Why do they need another utility guy?
Bobby was your quintessential "player's manager," which is meant as a compliment, but is also a nice way of saying "he lets some players do whatever the hell they want."I love Maddux but it was absolute BS that he couldn't figure out a way to live with Lopez in the playoffs. And a big FU to Bobby Cox too for letting it happen.
What he was good at was picking his spots. The players knew that Bobby wasn’t going to have a bunch of nitpicky rules, but when he did say something, he meant it.Bobby was your quintessential "player's manager," which is meant as a compliment, but is also a nice way of saying "he lets some players do whatever the hell they want."