Braves hire former Marlins manager Freddi Gonzalez..

[salsadancer7]

...not shocking in anyway. This was rumored down here as soon as Bobby Cox announced his retirement.

Updated: October 12, 2010, 11:28 PM ET

Report: Braves hire Fredi Gonzalez

ESPN.com news services

The Atlanta Braves have hired former Florida Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez as manager, two sources told the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday.

Longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox retired Monday after the Braves were eliminated from the playoffs by the Giants. Cox will have a press conference at Turner Field on Wednesday and Gonzalez will be introduced on Thursday, according to the paper.

Gonzalez was was fired in June after 3½ years as the Marlins manager, having posted a 276-279 record with one of baseball's lower payrolls but apparently running afoul of owner Jeffrey Loria for benching star shortstop Hanley Ramirez for a lack of hustle.

Gonzalez was a minor league manager in the Braves organization and did an apprenticeship as Cox's third-base coach from 2003-06. He still lives in suburban Atlanta, remained tight with Cox and frequently turned up at Turner Field after being dumped by the Marlins.

The Braves were expected to move quickly to make a hire. Cox announced that he planned to retire at season's end a year ago.

Report: Atlanta Braves hire ex-Florida Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez - ESPN

 

[Jimbo]

Good move.....
But, could they at least wait till Bobby's actually OUT of the BUILDING ?

 

[Sparkman]

Good move.....
But, could they at least wait till Bobby's actually OUT of the BUILDING ?

This was known by Braves employees a while ago, he's the guy Bobby wanted to get the job.

 

[SandraC]

Some girl predicted this on this forum even before the rumors started in Florida.


Sandra

 

[DodgerKing]

He is a good manager and the Marlins should never have let him go to begin with

 

[Ramy]

Yes, good manager.

 

[salsadancer7]

He is a good manager and the Marlins should never have let him go to begin with

He is. The problem was he was not as much as a "yes" man as they wanted him to be.

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[John Corn]

I say, Good hire. Been in the organization,knows it’s ropes, familar with it’s farm system, can crunch up on it’s current player personnel. It’ll be Fredi-ball now. I get a feeling we’ll see a little swat and smack at the top of the lineup with some speed on the base path is coming soon

 

[Bodo Fenrirsson]

While I'm not totally blaming Bobby cox for it,the Braves have always seemed to hit a glass ceiling when it came to advancing in the play-offs. Hopefully,Freddi will provide the managerial spark to break through that ceiling now.