Angels changing hitting coach?

[HBMike]

1. Susan Slusser â€@susanslusser  2h2 hours ago

   Again, w/ correct spelling, sources tell Chronicle that Dave Hansen a candidate for #Athletics hitting job if not promoted by #Angels.

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   Mike Becannon â€@HBMike27  2h2 hours ago

   @susanslusser Why would the Angels promote him, has something happened to Don Baylor?

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   Susan Slusser â€@susanslusser  2h2 hours ago

   @HBMike27 he has had some physical issues that might make a different coaching spot a possibility.

Edited October 20, 2014 by HBMike

[HBMike]

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[Taylor]

"The Angels are looking for a new hitting coach?"

 

[Taylor]

Darn you, HBMike.

[Brandon]

Promoted to what?

 

When is the last time a team replaced their hitting coach when they had the best offense in baseball?

 

Misleading thread title to get views for self Twitter promotion.

[HBMike]

Promoted to what? The main hitting coach.

 

Misleading thread title to get views for self Twitter promotion.

 

I could give a shit if i had one follower on twitter, also not sure how its misleading when that's what the a reporter is saying. 

 

When is the last time a team replaced their hitting coach when they had the best offense in baseball?

I guess you did not read all of my post, so hear it is again. 

 

Susan Slusser â€@susanslusser  2h2 hours ago

@HBMike27 he has had some physical issues that might make a different coaching spot a possibility.

Edited October 20, 2014 by HBMike

[HBMike]

I personally do NOT want Dave Hansen as the hitting coach, didn't he get fired from the Dodgers? I hope Baylor is Ok and able to stay on the hitting coach. 

Edited October 20, 2014 by HBMike

[Brandon]

His "physical issues" were him breaking his leg trying to catch a first pitch.

 

It's an anomaly. 

[laagamer]

How about we sign who the f*ck ever the hitting coach was on the Rangers in '10?

 

lol 

[Splint7438]

I chatted with Don Baylor at the Fanfest Sunday BP and Q&A with Tim Mead. He was thrilled to be back with the Angels. I mentioned that it had been a long time since he was in an Angels uniform. And he said " too long". Gave me the impression that this is exactly where he wants to be. If he were to step down it would be to stop working I think.

[HBMike]

His "physical issues" were him breaking his leg trying to catch a first pitch.

 

It's an anomaly. 

Baylor is suffering from multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that damages the patient's bones. He was diagnosed in 2003. In a June 2013 interview posted by the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he was a coach, he talked about drug treatments and his stem cell transplant. At the time, he told interviewers about his current bone health:

http://www.examiner.com/article/don-baylor-s-broken-leg-not-unusual-with-multiple-myeloma

[Brandon]

Exactly. He wouldn't have came back if it was an issue.

 

You could essentially make that same dumb claim every year because he has a condition.

[Erstad Grit]

No more Dodger hitting coaches who were not good MLB hitters please. 

[Lou]

Exactly. He wouldn't have came back if it was an issue.

You could essentially make that same dumb claim every year because he has a condition.

he may have the same disease every year, but his actual condition is constantly changing.

My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in Dec of 2012 and have taken her for bloodwork every week since and see every test result. I also have a consultation with her oncologist every 3 weeks. I say this so you know that my comment comes from personal experience.

Fortunately, chemo treatment for MM has progressed quite a bit in the last few years.

Edited October 20, 2014 by Lou

[Ohtaniland]

he may have the same disease every year, but his actual condition is constantly changing.

My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in Dec of 2012 and have taken her for bloodwork every week since and see every test result. I also have a consultation with her oncologist every 3 weeks. I say this so you know that my comment comes from personal experience.

Fortunately, chemo treatment for MM has progressed quite a bit in the last few years.

 

Lou sorry to hear about your mom. Your own personal experience certainly sheds some light on why I would completely understand if Don Baylor needs to step back. Thanks for sharing and I hope everything turns out good for her.

[ukyah]

he has a terminal illness. god knows what his life necessitates. i choose not to speculate.

[Sherlock31]

Dave Hansen is a career .260 hitter himself, I mean if you don't know how to hit yourself, how do you teach others to hit? 

[gurn67]

Dave Hansen is a career .260 hitter himself, I mean if you don't know how to hit yourself, how do you teach others to hit? 

Charlie Lau only hit .255 for his career.

[Inside Pitch]

Dave Hansen is a career .260 hitter himself, I mean if you don't know how to hit yourself, how do you teach others to hit? 

 

Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.   Josh Hamilton could hit pretty well for most of his career....  Would you want him as a hitting coach?  How about Vlad?   Makes sense that a guy who struggled and needed to try everything and anything would make a good coach.

[tdawg87]

MATH-IS

[Angel Oracle]

Ted Williams = Exhibit A of HOF players who had little patience for teaching others.

 

Meanwhile, Walt Hriniak had a career .586 OPS in 111 career PA's, but joined Charlie Lau as two of the most recognized ever hitting coaches.  

 

Those who can, do.   Those who can't, teach. 

Edited October 20, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Inside Pitch]

 

Those who can, do.   Those who can't, teach. 

 

I quoted that idiom too -- it's interesting to see how over time it's viewed as less of an insult than it was originally intended by George Bernard Shaw. 

[Bruce Nye]

I just read that Chili Davis is the new RS hitting coach.  Why would the Ath get rid of him?

 

 

 

http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/20/boston-red-sox-hire-chili-davis-hitting-coach

Edited October 20, 2014 by Bruce Nye

[RallyMo]

Dave Hansen is a career .260 hitter himself, I mean if you don't know how to hit yourself, how do you teach others to hit?

You might want to ask fellow .260 lifetime hitter...

Don Baylor.

[KevinJ14]

I have a theory that people that don't play much seem to learn from the game more than people who play. Because it translates to other sports as well.