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Braves lifer of nearly 40 years finally lands dream managerial job (Yahoo Sports)

LOS ANGELES – The phone rang and Snit was offered the job he’d not wanted until he was asked, until that Monday morning in the parking lot outside Papa Jack’s Country Kitchen in Flowery Branch, Ga., 40 miles outside of Atlanta.

Manager Brian Snitker has been in the Braves organization since 1977. (Getty Images)

“Can you talk?” Coppy asked.

Snit was having breakfast with his wife, Ronnie. She’d heard half of a million of these calls.

“Yeah, I can talk,” Snit said, eyes on Ronnie.

“No,” Coppy said. “I mean, can you go to a room or something?