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Catharsis
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mets fired THEIR hitting coach
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/newsday_rickey_henderson_hired_as_mets_hitting_coach/
they hired rickey henderson
and we got stuck with jimmy schu?! |
Henderson was already in the Mets' employ.
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levski
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| levski wrote: |
mets fired THEIR hitting coach
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/newsday_rickey_henderson_hired_as_mets_hitting_coach/
they hired rickey henderson
and we got stuck with jimmy schu?! |
Henderson was already in the Mets' employ.
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Bob A
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| This is great news. I guess you can't fire the whole team so you have to fire the coach... Good luck Mr. Schu. |
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EvilJuan
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While I think the firing of Seitzer was a step in the right direction -- and all the best to you, Mr. Seitzer, in your next endeavor -- the news that his replacement is the man who was the batting coach in 2004 (51-111) is not, as far as I am concerned, cause for any great celebration.
Time will tell... |
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Chris24Young
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Yea, we did score less runs per game IIRC in 04 then now.
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TAP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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While I think the firing of Seitzer was a step in the right direction -- and all the best to you, Mr. Seitzer, in your next endeavor -- the news that his replacement is the man who was the batting coach in 2004 (51-111) is not, as far as I am concerned, cause for any great celebration.
Time will tell... |
From Steve Gilbert at mlb.com, linked earlier in this thread...
This will be Schu's second stint in the position, having previously served as hitting coach in 2004. He did not have his contract renewed at the end of that season and returned to his role as the organization's hitting coordinator. In that capacity he's worked with the team's young hitters on their rise through the system.
"I think Rick Schu has a lot of history with these guys and can get them back to the things that made them successful in the first place," Byrnes said.
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EvilJuan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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From Steve Gilbert at mlb.com, linked earlier in this thread...
In that capacity (Shu has) worked with the team's young hitters on their rise through the system.
"I think Rick Schu has a lot of history with these guys and can get them back to the things that made them successful in the first place," Byrnes said. |
That helps considerably. Thanks, TAP.
I shoulda know that Josh knows what he's doing... 
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levski
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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"I think Rick Schu has a lot of history with these guys and can get them back to the things that made them successful in the first place," Byrnes said.[/b] |
In other words, Schu knows when to shut the fuck up and get out of the way
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tmar
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I read a few of the comments after Nick's article and was laughing my butt off. One guy said this was a mistake of "epic" proportions. OMG |
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| Yeah, I'm sure that now we'll win the division because they fired the hitting coach. |
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TAP
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| tmar wrote: |
| I read a few of the comments after Nick's article and was laughing my butt off. One guy said this was a mistake of "epic" proportions. OMG |
The horror... the horror....
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levski
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| Yeah, I'm sure that now we'll win the division because they fired the hitting coach. |
Who, the Dbacks or the Dodgers?
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levski
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| Yeah, I'm sure that now we'll win the division because they fired the hitting coach. |
A prediction so nice you had to make it twice
You can leave the homerism to us, you know
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| Counsell wrote: |
| Yeah, I'm sure that now we'll win the division because they fired the hitting coach. |
Who, the Dbacks or the Dodgers?
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baldmaga
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| levski wrote: |
| Counsell wrote: |
| Yeah, I'm sure that now we'll win the division because they fired the hitting coach. |
Who, the Dbacks or the Dodgers?
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Now THAT would be a story.
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jimbo4net
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: Seitzer canned as hitting coach |
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About Time! 
Hopefully Schu will work out here the second time around... |
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jimbo4net
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| Oh, more rumors, the two players the FO looking at are: Bobby Abreu and Jermaine Dye. |
Too expensive...
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jimbo4net
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: Seitzer fired |
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| One down & one to go! |
Heh heh heh... 
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William K
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Hopefully the Schu fits... |
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Otacon
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Zing!
Anyway, time to skewer the waiver wire for some Babybacks. |
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WOW...i have 1 busy day and don't look at the forum and BAM! This happens! Awesome!
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Dylan
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So how does this affect the value of my Kevin Seitzer autographed rookie card?
Interestingly enough I got it at a weekend card show, Seitz signed on Sat and on Sun of the show I got Mark Grace's autograph on his rookie card.
Boy looking at Grace in his rookie season and now, he's definitely taken some performance dehancers during his career.
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csktech
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Boy looking at Grace in his rookie season and now, he's definitely taken some performance dehancers during his career. |
Yep lots and lots of six-packs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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"I think Rick Schu has a lot of history with these guys and can get them back to the things that made them successful in the first place," Byrnes said.[/b] |
In other words, Schu knows when to shut the fuck up and get out of the way
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Exactly.
Was Schu the hitting coach for all of 2004 or was he part of the replacement staff? Either way, I don't expect Schu to be the hitting coach next year. He'll probably go back to being the hitting coordinator for the team.
Nice quote from JB:
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Josh Byrnes wouldn't say whether any players had advocated the move.
“I think that sort of discussion, to the extent that it even happened, is better to remain private,” he said. |
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