Despite dropping a high-scoring 12-7 contest to the New York Mets, it was hard to feel too down at the ballpark since legendary manager Bobby Cox was in the building as the Braves honored the 1995 World Series Champions. Manager Brian Snitker was asked after the game about Cox’s appearance and the 2021 World Series-winning manager was clearly thrilled to catch up with the 1995 World Series-winning manager.
“He was so excited. I talked to Pam yesterday and he woke up at six o’clock in the morning and he couldn’t
wait to get going. I’m sure all the guys and the fans loved it,” said Snitker when he was asked about talking to him before the pregame parade that took place in The Battery. “He was really excited, as we were to see him. They had him in the convertible and he was waving at everybody and that was awesome. I’m sure the guys loved seeing him — a lot of them had’t seen him. That made my day.”
As DJourn mentioned in his article showing Bobby in attendance at the game, this was only the second time since 2019 that the former Atlanta manager was able to make it to the ballpark. While he’s still on the mend and taking things easy as he continues to recover from his stroke, he’s continued to stay locked in with all things concerning the Atlanta Braves. Cox would occasionally chime in on what the Braves were doing following his retirement and even in the present-day, he’s still clearly keeping up with the team.
“He was excited about getting in there,” continued Snitker as he was asked to talk a little bit more about his time with Bobby on Friday afternoon. “He was happy. I got to tell you — he was trying to tell me something right before he got in the car and I couldn’t figure it out. But then I kind of figured it out: He wanted to talk about [Hurston] Waldrep, so that was pretty cool.”
The presser ended on a humorous note, as it was mentioned by the media in attendance that it’s likely that we’ll see the 2021 Braves team get honored like this in the future. For obvious reasons, Snitker hopes that any commemorative celebrations occur much sooner rather than later.“
“I just hope they don’t wait too long,” joked Snitker. “In 30 years I don’t know if I’m going to be here!”
