This thread is specifically for any positive messages regarding Fredi Gonzalez, our manager from 2011-2016.
Any signs of negative garbage will be deleted immediately.
Thanks.
This thread is specifically for any positive messages regarding Fredi Gonzalez, our manager from 2011-2016.
Any signs of negative garbage will be deleted immediately.
Thanks.
Forever Fredi
Fredi Gonzalez (05-17-2016), JohnAdcox (05-17-2016), Runnin (05-18-2016)
i tip hat
Braves1976 (05-17-2016), CyYoung31 (05-17-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-17-2016), jpx7 (05-17-2016), Julio3000 (05-17-2016), Prikichi (05-18-2016), Runnin (05-18-2016)
We owe many a meme to this man. He was—if contentious—nonetheless a constant source of content.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
Braves1976 (05-17-2016), CyYoung31 (05-17-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-17-2016), Julio3000 (05-17-2016), The Chosen One (05-17-2016), UNCBlue012 (05-19-2016)
Hey?
Fredi Gonzalez (05-17-2016)
Remember the good times.
Braves1976 (05-17-2016), Coach_Chris (05-18-2016), CyYoung31 (05-17-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-17-2016), Hawk (05-18-2016), Prikichi (05-18-2016), Runnin (05-18-2016), Tapate50 (05-18-2016), TDlxANDER (05-18-2016), The Chosen One (05-17-2016), UNCBlue012 (05-19-2016)
Does thanks for the #1 pick next year qualify as negative? Bc I'm genuinely thankful for that.
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016)
Braves1976 (05-17-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016)
Fredi threw me a ball last year. Just sayin'.
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016)
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), Hudson2 (05-17-2016), Runnin (05-18-2016)
Well since the Don is allowing it, I'll add my thanks to Fredi for helping us have a better shot at the #1 pick next year. I'll also wish Fredi the best and hope he catches on to manage somewhere else in our division. :)
Dalyn (05-18-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), Hudson2 (05-17-2016), JohnAdcox (05-17-2016)
I think he handled the attempt to clone him with Gerald Laird with a ton of class. Cheers, Fredi.
Braves1976 (05-18-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), Julio3000 (05-18-2016)
I've heard it said before, that most geniuses are misunderstood in their time.
Not sure what that has to do with this thread....love you Fredi
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), jpx7 (05-18-2016), Julio3000 (05-18-2016), The Chosen One (05-18-2016)
JohnAdcox (05-18-2016)
Fredi handled this year with a lot of class - he really did. Lots of guys would have blasted some people on the way out given the current state of the roster.
People who know him rave about him as a person - how he handled this seasons struggles backs that up. I wish him well.
bravesnumberone (05-18-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), GovClintonTyree (05-18-2016), JohnAdcox (05-18-2016), The Chosen One (05-18-2016), UNCBlue012 (05-19-2016)
I will miss you, Fredi. Enjoy your early retirement.
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016)
Fredi is no doubt a great leader of men. He inspired love, dedication, and respect in those beneath him. For that, I respect him.
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), JohnAdcox (05-18-2016), The Chosen One (05-18-2016), UNCBlue012 (05-19-2016)
Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016)
My favorite Fredi recollection pre-dated his Braves hiring, but it was obvious then who'd be the next in line. After getting the boot in Miami, apparently Bobby made some calls to unload on Miami management. Then, the Marlins didn't gift him, like every other club, after the last game of his farewell tour.
Dalyn (05-18-2016), Fredi Gonzalez (05-18-2016), Hawk (05-18-2016), jpx7 (05-18-2016), Runnin (05-19-2016)
Oh, yeah, Bobby was hot. Ask him if he gives a **** if the Marlins gave him a miniature of their ****ing sculpture in left field.
Lest we forget, when Hanley Ramirez was doing his "loaf and whine" bit after he got paid, Fredi had the juevos to bench his ass - a move highly unpopular with Hanley, and, as I recall, Jeff "Lucifer" Loria.
Knucksie (05-19-2016)
I wonder if the video of Hanley lollygagging after an overthrow that got his a** benched is online anywhere. One of the greatest exhibitions of non-hustle I have ever seen.
I wasn't as down on Fredi as most here and he does deserve props for keeping his mouth shut while everything collapsed around him, but the team was lifeless. There's just no excuse for that. Managers are often sacrificed to remind players that they are well paid to put forth at least a semblance of effort and that's what probably happened here.