Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, left, celebrates with Atlanta Braves closer Rafael Soriano, right, after their 4-0 win against the...

BALTIMORE - JUNE 12: Manager Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves watches batting practice before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden...

Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox argues with umpire Brian Gorman after being ejected in the fourth inning of a baseball game...

MILWAUKEE, WI - JULY 26: Manager Bobby Cox #6 of the Atlanta Braves watches the action on the field from the dugout against the...

BALTIMORE - JUNE 12: Manager Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves watches batting practice before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden...

Atlanta Braves starter John Smoltz, left, is pulled by Braves manager Bobby Cox, right, during the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at a Major League Baseball game...

Bobby Cox having a think, maybe about what life will be like without old Shea

...will have season-ending shoulder surgery but will try to return for next season. Braves manager Bobby Cox looks on at left. (AP Photo/John Bazemore

...Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, left, looks at Jeff Francoeur, right, after Francoeur was hit in the face by a pitch...

...shows off his new jersey under the watchful eyes of general manager Frank Wren, and manager Bobby Cox, right, during a news conference in which the Atlanta Braves announced signing the pitcher to a...

Did you realize Bobby Cox was on the verge of immortality

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Bobby Cox said of his ace's scoreless gem, "That was vintage Smoltz

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Bobby Cox and the Braves are in a very unfamiliar spot -- last place in the NL East