Atlanta Braves
Snitker adjusts to sudden change of status
Brian Snitker smiles while talking to reporters in the dugout before Tuesday's game.
By Steve Hummer
May 18, 2016A mere two weeks ago, during a long conversation inside the manager’s office at the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves stadium, 60-year-old Brian Snitker was confessing to the same dreams as those spurring the 20-somethings dressing in the clubhouse across the hall.
“Like I’ve told them,” he said, nodding toward the players’ quarters, “I don’t feel I’m done in the big leagues yet. I want to go back. I think I can still be a part.
“If not, so what? Ain’t no big deal.”
Snitker did return to majors Tuesday, named the Braves’ interim manager following the dismissal of Fredi Gonzalez.
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Steve Hummer writes sports features and columns for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He covers a wide range of sports and topics.
