Great manager I don't think so, 0-20 his teams last 20 one run games. EddieMac have you been in the drug cabinet again?
If you have one of the 5 highest payrolls in baseball, that alone should make you a contender in any division, especially Atlanta. For many of those years he had the highest payroll in all of baseball, the Yankees of the 80's. You should win the division.
Here is Bobby without talent:
1978
NL West Atlanta 37 162 69 93 .426 6
1979
NL West Atlanta 38 160 66 94 .413 6
1980
NL West Atlanta 39 161 81 80 .503 4
1981
NL West Atlanta 40 55 25 29 .463 4 First half of season
1981
NL West Atlanta 40 52 25 27 .481 5 Second half of season
1982
AL East Toronto 41 162 78 84 .481 6
1983
AL East Toronto 42 162 89 73 .549 4
1984
AL East Toronto 43 163 89 73 .549 2
1985
AL East Toronto 44 161 99 62 .615 1
Nothing too impressive there.
It's kind of like saying Phil Jackson is the greatest coach ever. He has only had arguably the best players ever in the game to coach. Phil can talk about greatness when he takes the Clipper or Timberwolves to the championship.