Bobby Cox had a few sharp things to say about Jeff Loria back in June following the firing of Freddi Gonzalez. He called Loria “unpredictable,” said he likes to make changes for the sake of change and that, given how well Gonzalez had done as Marlins manager, Loria “doesn’t appreciate anything.”
Just because Cox was right about all of that doesn’t mean that Loria took it well. In fact, he took it rather poorly, apparently, because unlike every other team the Braves have faced this year, the Marlins didn’t give Cox a little tribute or ceremony or parting gift or whatever in honor of his imminent retirement. Not even a message on the video board. The Marlins comment on this: “no comment.”
Maybe it’s unfair to assume that Loria is actually being all sniffy about Cox’s comments, however. I mean, it’s far more logical given his history to assume that he merely wanted to save some money, and doing a little tribute to Cox would waste electricity and risk a scoreboard light bulb or two burning out.