Richard Justice
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Bobby told that story in the Atlanta dugout as Tom Glavin had just pitched an eight-inning 1-0 shutout, one-hit shutout to win the World Series in 1995 as they dogpiled each other.
He said, there are certain guys that can take you to another level.
That was Bobby the evaluator.
Now, the other side of Bobby,
is the players that the ones that when he went into the hall of fame, the players talked about, you know, he, he never uttered a negative quote about his players.
Tony, as you know, he got thrown out of 162 games.
41 more than any other man.
I would have figured.
Well, a lot of times umpires didn't throw our Earl out just to annoy the hell out of him.
He did that to have his players back.
He said, look, a lot of times players have strong feelings, and they want a manager that has their back.
I know they're not right a lot of times, but I think they appreciate that.
And when he was done with that, the confidence he gave guys, Chipper tore up his knee one year, and Bobby never stopped believing in him.
a small part john smoltz a small part of bobby cox changes you as a player 20 years with the man changes your life glavin said i learned more about he told us one time i learned more about baseball about business about how to be a good person how to be a good teammate learned all of that and you know bobby had just simple rules be on time
You notice he never – you see managers now don't wear the uniform.