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Moriarty9 · 06-02-2008, 11:54 AM

Cota loses manager's job
Reds make change in dugout
Monday, June 16, 2011

CINCINNATI - When the Reds board a plane for Pittsburgh tonight, Orlando Cota will not be at the airport.
Cota, 52, was fired by the Cincinnati Reds today after going 16-22 in his first managerial job. The firing was a surprise as Cota was hired in the off-season, getting his first shot to run a big league team. The now former Reds manager did not return calls seeking comment.
Veteran minor league manager Bill Bell will take over the club and meet the team in Pittsburgh.
Bell, who had interviewed for the position in the off-season, was hired soon after Cota had reportedly received word of the decision. The Tampa Bay Rays will not receive compensation as they agreed to release Bell from his contract as manager of their AAA affiliate, the Durham Bulls. The Bulls have struggled to a 12-29 record so far this year.
In his 17 years as a minor league manager, Bell has won two championships, made the playoffs six times and posted a 1,065-1,056 record. He led the Colorado Springs Sky Sox from 1995-2004, making the playoffs three times - and winning a Pacific Coast League championship - with the AAA club. He tasted defeat during his two-year stint with the Salt Lake Bees in 2005 and 2006, going 108-152, before moving on to the Indianapolis Indians. In four years with the Indians, Bell went to the playoffs twice and guided the club to a championship in 2009.

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Moriarty9 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 502	Cota terminated by Reds Cota loses manager's job Reds make change in dugout Monday, June 16, 2011 CINCINNATI - When the Reds board a plane for Pittsburgh tonight, Orlando Cota will not be at the airport. Cota, 52, was fired by the Cincinnati Reds today after going 16-22 in his first managerial job. The firing was a surprise as Cota was hired in the off-season, getting his first shot to run a big league team. The now former Reds manager did not return calls seeking comment. Veteran minor league manager Bill Bell will take over the club and meet the team in Pittsburgh. Bell, who had interviewed for the position in the off-season, was hired soon after Cota had reportedly received word of the decision. The Tampa Bay Rays will not receive compensation as they agreed to release Bell from his contract as manager of their AAA affiliate, the Durham Bulls. The Bulls have struggled to a 12-29 record so far this year. In his 17 years as a minor league manager, Bell has won two championships, made the playoffs six times and posted a 1,065-1,056 record. He led the Colorado Springs Sky Sox from 1995-2004, making the playoffs three times - and winning a Pacific Coast League championship - with the AAA club. He tasted defeat during his two-year stint with the Salt Lake Bees in 2005 and 2006, going 108-152, before moving on to the Indianapolis Indians. In four years with the Indians, Bell went to the playoffs twice and guided the club to a championship in 2009.