Atlanta Braves
Road Trip: Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez
Photos: The AJC's David O'Brien takes a motorcycle ride with new Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, Feb. 2011.



![Gonzalez uses his riding time as personal time, too: "When I was in Florida, I could go in and sneak in some place and sneak out, get dinner some place and nobody recognize you. Here, there's very few places that I don't get recognized -- and I haven't even put the [Braves] uniform on yet." - David O'Brien, AJC](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2WUZFKERQD6XAHEI4THRD7VU6I.jpg?auth=1a26e3a74d4001431942de6f9e0afe088c245ceffc8b7f4047523bb8e099f52f&width=3840&height=1605&smart=true)

![So... will Gonzalez read the paper now? "I can honestly tell you that I don't read it. I've learned not to. But I do know what's going on. Because there's always a coach on the staff that likes to read it. I'll tell [that coach], let me know if somebody pops off in the paper, if they're not happy because they're not happy with their role or whatever. I tell the guys right off the get-go, if you've got something to say, tell me, don't go to the newspaper." - David O'Brien, AJC](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/L5ODP6NNUCKP4KK63LSDFAXS2Y.jpg?auth=b835b3a5e8d78a05f6eefdb9cb22e64dacfa53bd5f1c14ef572f86d505be836c&width=3840&height=2465&smart=true)
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New Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez (right) rode with AJC writer David O'Brien to the North Georgia mountains a few days before leaving for spring training.
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