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The 5 favorite Major League ballparks of Bobby Cox:
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Petco Park
San Diego Padres
The weather is always great in San Diego, and I really like the new park. Unlike most of the other new ones, it's big and you get those tight NL-style games.
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Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees
It's where I broke in, and I love all the history, even though they changed the stadium in the 1970s from when Mickey Mantle and everybody played there.
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AT&T Park
San Francisco Giants
The cool weather is a nice switch in July, and you can't beat the view, with McCovey Cove behind right field. I also like that brick wall.
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Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
I love the park, with the ivy and everything. But it's much better in the daytime, and we have two night games there this year.
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Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
It's old, real old. The clubhouse and the dugout and both tiny. But you have all the history and the Green Monster.
Bobby Cox has managed over 3,000 games in the big leagues. Since 1990 he has been the manager of the Atlanta Braves, and his teams have won an astounding 14 straight division championships. Cox also managed four seasons in Toronto (1982-1985) and four additional seasons with the Braves (1978-81) in his first stint as a manager. As a player, Cox spent two years with the Yankees (1968-69) and was a .225 career hitter in 220 games.
Cox's list of favorite ballparks originally appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on August 14, 2005. |
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