on winning in the nineties, people didn't give Bobby Cox very much credit for his coaching ability. The public just thought that all Cox was doing was writing the names on the lineup card every day until last year. Another thing that Cox was criticized for was his temper towards umpires at times. The 1999 season alone he was thrown out 10 times.In the beginning of the season, 5 players succumbed to injury. Players missed the whole season such as clean up hitter Andres Galarraga, closing pitcher Kerry Lightenberg and previous All Star catcher Javy Lopez. Without these players made the season harder for the Braves. But Bobby Cox never worried for a second. Well, at least not to the public and to his players. That's just his style of coaching. The team keeps a very unemotional attitude. Cox just made the adjustments for his team and put the pressure on the players he knew could step up to the challenge. He had second-string catcher Eddie Perez stepped up and took most of the catching responsibilities. Cox also had to rely on more pitchers that were hardly used in the bullpen. The pitching coach, Leo Mazzone, solved most of that problem. MVP of the National League, Chipper Jones, took on most of the clutch hitting. Nobody ever expected the injury-infested team ever to make it to the World Series. Other teams had newly acquired players and were more of the favorites. But the Braves ended up with the most wins, 103, in the major leagues. Another National League Championship but yet another loss in the World Series. For the coach never to show his players that he has any worries is excellent coaching. Even when times are looking pretty grim the coach has to look unscathed. If the coach believes than the players will gain more confidence and play like they had a team full of superstars.Even though each year the Braves acquire more All-Star players puts a harder stress on the coach keeping the team together. As Chipper Jone...
