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Mistake-Prone Braves Stumble Before Planned Celebration

ATLANTA -- Before Friday's game at Turner Field, Bobby Cox was asked if -- should the Braves defeat the Phillies -- he and the team would stick around the ballpark and watch TV to see if they clinched the wild card with a Padres loss. "It's a tough call," Cox said, citing Saturday's 4:15 p.m. start time. "We'll...

Bobby Cox as Others See Him

This is the final regular-season weekend for Bobby Cox, one of the most successful managers in major-league history. The Braves' manager since 1990, Cox is fourth all-time with 2,503 wins, tied for first all-time with six 100-win seasons and third all-time at 504 games over .500. Cox, 69, managed the Braves from 1978 to...

Tom Glavine Officially Retires, Joins Braves Front Office

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves announced on Thursday that former Cy Young Award winner Tom Glavine would join the team as a special assistant to the team president John Schuerholz, making Glavine's retirement from baseball official. The left-hander was a 10-time All-Star and won 305 games -- 244 in a Braves uniform --...

Braves Apologize to Tom Glavine; Could Grievance Claim Come Next?

In light of the backlash against the Braves for their handling of Tom Glavine's release, team president John Schuerholz has issued an apology.But he could conceivably have to offer up more than that.Glavine could pursue a grievance through the players' union, claiming he was released for financial and not performance...

Is Major League Baseball Too Damaged to Relight Romance?

Isn't it laughable how everyone has an opinion now? For years, baseball people were hush about steroids, protecting their dirty little secret as if the masses were morons when, in fact, a lot of these men are the uneducated rockheads. One such creature is Ozzie Guillen, manager of Barack Obama's Chicago White Sox, who went...