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Brian Snitker stepped into his office after the final game of the 2017 season, drove home and wondered if he’d ever be back, waiting for the phone to ring with some somber news. He was going to be fired as Atlanta’s manager. He knew it.
The players knew it. And Atlanta GM John Coppolella certainly knew it, privately already making the decision. Snitker was out, and Ron Washington would be his replacement, after finishing with a 72-90 record, their fourth consecutive losing season.
“Honestly, I was pretty sure I was going to be gone," Snitker tells USA TODAY Sports. “I remember coming in from Atlanta, going home, and thinking I wouldn’t be around anymore. “My contract was up.
We had a bad season. And if things had stayed the course, I guarantee I would have been gone. " Instead, it was Coppolella who was gone.
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