Peeking Towards 2007 pt. 4
My final post looking to next year has to do with the Braves managers/coaches. And off we go...
John Schuerholz: The man behind the streak. Schuerholz is acknowledged as one of the best GM's in baseball and this hold's true. He's already made two moves towards next year by picking up Wickman and Smoltz. What else is up his sleeve?
Bobby Cox: Bobby has been the manager that all managers aspire to have the success of. A freind once put it, "You would love to have him for a marathon, but not for a short track". These days the lifespan of a manager is not long at all as the demand to win now is in high gear. The Marlins have had 8 different managers in only 13 years of existence. Bobby will continue to be manager as long as he is willing. One thing though, please keep Yates off the mound.
Roger McDowell: When Roger McDowell was hired I was suprised and puzzled. The last thing I remember on him was from the infamous "second spitter" episode from Seinfeld. For the most part since Spring Training, the pitching staff seemed to enjoy the more relaxed atmosphere with Roger in town. We'll see if he can turn around Hudson next year.
Terry Pendleton: Can you believe he's been here 5 years already? Terry has had his work cut out since 2003 when the power numbers began to drop. As the saying goes, just like a pitching coach; you can't go out and do the job for the guy. McDowell and Pendleton are both judged by their instruction and statistics. Obviously, if your team has the worst BA or ERA in the league then you'll have some answers to fill. Anyway, this year Pendelton went to work with Mr. Francoeur. His main objective was plate discipline. A tough task to tackle epspecially for an eager kid. Francoeur posted 1/3 of his AB's from this year, last year. Here's a stat showing his number of at bats per BB or K. Not really much improvement on both parts, but it takes time and remember he's only 22.
2005: 23AB/BB : 4AB/K
2006: 29AB/BB : 5AB/K
The offense left Atlanta in late May and didn't return for another month. You can't blame Pendelton for that, but most of the time the hitting coaches are the scapegoats. Pendelton has interviewed for a couple of different managerial jobs over the last couple of year and I think will become one, one day. Will it be in Atlanta?
Fredi Gonzalez: Fredi was promoted a couple of years ago from the minors and has since served as the third base coach for Atlanta. His roots as a manager come through the Marlins farm system before serving as third base coach '99-'01 with the big club. I think Gonzalez will probably land a job either in Florida or Chicago this winter. He seems to be well liked by the team and he's got the Fla. connection.
Glenn Hubbard: Hubbard was a superior fielder and a scrappy hitter in his time. Hubbard has been credited as the one that turned around Marcus Giles during the '03 season. Now, if Giles could only stay healthy. Hubbard may get another opportunity to mold the next 2B in Atlanta if Giles was to move on.
Pat Corrales: He's the guy that takes over when Bobby gets ejected. Corrales is the team's bench coach and his experience goes back about a half a century managing numerous teams.
John Schuerholz: The man behind the streak. Schuerholz is acknowledged as one of the best GM's in baseball and this hold's true. He's already made two moves towards next year by picking up Wickman and Smoltz. What else is up his sleeve?
Bobby Cox: Bobby has been the manager that all managers aspire to have the success of. A freind once put it, "You would love to have him for a marathon, but not for a short track". These days the lifespan of a manager is not long at all as the demand to win now is in high gear. The Marlins have had 8 different managers in only 13 years of existence. Bobby will continue to be manager as long as he is willing. One thing though, please keep Yates off the mound.
Roger McDowell: When Roger McDowell was hired I was suprised and puzzled. The last thing I remember on him was from the infamous "second spitter" episode from Seinfeld. For the most part since Spring Training, the pitching staff seemed to enjoy the more relaxed atmosphere with Roger in town. We'll see if he can turn around Hudson next year.
Terry Pendleton: Can you believe he's been here 5 years already? Terry has had his work cut out since 2003 when the power numbers began to drop. As the saying goes, just like a pitching coach; you can't go out and do the job for the guy. McDowell and Pendleton are both judged by their instruction and statistics. Obviously, if your team has the worst BA or ERA in the league then you'll have some answers to fill. Anyway, this year Pendelton went to work with Mr. Francoeur. His main objective was plate discipline. A tough task to tackle epspecially for an eager kid. Francoeur posted 1/3 of his AB's from this year, last year. Here's a stat showing his number of at bats per BB or K. Not really much improvement on both parts, but it takes time and remember he's only 22.
2005: 23AB/BB : 4AB/K
2006: 29AB/BB : 5AB/K
The offense left Atlanta in late May and didn't return for another month. You can't blame Pendelton for that, but most of the time the hitting coaches are the scapegoats. Pendelton has interviewed for a couple of different managerial jobs over the last couple of year and I think will become one, one day. Will it be in Atlanta?
Fredi Gonzalez: Fredi was promoted a couple of years ago from the minors and has since served as the third base coach for Atlanta. His roots as a manager come through the Marlins farm system before serving as third base coach '99-'01 with the big club. I think Gonzalez will probably land a job either in Florida or Chicago this winter. He seems to be well liked by the team and he's got the Fla. connection.
Glenn Hubbard: Hubbard was a superior fielder and a scrappy hitter in his time. Hubbard has been credited as the one that turned around Marcus Giles during the '03 season. Now, if Giles could only stay healthy. Hubbard may get another opportunity to mold the next 2B in Atlanta if Giles was to move on.
Pat Corrales: He's the guy that takes over when Bobby gets ejected. Corrales is the team's bench coach and his experience goes back about a half a century managing numerous teams.
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