Alex Anthopoulos is Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff led WCW and professional wrestling to new heights in the late ’90s. WCW was losing money until Bischoff took the reins and led WCW to a $30 million profit in 1998.
Heading into 1999, Turner projected WCW to earn $500 million in revenue.
Similarly, Anthopoulos took the reins of Braves organization that was operating at a loss. In 2018 they brought in a record $442 million in revenue.
After taking over a sinking ship, Bischoff led the WCW to 83 straight weeks as the number one wrestling show on television, supplanting the mighty WWF. Eric Bischoff took control of the company and made some splashy free agent moves acquiring Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash.
Anthopoulos was hired in 2018 and quickly went to work putting together a roster that has earned the Braves two consecutive division titles. He has made some splashy free agent acquisitions in his brief time, including Josh Donaldson, Will Smith, Cole Hamels, and Dallas Keuchel.
Nick Markakis/Bret Hart
Nick Markakis isn’t the most flashy, he doesn’t hit a ton of homers, and he doesn’t draw a ton of attention to himself with silly antics. He goes out and hits .280-300, draws a ton of walks, and makes the plays he is supposed to. In this way, he is the Bret Hart of the Atlanta Braves.
Bret Hart was known as the “Excellence of Execution.” The late-90’s was a time for huge personalities in wrestling and a part of what drew the crowd in was the trash-talking, the ability to be a compelling and entertaining speaker on the microphone. Bret Hart will tell you, talking was not his strong suit. Although he did once provide a very entertaining speech in Pittsburgh in which he called the United States a giant toilet bowl. He added that
"“if you were going to give the country an enema, you’d stick the hose right here in Pittsburgh!”"
@KCutt215 Ha! Truth is I hated saying that "enema" line
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) April 19, 2012
Outside of that, his skill remained between the bells. He was perhaps the most technically-skilled wrestler of all time. He was a fundamentally sound, pro’s pro – just like Nick Markakis.
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