David Eckstein would like to get back in the game....

[T.G.]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/10/08/david-eckstein-grit-sabermetrics-major-league-job/16926481/

 

Eckstein, now 39 and four years removed from his baseball career, sounds very much ready to leave behind his role as first fan and become a player again – this time in a front office or coaching capacity.

 

"Definitely at some point, I will be back in the game," says Eckstein, who notes he's turned down jobs from major league organizations that he deemed a poor fit or bad timing. "Where I'll be? I haven't actually determined that. It has to be the right scenario."

 

[nate]

Would love to see Eck in the org in some capacity.

[Bruce Nye]

Dino Ebel has been rumored to be a manager this  off-season.  That could mean DiSar moving in as a bench coach.  That could open a coaching spot for Eck.

[ABC]

Eck for bench. Why should D get a promotion?

[Sully151]

Grit Coach

[DoubleOffTheWall]

Our team would be shaking in their cleats as he walked through the hallways

[ELEVEN]

Eck for bench. Why should D get a promotion?

So Disar can be promoted the hell away from 3B?

[ukyah]

i love me some eck. so, if he'd like a job with the angels, then i'd make room for him, particularly on the field.

[JAHV76]

Maybe he could be the new roving infield instructor?

Edited October 9, 2014 by JAHV76

[CAAngelsLifer]

just make him manager for one month out of the year... Scioscia can have the reg season. 

[disarcina]

I a huge DiSar fan as is obvious -- but, truly, folks -- didn't we have more guys tossed out at third base and at home plate this year than ever before???

 

as for getting tossed out at home plate this year -- with the new (ridiculous) 'no blocking the plate rule'  our guys get tossed out at the plate in a year when the runners were mostly called safe all year in MLB because of the silly new rule..........but our guys seem to get tossed out?

 

still like DiSar, though, but as a third base coach,?........well, not so much.

[disarcina]

would like to see Eck back in the game -- perhaps with us as roving infield instructor --a job DiSar once had with us.

 

Cards might get to Eck first.

[nando714]

I never liked eckstein. ..

He was a juicer as well

Don't get the love for this little sport

[2002_halos_II]

I never liked eckstein. ..

He was a juicer as well

Don't get the love for this little sport

Wha?

[CAAngelsLifer]

juiced? do you have a reference for that? 

[ukyah]

i'm gonna love this follow up.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

He's always looked like a juicer! Men don't get a body like that naturally just from working out!

[Chuck]

lol wat?

[Oz27]

I never liked eckstein. ..

He was a juicer as well

Don't get the love for this little sport

Well, this might go down as the worst thing to ever have been put on the internet.

[Make Angels Great Again]

I'm just going to assume that post was sarcasm. No one in their right mind can think that a full grown adult that's slightly larger than my 8 year old niece would be on roids.

[T.G.]

If you read the article it appears that Eckstein seems to be more interested in the front office... it also looks like you could end up in Arizona with Tony LaRussa.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

If you read the article it appears that Eckstein seems to be more interested in the front office... it also looks like you could end up in Arizona with Tony LaRussa.

Hit the road Dipoto!

[ukyah]

If you read the article it appears that Eckstein seems to be more interested in the front office... it also looks like you could end up in Arizona with Tony LaRussa.

 

 

but i don't want to live in arizona.

[Angel Oracle]

We employ one Eck.

Time to employ the other Eck.

[T.G.]

We employ one Eck.

Time to employ the other Eck.

Actually he left to take a coaching job at the University of Kentucky as a hitting coach.