The main thing I wanted was to manage. Bobby Cox More Quotes by Bobby Cox More Quotes From Bobby Cox If I were on the field, I'd want the manager sticking up for me. Sometimes players are dead wrong, ranting and raving, but you stick up for them. They appreciate that. Bobby Cox appreciate player want We weren't trying to walk him; he just wouldn't swing at any bad pitches. Bobby Cox swings trying sports When everybodys clicking, we can put a lot of runs on the board. Bobby Cox boards running 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. There's no turning back now - win, lose or draw. Bobby Cox games winning thinking Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so far. If you don't leave it alone after a minute or two, you're in trouble. They want to keep the game moving, so they've got to throw you out. I had trouble leaving it alone, I guess. Bobby Cox alone game good you I knew I'd never make it back to the major leagues as a player. Lee MacPhail came to me and asked if I wanted to manage the Yankees' Fort Lauderdale club. I thought about it for a day or two and decided to take the job. That was the turning point. I knew it was what I wanted to do. Bobby Cox job day thought me
