Post by Fish Troll on Oct 12, 2007 20:15:04 GMT -5
Schuerholz leaving GM post with Braves
John Schuerholz stepped aside Thursday after 17 years as general manager of the Atlanta Braves with only one regret.
Despite an unprecedented 14 straight division titles, the Braves won just one World Series.
The move was first reported by FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
With a few more rings, he figured, this would have been the perfect farewell.
"What else is there?" said Schuerholz, who will become team president and turn over the GM duties to his right-hand man, Frank Wren. "It would have been, unequivocally, the complete validation of the grand nature of this franchise. Nobody could have said anything about the Atlanta Braves and ended the sentence with the word 'but."'
John Schuerholz stepped aside Thursday after 17 years as general manager of the Atlanta Braves with only one regret.
Despite an unprecedented 14 straight division titles, the Braves won just one World Series.
The move was first reported by FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
With a few more rings, he figured, this would have been the perfect farewell.
"What else is there?" said Schuerholz, who will become team president and turn over the GM duties to his right-hand man, Frank Wren. "It would have been, unequivocally, the complete validation of the grand nature of this franchise. Nobody could have said anything about the Atlanta Braves and ended the sentence with the word 'but."'
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