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Originally posted by Red Blow
Bobby Cox? Earl Weaver? Cito Gaston?
Yes, fine managers. But the best?
I suppose no one here has ever heard of Joe Schultz?
Now... let's go pound some Budweiser....
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Bill James called him the greatest manager in baseball *today*. Not in the 50's, not in the 30's, not in the 70's, not in the 1870's... I don't think anyone here is arguing that Cox is the greatest of all time (that honor would likely go to Stengel or Weaver, altho there are others who were great) just that, among current managers, he's tops. I could probably put together a good argument challenging that assertion, but no matter what anyone thinks he has the resume to back it up.
If anyone would like to debate my belief that Larry Bowa is the worst manager in the history of baseball, we could continue this thread along that route.
I bet Malleus could win 90 games with this year's team.
Jason