Grady Little

[KB21]

I wonder if the Braves will hire him in some capacity this season and set things up to have him succeed Bobby Cox if Bobby decides to retire after this season?

I've long been a supporter of Terry Pendelton being the next manager of the Braves, but now that Grady Little is available, I have to switch my choice.

Grady Little is a very good manager who has gotten the shaft in Boston and now in LA.

[Scalpel19]

No, there is no way that Little is the next Braves manager. TP is the top choice and will get the job. The only other possibility would be Ned Yost if he doesn't return to the Brewers after '08.

Also, TP will be an excellent manager and will give the Braves continuity

[C-Dawg]

Plus I think he can add the fire that has long been missing under Cox.

[SamtheBravesFan]

Yeah, fire has been the only thing missing, that's it.

[Hobbes]

No, there is no way that Little is the next Braves manager. TP is the top choice and will get the job. The only other possibility would be Ned Yost if he doesn't return to the Brewers after '08.

Also, TP will be an excellent manager and will give the Braves continuity
I disagree with all of this. I don't think that TP is the top choice for the manager job, and I don't think he'll be an excellent manager.

[milbraves]

I disagree with all of this. I don't think that TP is the top choice for the manager job, and I don't think he'll be an excellent manager.

Seriously. There's really no reason to say Pendleton would be a good manager- no one knows. He's never managed a club before.

[cjones1999]

I disagree with all of this. I don't think that TP is the top choice for the manager job, and I don't think he'll be an excellent manager.
I'll second that.

[Martin Kove]

Grady little is not a good manager. Tp will not be the next manager he will most likely take a job this year. Eddie Perez will be the nest manager, take it to the bank

[JCStone7]

Grady little is not a good manager. Tp will not be the next manager he will most likely take a job this year. Eddie Perez will be the nest manager, take it to the bank

:lol: LMAO!!! A Bullpen coach with 1 year coaching experience as the next manager that follows Bobby Cox.

[PhantomsCV]

Hire Grady Little then fire him the next year, you win a world series. If it could help the Red Sox win a world series, hell, it could help ANYONE!

[Scalpel19]

I've stayed away from getting into it with you several times, but Hobbes I have to ask, do you ever give anything useful to the site other than knock what others have to say? I mean come on man, come out of the closet and admit you are a Mets fan.

What makes you think TP wouldn't be a good manager. Players respect him, he knows the game, and is the best choice along with Yost.

I'm not trying to start anything with anyone, but damn hobbes you piss me off with your condescending and negative comments all the time.

As far as Eddie Perez as the next manager... please get real.

[Scalpel19]

As far as Grady Little goes, he is a manager that needs a lot of talent around him to win and even then his bone-head decisions have prevented winning. He hasn't been able to do what Bobby has done over the years and get the most out of players who don't have lots of talent.

I'm glad some people here aren't in charge of Braves decisions because with Grady Little we would be competing for third in the division every season

[absintheofmalaise]

Grady Little, aka "Gump", is a fucking tool who should just retire. He cost the Sox a WS appearance in 2003 by putting a spent Pedro out after the entire world knew that he was done. The only reason McCourt hired him is because he tried to surround himself with ex-Sox people.

[Hobbes]

I've stayed away from getting into it with you several times, but Hobbes I have to ask, do you ever give anything useful to the site other than knock what others have to say? I mean come on man, come out of the closet and admit you are a Mets fan.

What makes you think TP wouldn't be a good manager. Players respect him, he knows the game, and is the best choice along with Yost.

I'm not trying to start anything with anyone, but damn hobbes you piss me off with your condescending and negative comments all the time.

As far as Eddie Perez as the next manager... please get real.
If you'll notice, I wasn't slamming you. I simply said that I disagreed with your statements, but I didn't make any negative comments about you or your opinion, and I didn't even go so far as to say that you were wrong.

And I think I add plenty to this site that isn't negative. In fact, I don't think of myself as particularly negative at all, and certainly I am not the most negative of posters here. Perhaps you have me confused with somebody else.

Either way, my response to your post was hardly worthy of such exasperation, and certainly not worthy of such a nasty insult as to call me a Mets fan.

[vnodnarb]

I've stayed away from getting into it with you several times, but Hobbes I have to ask, do you ever give anything useful to the site other than knock what others have to say? I mean come on man, come out of the closet and admit you are a Mets fan.

What makes you think TP wouldn't be a good manager. Players respect him, he knows the game, and is the best choice along with Yost.

I'm not trying to start anything with anyone, but damn hobbes you piss me off with your condescending and negative comments all the time.

As far as Eddie Perez as the next manager... please get real.


Honestly, I think Hobbes is one of the best posters on this site, he is always had an informed, logical posts. He kind of flies under the radar because he doesn't post as much as most of the other top posters, but I always value his opinion as much as anyone else's. Also, I've never seen negative, degrading comments from him, maybe a sarcastic remark here and there, but this board is full of those.

[Martin Kove]

As far as Eddie Perez as the next manager... please get real.

It has been the plan all a long. EP has been groomed for a managerial job since he came back to the org. look around the league look at the number of catchers that are now managers. catchers make good managers, they understand all facets of the game.

[JCStone7]

It has been the plan all a long. EP has been groomed for a managerial job since he came back to the org. look around the league look at the number of catchers that are now managers. catchers make good managers, they understand all facets of the game.

I hear what you're saying and I agree to this extent. No doubt Perez probably would be a good manager, he just won't succeed Bobby Cox that right belongs to Pendleton and/or Ned Yost IMO.

[C-Dawg]

Grady little is not a good manager. Tp will not be the next manager he will most likely take a job this year. Eddie Perez will be the nest manager, take it to the bank

:lol: LMAO!!! A Bullpen coach with 1 year coaching experience as the next manager that follows Bobby Cox.

No! He very clearly said that a bullpen coach with 1 year experience coaching, would be the "NEST" manager! He will be the one watching over the little eggs and keeping them warm until they hatch! :D

[Scalpel19]

All I'm saying is that no one should knock TP as a managerial candidate. He has been a very good hitting coach. People say "He did nothing for Andruw though." Andruw is the most stubborn player who refuses to change and adapt. He hasn't changed in eleven years and never will. Frenchy, McCann, and Kelly Johnson have all been helped and improved by TP. He is already working with Jeff this offseason to improve Jeff's pitch selection. The players love TP. Players also have a fond admiration for Ned Yost. One of the two is the next Braves manager.

But, from what I hear, BC plans to coach the team through 2009

[milbraves]

All I'm saying is that no one should knock TP as a managerial candidate. He has been a very good hitting coach. People say "He did nothing for Andruw though." Andruw is the most stubborn player who refuses to change and adapt. He hasn't changed in eleven years and never will. Frenchy, McCann, and Kelly Johnson have all been helped and improved by TP. He is already working with Jeff this offseason to improve Jeff's pitch selection. The players love TP. Players also have a fond admiration for Ned Yost. One of the two is the next Braves manager.


That's a really good point, but don't you think Terry Pendleton might actuallybe too valuable as a hitting coach to put him in another position, even if it is a promotion? I do.
I think that a different TP, Tony Pena, will make a heck of a good manager in the major leagues someday, and i think it would suit the Braves well to get Tony in the Atlanta organization.

[JCStone7]

That's a really good point, but don't you think Terry Pendleton might actuallybe too valuable as a hitting coach to put him in another position, even if it is a promotion? I do.
I think that a different TP, Tony Pena, will make a heck of a good manager in the major leagues someday, and i think it would suit the Braves well to get Tony in the Atlanta organization.

Pena has been a manager before.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/penato01.shtml

[Hobbes]

Honestly, I think Hobbes is one of the best posters on this site, he is always had an informed, logical posts. He kind of flies under the radar because he doesn't post as much as most of the other top posters, but I always value his opinion as much as anyone else's. Also, I've never seen negative, degrading comments from him, maybe a sarcastic remark here and there, but this board is full of those.
Thanks vnodnarb.

:beer:

[vnodnarb]

Thanks vnodnarb.

:beer:

No problem, defending any of the top posters is simple, without them I wouldn't have 90% of my Braves/Baseball knowledge.

[Scalpel19]

If you rely on a Braves board to learn about the team or to be informed then that's just sad. Use the boards to talk about the Braves, not learn about them

[absintheofmalaise]

If you rely on a Braves board to learn about the team or to be informed then that's just sad. Use the boards to talk about the Braves, not learn about them
What? This really doesn't make any sense at all. So you know everything there is to know about the Braves huh. The arrogance of your statement is what is sad. If you know everything there is to know about a team then there is no reason to go to a particular team's message board to post about them. You really should just start your own board so that all of us less informed have a handy one stop shop to go to to learn everything there is to know about the Braves.

[GTBrave]

EP for manager. Then Maddux as the pitching coach!!

Nah it probably will be Terry, he is more prepared to take the helm right now.

[vnodnarb]

If you rely on a Braves board to learn about the team or to be informed then that's just sad. Use the boards to talk about the Braves, not learn about them

I hope you're kidding, that makes no sense. Go read the magazine and tell me you don't learn anything. I'd also challenge you to name a better site to learn about the Braves.

[MSU Bulldog]

I'd also challenge you to name a better site to learn about the Braves.

Braves.net :rolleyes:

[kdp]

If you rely on a Braves board to learn about the team or to be informed then that's just sad. Use the boards to talk about the Braves, not learn about them
First you call out one of the most knowledgeable members on the board and now this drivel. Your opinion is quickly losing any value it may have had.

[CB1]

Think of it this way:

Any manager that has to follow Bobby Cox will never be able to be as good as him. It doesn't matter who's the next one, they're just not going to be as good.

[Scalpel19]

How is what I said offensive? I'm simply saying don't come to a site to be informed about your team. You should have some idea of the going's on.

There is no need for me to create my own site. I have told McCarroll21 several times what a great site he has and what a great job he has done. But just because I feel this is a great site does not mean that it is all smart posters. Some are, some aren't.

For those that feel my opinion is "losing credibility" or what have you by what I say, then you should ask McCarroll or JCStone about the PM's I have sent them and how accurate they have been.

Everyoen has an opinion. Not all are the same. My opinion is that people with stupid ideas and bs rumors should stay away from sites that try to have intelligent conversations. And that people on a Braves site should not come here for knowledge, they should come to have conversation and make contributions.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but my opinion is what it is. And I will respect others opinions as well

[Scalpel19]

And KDP, as far as your comments go, I did not call out Hobbes. I have no problem with him whatsoever. My beef with him was that as I was reading through the "What would YOU do" thread, I noticed he disregarded what other people said and was negative towards people's opinion. That thread if I interpreted correctly was for everyone to state their opinion. So I felt it was inappropriate for him to comment on other's beliefs.

[MPH]

If you rely on a Braves board to learn about the team or to be informed then that's just sad. Use the boards to talk about the Braves, not learn about them
Scalpel, we do have quite a few guys posting first and learning later. I'm not sure why you think that's better than learning first, and then posting what you have learned. Who wants to read posts from guys who don't know anything?

When I joined this board at the beginning of the season I thought I knew something about the Braves, but it quickly became apparent that these guys are much more knowledgeable. I have learned a lot by reading all the informative posts here and following the arguments.

I agree that Terry Pendleton has paid his dues to the organization, and I think he will eventually be rewarded with a shot as the Braves manager. I don't know if he will be successful or not, but I hope he is given a chance.

Whenever we listen to Braves management discussing young players, they talk about make-up, make-up, make-up. While it's true TP has no major league managerial experience, he certainly does have the make-up for the job. I think that will weigh heavily in his favor on the dark and dreary day BC is dragged kicking and screaming from the dugout.

[Boogotshot]

I like Grady Little and the Braves would be lucky to get him on the staff. But I think he has about as much a chance as Leo Mazzone.