striker42
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Believe folks are getting Kolb confused with big, fat Rob Wickman, who had the run-in with Cox on the place over his usage. Essentially, he was fired during the season.
1. Hector Olivera
2. Melky Cabrera
3. Damaso Garcia
4. Raul Mondesi
5. Casey Kotchman
Here is the lowdown on Reggie Sanders. He grew up in South Carolina a Braves fan, and being a Brave allowed his mom to watch him play for the first time. It killed him that he didn't contribute -- but in September, he actually carried the Braves (.345-5-18 for the month) to the postseason. I covered the club daily at the time and knew Reggie personally. He wanted it, maybe too much, but the braves don't reach the postseason without his September.
Never knew that about Sanders' mom and him growing up a Braves fan. The guy I watched didn't seem to care at all but maybe that was just the way he handled his failure.
As for the last month of the season, I can't give him too much credit for that. If he hadn't been wretched the first 5 months of the season we might not have needed him to be money in September. It's like if I stole $1,000 from you but then picked up the check at lunch. I'd still be in the hole.