Tuesday, August 14, 2007

"Cox sets ejection record; Braves manager tossed for milestone 132nd time": The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides a news update that begins, "When Bobby Cox finally set the major league record for ejections, it was in the manner of a tree falling in the forest with no one there to hear the sound. Fans at Turner Field didn't even know Cox was ejected for the 132nd time Tuesday night, since the record-breaking ejection wasn't preceded by his familiar jaunt onto the field and cursing argument with an umpire. He broke a 74-year-old record held by Hall of Fame manager John McGraw. Cox was thrown out for arguing from the dugout after Chipper Jones looked at a called third strike to end the fifth inning of the Braves' game against the San Francisco Giants. Without any fanfare, home-plate umpire Ted Barrett walked toward the Braves' dugout and signaled to Cox that he was ejected. Until an announcement was made in the pressbox minutes later, most reporters didn't even realize Cox had been thrown out of the game."

MLB.com reports that "Cox breaks all-time ejections record; Braves skipper tossed after fifth inning for arguing strikeout."

And The Associated Press reports that "Braves' Bobby Cox sets ejection record."

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