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As baseball season comes down to the final stretch, which NL managers will have the most success? FOXSports.com's Jim Bowden breaks down the top skippers.

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" I don't Barry Le Brock please be joined by four Major League general manager Jim Bowden Jim. Thanks for joining us has always about a month and a half that a goal in the regular season the talk about National League managers. -- start with a turnaround in Denver unbelievable the way Jim Tracy's turn the Rockies around. Now stretched -- what do you see from them that's the way."

" Jim Tracy has done a phenomenal job and he's the opposite style when -- who has you know I was fired after an eighteen and twenty start on May twenty ninth. Jim Tracy came that completely out of style he's enthusiastic. -- a lot of energy communicates great with the players and he's got a tremendous effect no question about it on the baseball team. -- the big question is you know he was fired from both the Pirates and Dodgers one of the major reasons what's he became extremely negative. When things went bad -- so far nothing has gone wrong with Colorado Rockies. They have a difficult schedule September. They're Beatrice is to see if he's learned from his previous. Substance to see if he makes the adjustment to September."

" Interesting dichotomy in the National League central talk about it a couple of grizzly old veterans yet of course you know the two guys talk about total Russa Cardinals and -- and -- of the Cubs. What do you see from their respective styles and and who serves his team better -- that -- at two Hall of Fame managers."

" With completely different styles on the lewis' completely cerebral these final on most intelligent -- it's kind of like a lawyer and an engineer. And the lawyer doctor all put into one you know any time I was around the batting cage with Tony around 4 o'clock I would ask Tony. You know how you doing Tony look at me said Jim I'll tell you after the game. That others can gain the upper ten games back that's how intense Tony La Russa is. He is the best that the sixth seventh eighth inning with matchups late in the game he's extremely serious about Chicago loop -- is the complete opposite. He's the best motivating manager in baseball he's firing probably the most fiery manager we've seen since Billy Martin and got to know little little bit he's not quite as aggressive as he used to be. We'll put the Cubs players have been able it get away a lot more than they used to but that's going to change come September his blues like Sharks in water when he smelled the blood you better watch out. There's a reason he's -- manager of the year a couple of times the reason he's one. A World Series his motivational skills will show up in September a couple of the chance the wild card but not the cards. Are hard to believe that the Cubs Cardinals only be one more time the rest of the way in mid September 3 game series in Saint Louis. About Bobby Cox and a guy he he's there every single year what makes him so effective. Ways the most respected manager in baseball would keep him has always been the starting pitching. And since Maddux Glavine smoltz left they have -- have to get the starting pitching the -- they wanted it. They're finally getting back now with with rookie Tommy. He and jumping up and being that ace that he is -- jerked into the trade for last year tremendous trade. With the Tigers and then of course the veterans Javier Vazquez isn't there well Bobby Cox finally as the starters -- options -- out of closing out in the eighth and ninth inning. The truth of the matter is Bobby's very steady the one thing we know what Bobby Cox. They'll be rejected from at least three games and -- number and he'll be in the pennant race until the very -- that smoltz Glavine Maddux but I mean he's got he's got horses once again. Dodgers slumped a bit recently ate up thirteen down come into action on Monday night but. Talk about a guy -- there's no panic in him manager Joe Torre is that guy you want it. If things -- wrong need to get go right you define serenity he's done masterful job with this -- team. He handled the Manny Ramirez situations who's anybody in baseball. He kept all the -- call in the media the fans in the front office. During the Manny Ramirez controversy. And now what he's done is he's developing young players in the tremendous fashion. The job he's done a plate and -- shop. -- here and of course Matt Kemp hit -- but the bottom line up almost the entire year until just recently keeping him humble. Is he knew his make up was a little bit over the edge. But this has been Joe Torre's best job he's got a team has got a chance to the World Series of Billingsley and -- can get the job done. Come October the only question about Joe style as he always over uses -- then. Broxton is lost effectiveness lately he needs to rest him and Sheryl in September so they're ready and."

" So we'll -- of course the great addition Loeb boosted that. And for Joe Torre are intrigued too by -- and -- hi Tim thanks a lot -- take the time don't forget foxsports.com. As he covered for all of you baseball needs for Jim Bowden Daryl Brock. It next."

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