Braves TBS Baseball network's rights fee payments to Major League Baseball. In turn, national sponsors could fulfill their advertising commitments by purchasing ads on TBS, in addition to ESPN or Fox. The move was strongly criticized by Braves fans, Atlanta area media outlets and team manager Bobby Cox. Over 90% of Braves fans who voted in an online poll conducted by the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" newspaper preferred the team of Caray and Van Wieren to the more neutral broadcasts. The move backfired, and ratings for the TBS broadcasts declined sharply. After that year's All-Star break, TBS brought back Caray and Van Wieren to work
Bobby Dickerson Bobby Dickerson Bobby Dale Dickerson (born September 4, 1965) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He is the third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. Dickerson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft out of Nicholls State University. Dickerson played for the Yankees' and Orioles' minor league affiliates from 1987 through 1993. Dickerson was a minor league manager from 1998 to 2009 in the Diamondbacks' and Cubs' systems. Dickerson was named Orioles' infield coordinator and field coordinator in the Dominican Republic in 2010.