He loves to win: Cox’s 2503 wins is good enough for fourth on the list of MLB all-time managers. His .556 win percentage ranks 14th with all managers with at least 1000 games managed. He won Manager of the Year four times throughout his career and has been to the playoffs a record 15 (hopefully 16 after today) times.

He loves the game: Cox spent eight seasons in the minor leagues before getting called up to the majors. Although he had two bad knees he played his heart out as the third baseman for the Yankees. As a manager he still wears spikes. It has been reported that he arrives to the park at 5:30 am during spring training and 10 am for a regular season night game.

He loves his players: Cox’s record that is most promoted by the media is his ejection record. He’s been thrown out 158 times. He is the only person (player or manager) to be ejected from two World Series games. He has been known to go to any lengths to protect a player from being ejected. This was most evident during his 31st ejection. Cox was managing the Blue Jays at the time. His second baseman Damaso Garcia got into an argument with the umpire during a RAIN DELAY, and Cox once again came to the rescue of his player and was ejected with the tarp on the field. The ejections aren’t the only evidence that he is a player’s manager. Throughout the games you can hear Bobby cheering on his players almost like a little league coach. He has also been voted on by MLB players as the manager they would most like to play for. In that poll Bobby received 25% of the votes.
 
So as we the fans watch these last two regular season games and hopefully more postseason games let’s take a few minutes to admire the man that put Atlanta professional sports on the map. Thanks Bobby!