PITTSBURGH -- Terry Pendleton and Eddie Perez would both like the opportunity to become the Braves' next long-term manager. But neither objected to the club's decision to name Brian Snitker the interim manager after Fredi Gonzalez was dismissed on Tuesday.
"I was good with it as soon as I knew it was [Snitker]," Perez said. "Like Bobby [Cox], I kind of look at him like a father figure."
Perez and Pendleton appreciate the fact that they will likely be among the top candidates later this year, when the Braves determine who will serve as their manager for the 2017 season and beyond.