Bill Text: GA HR1518 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Cox, Bobby; commend and invite to House
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-09 - House Read and Referred [HR1518 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1518-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1518
By:
Representatives Cole of the
125th
and Smith of the
113th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Bobby Cox and inviting him to be recognized by the House of
Representatives; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Bobby Cox has recently expressed his intention to retire after the 2010 baseball
season; and
WHEREAS,
his outstanding leadership, skill, wisdom, and abilities have made him one of
the best managers in the history of baseball; and
WHEREAS,
we have been fortunate in the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia to have
been able to benefit from his remarkable talents in managing the Atlanta Braves
and turning the Braves franchise into one of the most successful teams of the
past 20 years; and
WHEREAS,
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 21, 1941,
and
WHEREAS,
after the end of his major league playing career in 1969, Bobby Cox began his
managerial career in 1971 with the farm system of the New York Yankees where he
compiled a highly successful record of 459 wins and 387 losses in six years and
took the Syracuse Chiefs to the Governor's Cup title in 1976; and
WHEREAS,
he spent the 1977 season as the first base coach for the New York Yankees, who
won the World Series that year under manager Billy Martin; and
WHEREAS,
in 1978, he replaced Dave Bristol as manager of the Atlanta Braves, taking over
a Braves team that had finished in last place in the preceding two years, and
took the team to an 81-80 record in 1980; and
WHEREAS,
in the strike-shortened 1981 season, the Braves finished in fifth place and
Braves owner Ted Turner fired him; and, when asked by the media who was on his
short list to replace Bobby Cox, Turner replied, "It would be Bobby Cox if I
hadn't just fired him. We need someone like him around here."; and
WHEREAS,
the next season, Bobby Cox joined the Toronto Blue Jays as their manager and
again took over a team that had finished in last place for several years and
took the team to a fifth-place finish with a 78-84 record; and
WHEREAS,
he followed the success of the 1982 season by leading the Blue Jays to their
first winning seasons in 1983 and 1984 before winning the American League East
division title in 1985; and
WHEREAS,
in 1986, he returned to the Braves as their general manager and, in the middle
of the 1990 season, to correct slumping team performance and attendance, he
again took over as the manager; and
WHEREAS,
after finishing in last place in 1990, he led the Braves to a first-place finish
in 1991 and a World Series appearance; and
WHEREAS,
he followed the success of the 1991 season with a string of 14 consecutive
division titles and five World Series appearances, winning the 1995 World
Series; and
WHEREAS,
he enters the 2010 campaign with a career record as a manager of 2,413 wins and
1,930 losses for a .556 winning percentage and fourth place in the Major League
all-time managerial win list; and
WHEREAS,
he has been named the Manager of the Year four times and is the winningest
manager in the history of the Braves organization; and
WHEREAS,
he has garnered the respect and admiration of players, coaches, and baseball
fans everywhere; and
WHEREAS,
the Atlanta Braves dugout will never be the same without Number 6 on the bench
shouting encouragement to his players and guiding the team with his steady hand;
and
WHEREAS,
it is altogether fitting and proper to honor this outstanding individual and
express to him how grateful we are for all that he has done for the Atlanta
Braves and baseball fans everywhere.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize and congratulate Bobby Cox for a marvelous and remarkable
career in America's pasttime, express their appreciation for all that he has
accomplished with the Atlanta Braves over the past 20 years, and extend to him
best wishes for continued success.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Manager Bobby Cox is invited to be recognized by the
House of Representatives at a date and time to be designated by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Bobby Cox.
