Well, Cardinal fans, it happened.
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I still would have hired Rudy Jaramillo. He's a proven hitting coach that is looking for a job.
Not to mention one of the most respected, if not the most respected hitting coach in the game.
Like I said, my biggest hang up about McGwire as a hitting coach is his lack of experience. Definately a wait and see deal for me.
Not to mention one of the most respected, if not the most respected hitting coach in the game.
Like I said, my biggest hang up about McGwire as a hitting coach is his lack of experience. Definately a wait and see deal for me.
As a diehard Cards fan, I'm kind of liking this hire. McGwire pushed for Pujols to get to the bigs back in 2001 when he replaced Bonilla in spring training... and has also turned Skip Schumacher into an above average leadoff hitter... Matt Holliday also credits McGwire with tons of offseason help.
You should check McGwire's list of hitters that he works out with in the winters... He's done some good work.
You should check McGwire's list of hitters that he works out with in the winters... He's done some good work.
Your baseball knowledge was on full display in the epic Carpenter vs Smoltz debate. Shall we link it for everyone to enjoy?
I think it was a pretty good hire. He has done some pretty good work with some of these players in the off season. He will work out fine in st. Louis
A staff with Lou Piniella, Larry Rothschild as the pitching coach and Rudy Jaramillo as the hitting coach is about as good as you can get.
just because a player was a power hitter as a player, it does not mean that he will expect all of the other hitters to be power hitters, or that is the only style of hitting that he can cater to. See Skip Shumaker, who McGwire has worked with.
For example, Rod Carew was a contact hitter, and a renown bunter. He was supposedly so good at bunting, it was said that you could put a handkerchief on the ground, and he could bunt the ball where it would land on the handkerchief every time, no matter where you put it.
Anyway, he was the hitting coach for the Angels and the Brewers, and like McGwire a HOF caliber player. Some of his hitting disciples- Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, and Garrett Anderson- all power hitters.
To me, at the MLB level, the main job of the hitting coach is to basically try to detect flaws that the batters go through during the course of the season and how teams are attacking them at the plate- and they all will have slumps during the course of the season- and basically sit down with video and try to help the hitters figure out how teams are pitching them, how to help them adjust. And when I say flaws, I'm talking about very minor things like keeping their shoulder in, and not let it fly open, and stuff like that. Not totally retooling their swings or anything like that.
For example, Rod Carew was a contact hitter, and a renown bunter. He was supposedly so good at bunting, it was said that you could put a handkerchief on the ground, and he could bunt the ball where it would land on the handkerchief every time, no matter where you put it.
Anyway, he was the hitting coach for the Angels and the Brewers, and like McGwire a HOF caliber player. Some of his hitting disciples- Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, and Garrett Anderson- all power hitters.
To me, at the MLB level, the main job of the hitting coach is to basically try to detect flaws that the batters go through during the course of the season and how teams are attacking them at the plate- and they all will have slumps during the course of the season- and basically sit down with video and try to help the hitters figure out how teams are pitching them, how to help them adjust. And when I say flaws, I'm talking about very minor things like keeping their shoulder in, and not let it fly open, and stuff like that. Not totally retooling their swings or anything like that.
Hey Alphonso, how about you take a pitch every once in a while, and try to go to right field every now and again.
17 you old man. I am Alphonso 17ing Soriano. I was 30-30 like five years ago. I make $19 million a year. I DO WHAT I WANT!
Hey Milton, just take your mind off the press and the fans, and just concentrate on hitting like you did when we were in Texas.
#(&$#$(*#$ you and the #($&@#(&% horse you rode in on you racist.
Hey Aramis, you're in a little but of a funk. Wanna do some cage work today?
Ow! My back!
Hey Geo, I've noticed some differences in your rookie year and this year. Let's look at some tape.
Heh....heh....heeeeeey maaaan.....you got any chips or brownies or anything?
Hey Aaron Miles, you got like three hits in the second half. Want to get some extra BP today?
Do you know who I am? I am Aaron Miles and I played for the SAINT LOUIS BY GOD CARDINALS. So 17 off.
Hey Kosuke, what's with all this pulling off the ball in every AB?
(indecipherable Japanese gibberish)
Hey Zambrano, why are you still in the cage? Get out there and shag flies.
I'm the best hitter on the team so how about you BACK THE 17 OFF BEFORE I DRILL YOU WITH A FASTBALL.
Hey Theriot, I think I see some things in your swing that we could fix and make you more of a doubles hitter.
How does my hair look?
17 you old man. I am Alphonso 17ing Soriano. I was 30-30 like five years ago. I make $19 million a year. I DO WHAT I WANT!
Hey Milton, just take your mind off the press and the fans, and just concentrate on hitting like you did when we were in Texas.
#(&$#$(*#$ you and the #($&@#(&% horse you rode in on you racist.
Hey Aramis, you're in a little but of a funk. Wanna do some cage work today?
Ow! My back!
Hey Geo, I've noticed some differences in your rookie year and this year. Let's look at some tape.
Heh....heh....heeeeeey maaaan.....you got any chips or brownies or anything?
Hey Aaron Miles, you got like three hits in the second half. Want to get some extra BP today?
Do you know who I am? I am Aaron Miles and I played for the SAINT LOUIS BY GOD CARDINALS. So 17 off.
Hey Kosuke, what's with all this pulling off the ball in every AB?
(indecipherable Japanese gibberish)
Hey Zambrano, why are you still in the cage? Get out there and shag flies.
I'm the best hitter on the team so how about you BACK THE 17 OFF BEFORE I DRILL YOU WITH A FASTBALL.
Hey Theriot, I think I see some things in your swing that we could fix and make you more of a doubles hitter.
How does my hair look?