tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post1643863215381164295..comments2023-10-26T06:27:10.661-04:00Comments on BOTTOMFEEDER BASEBALL BLOG: Will They Stay or Will They Go?Dave Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-57729796266121094422008-09-26T23:54:00.000-04:002008-09-26T23:54:00.000-04:00ABM, typically the first base coach is also the ba...ABM, typically the first base coach is also the base-running coach, and in the Nats case, Jerry Morales also is the outfielders coach. pitch-by-pitch this season he directed Lastings Milledge where to stand prior to the next pitch. Kearns, Dukes and Harris were all fairly accomplished defenders to begin with. Milledge's improvement this season, or lack thereof, has been at the hands of Morales.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-78724958600329206112008-09-26T23:20:00.000-04:002008-09-26T23:20:00.000-04:00I believe that when Acta was hired I read that the...I believe that when Acta was hired I read that they wanted him to have an experienced bench coach given his own inexperience as a big league manager. Corrales is the guy they got, but I don't know whether it was Bowden or Acta who officially chose him. Either way, it seems he has worked out well and is generally acknowledged to have been instrumental in the development of Flores. I doubt he would be fired, but I could see him deciding on his own to hang it up after 50 years in baseball.<BR/><BR/>I could easily see Harris and Tolman being let go or reassigned. St. Claire isn't going anywhere. The rest of them I don't know much about. What exactly does a first base coach do, anyway, other than collect batters' gloves and such after they reach base?An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-69265315206194033862008-09-26T22:55:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:55:00.000-04:00When I asked Rizzo why don't they let Manny hire h...When I asked Rizzo why don't they let Manny hire his own coaches he said something like, "I think they're all his" but he seemed unsure.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the deal is that Manny inherited St. Claire and Mitchell Page and maybe some others but now it's down to just St. Claire and Manny was allowed to hire replacements.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-43142847188592700152008-09-26T22:48:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:48:00.000-04:00i took the information straight from how it was wo...i took the information straight from how it was worded on MLB.com's coaches page. i've heard the conflicting reports as well, so i had to take the info on MLB.com at face value.<BR/><BR/>either way, there's going to be some change, and it promises to be interesting. it would not shock me if eveyone but St. Claire is released.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-22309417082547808942008-09-26T22:42:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:42:00.000-04:00Your post indicates that everyone but St. Claire w...Your post indicates that everyone but St. Claire was hired by Acta. Were they hired during Acta's tenure or hired BY ACTA?<BR/><BR/>I've read conflicting things on whether Manny has the power to hire his own coaches or not.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.com