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Brian Snitker borrowed plenty from Bobby Cox learning to lead a clubhouse.
Snitker, a former Braves minor leaguer catcher and first baseman, was given his opportunity to start a new career as a coach by Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, the team's farm director. Aaron died at the age of 86 on Jan. 22, and Snitker became emotional during the World Series when he spoke of talking with Aaron's widow, Billye.
“I thought it was probably off the table when I left that time in that last recycle like that," Snitker said last week. One notion taken from Cox was giving players their space in the clubhouse. Snitker rarely makes speeches and also doesn't hang out in the players' area.. “He doesn’t talk that often, which is fine by us.”“I’ve been like that pretty much my whole career,” Snitker said. “When I went in, it was for a purpose. ... I probably got a lot of that from Bobby, watching him, and how guys respect that. I don’t have to be their buddy. I respect each and every one of them.
It has been a successful approach. Snitker says he's not sure he would have been as successful if the opportunity had come earlier in his career. “I think that’s the biggest thing that I’ve taken away from him, being able to watch him from a young age at the ballpark,” Troy Snitker said."He’s just so consistent. I think that’s the biggest thing. He’s so consistent, hard working. He’s the same guy every day when you’re in the clubhouse with him.
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