A little more than two years later , he fired Nixon and rode the elevator downstairs to the dugout .
In 1988 , then - general manager Bobby Cox fired Chuck Tanner and promoted Russ Nixon from the minors .
A little more than two years later , Bobby Cox fired Russ Nixon and rode the elevator downstairs to the dugout .
In 1988 , then - general manager Bobby Cox fired Chuck Tanner and promoted Russ Nixon from the minors .