ORLANDO, Fla. — More than a dozen years ago, in the fall of 2013, I defended Walt Weiss on a local sports radio talk show. That was back in the day when Denver sports radio still talked about the Rockies.
The sports jockey blasted the Rockies’ decision to hire Weiss as their manager, essentially saying the Rockies made a minor league move by “hiring a high school coach.” I thought it was a ridiculous take, and I said so.
Last month, Weiss became the Braves’ manager after spending eight seasons as their bench coach under Brian Snitker, who led Atlanta to a World Series title in 2021.