October 21, 201114 yr I guess this proves Walker has a lot more respect around baseball than most on this board thought.
October 21, 201114 yr It's good to know that unqualified people have never stuck around far too long in any field of work.
October 21, 201114 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 05:26 PM) I guess this proves Walker has a lot more respect around baseball than most on this board thought. I gave you your props in the thread discussing him being interviewed in Atlanta.
October 21, 201114 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 06:35 PM) He's gonna ruin Freddy Freeman and Jason Heyward. Heyward was a horrid hitter in 2011. If he's a horrid hitter in 2012 most here will say Walker ruined him. If he snaps back, most will say Walker had nothing to do with it. Edited October 22, 201114 yr by Dick Allen
October 21, 201114 yr I've always disliked the word "horrid", mostly because I think it's too much like "horrible" and it just sounds unfinished.
October 21, 201114 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 06:48 PM) Heyward was horrid in 2011. If he's horrid in 2012 most here will say Walker ruined him. If he snaps back, most will say Walker had nothing to do with it. As much as I dislike Walk, this is 100% true!!
October 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 06:51 PM) I've always disliked the word "horrid", mostly because I think it's too much like "horrible" and it just sounds unfinished. I think an English teacher would gag at the way I used it. I will change it to say he was a horrid hitter.
October 22, 201114 yr Well...I'm sure everyone with the Braves is familiar with Beckham and that entire situation, and know about all the time that Walker spent with Gordon. Must be a growing feeling around the game that nobody in baseball can "fix" Gordon and that the problems are all in his head... They're trusting a lot of their younger hitters to Walk. The theory always was that he was more successful with veterans than younger players, I guess with the possible exception of Quentin in 2008.
October 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 07:02 PM) I think an English teacher would gag at the way I used it. I will change it to say he was a horrid hitter. I just don't like the word
October 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 11:22 AM) Exactly. Plus, if anyone watched Atlanta at the end of the season, they really couldn't hit much worse. But with Walker the potential there is to hit worse. We seen it here.
October 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 11:52 AM) And maybe one day Joe will actually have an idea of what a journalist does and appreciate the work that everyone else in the Chicago media does. Really? He already doing that.
October 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 05:26 PM) I guess this proves Walker has a lot more respect around baseball than most on this board thought. Respect is one thing, being good at his job is another. Norv Turner seems to get a lot of work in the NFL. He sucks.
October 23, 201114 yr In AJC Determined to get more from their hitters in 2012, the Braves didn’t just hire Greg Walker as their new hitting coach but also got him an assistant. Ex-White Sox hitting coach Walker was hired to replace fired Braves hitting coach Larry Parrish, and Scott Fletcher was hired for a hybrid role as assistant hitting coach — a new position for the Braves — and advance scout. Braves general manager Wren said he and manager Fredi Gonzalez agreed the Walker-Fletcher partnership would give the Braves a “dynamic” tandem for instructing hitters in the improved approach that Braves officials expect in 2012. The old Sox combo in Hotlanta!
October 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 08:39 PM) Respect is one thing, being good at his job is another. Norv Turner seems to get a lot of work in the NFL. He sucks. Sucks as a head coach, think he is a great Offensive Coordinator or QB coach. Not sure what Greg Walker is good at.
October 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 09:24 PM) Sucks as a head coach, think he is a great Offensive Coordinator or QB coach. Not sure what Greg Walker is good at. Working hard.
October 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (MAX @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 10:31 PM) Working hard. Whoa, 2004 Presidential debate flashback
October 23, 201114 yr Atlanta is a premier organization with lots of young talent. Maybe we needed a change in Chicago, but I think Atlanta saw that Walker is pretty good in his own right.
October 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Oct 23, 2011 -> 05:41 PM) Atlanta is a premier organization with lots of young talent. Maybe we needed a change in Chicago, but I think Atlanta saw that Walker is pretty good in his own right. Certainly. The White Sox offensive juggernaut the last few years proves it. Especially the way Sox hitters like to work a pitcher to get a favorable count, which means a better pitch to hit. Edited October 23, 201114 yr by SI1020
October 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (SI1020 @ Oct 23, 2011 -> 01:34 PM) Certainly. The White Sox offensive juggernaut the last few years proves it. Especially the way Sox hitters like to work a pitcher to get a favorable count, which means a better pitch to hit. Damn, where did my sarcasm meter go?
October 23, 201114 yr QUOTE (kapkomet @ Oct 23, 2011 -> 06:17 PM) Damn, where did my sarcasm meter go? That's a real useful invention.
October 24, 201114 yr Good luck, Mr. Walker. Your time needed to be over here, but by all accounts you worked your tail off, and I hope you succeed back home.
October 25, 201114 yr It always seemed like he was respected by everyone in baseball except the fans.
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