Bobby Cox the third straight year. In 2005, the Braves lost to the Houston Astros, with the finale taking eighteen innings to decide in the 2005 NLDS. On September 23, 2009, Cox signed a one-year contract extension through 2010, and on the same day announced that 2010 would be his final year as manager. He also announced that he agreed to stay on as an advisor for team baseball operations for the next five years after he retires. On October 2, 2010, the Atlanta Braves honored Bobby Cox at Turner Field in a sold-out game. On October 3, 2010, Cox led the
Bobby Etheridge (baseball) Bobby Etheridge (baseball) Bobby Lamar Etheridge (November 25, 1941 – September 17, 2015) was a professional baseball third baseman. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants. Etheridge played baseball at Mississippi State University for two seasons before signing with the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in . After three seasons in the Giants' farm system, he made his major league debut on July 16, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs at Candlestick Park as a late inning defensive replacement. The next day, he made