BRAVES COULD WRITE CINDERELLA STORY WITH POST-SEASON APPEARANCE

The writers of the latest edition of Sports Illustrated predicted the Atlanta Braves will snag the NL East Wildcard position this year. From their pages to God's ears. But the Georgia boys do have a good bit going for them this season. They picked up Troy Glaus, Chipper Jones is back and ready for business and hopefully Billy Wagner can make a difference in the bullpen. If things run like a good fast ball you will see a very happy Bobby Cox in the dugout.

Next fall the Skipper plans to retire after twenty-five years and two different stints with the Bravos. Since I began covering news and sports here fifteen years ago, I've only known the Braves with Bobby, arms folded and staring out from the dugout. I spoke with him a couple of years back at spring training and he was quite the gentleman, fielding every question we had with a kind spirit.

It's well known that his players love him and maybe that's because he's the first to jump out of the dugout for some fireworks with the umps over a bad call. After all he does hold the record in major league baseball for the most ejections. He's had to hit the showers 143 times.

But along with his feisty nature on the field he also has the title of the fourth winningest manager of all-time. Bobby can sport a World Series ring whenever he wants. And maybe we all got a little too complacent when the Braves won a division title every season from 1991 until 2005. Now it's 2010 and we've yearned for the boys in blue and red to stretch their talents deep into October. Do it for Bobby!

Suzanne...