After signing a one-year extension on Wednesday, Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox announced that he will retire following the 2010 MLB season.
“They asked me to come back, and I said I would do it for one more year, and we’ll announce the retirement along with it. It’s the only way I think I’m ever going to walk away from the game, is to go ahead and say I’m going to, and then I’ve got to,” Cox said. Read the rest of this entry »
February 19th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr., MLB, Seattle Mariners
After days of debating between the Mariners and Braves, Future hall of famer Ken Griffey Jr. has signed a one-year contract worth $2 million with Seattle.
“He’s coming home. … I can’t begin to tell you how ecstatic we are. He is, too,” Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said on Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »
The voice of the Atlanta Braves, Skip Caray has died at the age 68.
“Our baseball community has lost a legend today,” Braves president John Schuerholz said. “The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children.” Read the rest of this entry »
