June 11, 200619 yr I appreciate Greg Walker's history with the Sox organization, but I'm interested in finding a hitting coach better than him. I want a hitting coach as good at his craft as Don Cooper is as pitching coach. Coop has the ability to find and fix fringe pitchers like Loaiza, Contreras and Thornton, and I'd like a hitting coach who could do the same with hitters.
June 12, 200619 yr so far this season its our hitting that has carried the team not the pitching..... but i guess Walker doesnt deserve any credit for that.
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I appreciate Greg Walker's history with the Sox organization, but I'm interested in finding a hitting coach better than him. I want a hitting coach as good at his craft as Don Cooper is as pitching coach. Coop has the ability to find and fix fringe pitchers like Loaiza, Contreras and Thornton, and I'd like a hitting coach who could do the same with hitters. Isn't Greg Walker the one that everyone credits for Crede's turn around? That is what I have heard at least. Besides Uribe and Anderson, who is not hitting on this team anyway? This is the most ridiculous post I have seen yet.
June 12, 200619 yr You know, there's only so much you can do with Juan Uribe. He's going to spin himself to China no matter who is the hitting coach.
June 12, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 07:00 PM) so far this season its our hitting that has carried the team not the pitching..... but i guess Walker doesnt deserve any credit for that. I'm not looking at statistics as much as talent. I think there are better hitting coaches around and would like an upgrade.
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 10:16 AM) I'm not looking at statistics as much as talent. I think there are better hitting coaches around and would like an upgrade. Well how do you propose we get a better hitting coach?
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 07:02 PM) Isn't Greg Walker the one that everyone credits for Crede's turn around? That is what I have heard at least. Besides Uribe and Anderson, who is not hitting on this team anyway? This is the most ridiculous post I have seen yet. He's also the guy who f'd up Crede's swing in the first place IIRC. He's the one who tried to make his swing much more complex than it originally was on Crede's way up through the minors. Uribe also didn't spin himself out when he was doing the leg kick which Frank and Hriniak taught him late last season. I don't like Walker as a hitting coach. He preaches too much pulling and swinging for the fences IMO.
June 12, 200619 yr You mean there are better hitting coaches than Greg Walker? What's wrong with pulling every single ball? So what if we can't hit anything out the outside of the plate.
June 12, 200619 yr You guys are nuts if you think Ozzie will ever fire one of his coaches/friends. Cora could get 100 guys thrown out at home in a year, and Ozzie would support them. I admire the loyalty...not quite sure why, but I do.
June 12, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 07:38 PM) Well how do you propose we get a better hitting coach? I don't know; it's not my job.
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 08:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know; it's not my job. :rolly So why come to a message board to discuss ideas, whine about things, and refuse to offer any suggestions? You don't have to answer this. It's not your job.
June 12, 200619 yr √ Greg Walker √ Juan Uribe √ Joe Crede √ Hawk/DJ and Farmer/Singleton You're about 8% through the organization now, keep up the good work!
June 12, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) √ Greg Walker √ Juan Uribe √ Joe Crede √ Hawk/DJ and Farmer/Singleton You're about 8% through the organization now, keep up the good work! Farmer's cool. QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 08:46 PM) :rolly So why come to a message board to discuss ideas, whine about things, and refuse to offer any suggestions? You don't have to answer this. It's not your job. It's not that I refuse to offer suggestions, but that I don't desire to put forth the effort to find a solution. I figure I'll get the conversation going by whining and finger pointing (my strength), and let others compensate my weakness by finding a solution. A group effort, if you will.
June 12, 200619 yr I think this team has far more pressing concerns than finding a new hitting coach.
June 12, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 09:44 PM) I think this team has far more pressing concerns than finding a new hitting coach. Who says an organization has to fix its problems in order of concern? Yes, ideally we'd upgrade the bullpen with two dominant arms, then upgrade SS, starting rotation, and finally hitting coach, but if KW needs to work out of order, that's fine with me.
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) √ Greg Walker √ Juan Uribe √ Joe Crede √ Hawk/DJ and Farmer/Singleton You're about 8% through the organization now, keep up the good work! Bravo! I've come to realize if its a thread started by Shoota its a knee-jerk, reactionary, negative one without any facts or reasoning to support it. They are amusing to read though!
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) Who says an organization has to fix its problems in order of concern? Yes, ideally we'd upgrade the bullpen with two dominant arms, then upgrade SS, starting rotation, and finally hitting coach, but if KW needs to work out of order, that's fine with me. And why exactly do we need a new hitting coach? You're seriously not gonna blame Uribe being a retard on Walker, are you?
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 06:31 PM) I appreciate Greg Walker's history with the Sox organization, but I'm interested in finding a hitting coach better than him. I want a hitting coach as good at his craft as Don Cooper is as pitching coach. Coop has the ability to find and fix fringe pitchers like Loaiza, Contreras and Thornton, and I'd like a hitting coach who could do the same with hitters. Now something is his fault? You do know what our record is right? Seriously, stop these threads.
June 12, 200619 yr QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) √ Greg Walker √ Juan Uribe √ Joe Crede √ Hawk/DJ and Farmer/Singleton You're about 8% through the organization now, keep up the good work! Just replace everyone in the organization. Shoota should tell JR to sell the team and then tell the new owner to fire EVERYONE. Including all the vendors and janitors.
June 12, 200619 yr Will his next post be about replacing the Miller Light vendor who says "Iiiiiiii goooooottttt beeeeeeeeeeeer!"?
June 12, 200619 yr Yup, firing the hitting coach is always the answer. Von Joshua, Gary Ward, and now Greg Walker, it's obviously always the hitting coach's fault.
June 12, 200619 yr We're one of the better hitting teams in the league. Walker just got a 3 year contract. Summation: Dumb thread.
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