony before the Braves and Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Braves player Chipper Jones, left, congratulates former Braves manager Bobby Cox as he is honored by the team in a jersey retirement ceremony before the Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Former Atlanta Braves player John Smoltz, left, greets current Braves player Chipper Jones before Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is honored by the team in a jersey retirement ceremony prior to the Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Artist Susan Sommer Luarca works on a painting of former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox that will be presented to Cox in a pregame ceremony retiring his No. 6 before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Braves' new manager Fredi Gonzalez (L) shakes the hand of former manager Bobby Cox after Cox threw out the first pitch at the start of their home opening MLB baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta, Georgia, April 8, 2011.
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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox is honored by the team as his No. 6 is retired and placed in left field during a ceremony before the Chicago Cubs baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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