Official: Angels Eric Hinske new hitting coach

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't a hitting coach know how to hit or at least have 1 season hitting of at least .300?

[arch stanton]

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

[tdawg87]

24 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't a hitting coach know how to hit or at least have 1 season hitting of at least .300?

I don't know. The AL champs have a hitting coach who had 1 career hit. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

I don't know. The AL champs have a hitting coach who had 1 career hit. 

We should have got Johnny Mac in that case.

[Second Base]

22 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

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

Hinske did and now he teaches, so there goes that logic.

[tdawg87]

Rod Carew, one of the greatest hitters of all time, was the hitting coach during 1992, the year Gary Gaetti led the team with 12 homeruns.

Success as a player doesn't necessarily translate to success as a coach.

[arch stanton]

21 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Hinske did and now he teaches, so there goes that logic.

It wasn't meant to be logical. It was meant to be a light jab at all the teachers, myself included, on the board. You can unclench and relax now

[IEAngelsfan]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

Bartolo always looked like he was undefeated in that battle.

I don't know about that.  Was Sabathia ever a teammate? 

[tomsred]

5 hours ago, nate said:

Glad they went with someone young.  I just worry that it wont mesh well with Scioscia.

I don’t think they would have hired him without running him by Scioscia Nate, he’s on Scioscia’s staff and reports to him.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

1 hour ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't a hitting coach know how to hit or at least have 1 season hitting of at least .300?

Charlie Lau was one of the best hitting coaches ever.

[Troll Daddy]

If a player hasn’t figured out their swing by the time they reach the majors ... very few do afterwards 

[Bull58]

9 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Maybe he can also play 2nd base.

Manny Mota pinched hit for the Dodgers when he was a coach during the early 80's so why not.

[Billy_Ball]

Hinske was Assistant Hitting Coach for the Cubs.  Paul Sorrento got screwed.

[Stradling]

8 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

If a player hasn’t figured out their swing by the time they reach the majors ... very few do afterwards 

If it was that simple teams wouldn’t have hitting coaches.  Hell a lot of teams, including the Angels, have assistant hitting coaches.

[eligrba]

10 hours ago, arch stanton said:

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

Those who can't teach, administrate or become managers.

[Tank]

10 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Rod Carew, one of the greatest hitters of all time, was the hitting coach during 1992, the year Gary Gaetti led the team with 12 homeruns.

Success as a player doesn't necessarily translate to success as a coach.

wayne gretzky wasn't a very successful coach in the NHL. whether it was him or the awful phoenix coyotes is up for debate. Magic Johnson wasn't a very good coach, either.

[Blarg]

The Lakers played well initially, winning five of their first six games under Johnson, but after losing the next five games, Johnson announced that he was resigning as coach after the season. The Lakers finished the season on a ten-game losing streak, and Johnson's final record as a head coach was 5–11

So, maybe not.

[Tank]

11 hours ago, IEAngelsfan said:

I don't know about that.  Was Sabathia ever a teammate? 

while both played for the indians, they played there at different times i believe, so they wouldn't have been teammates. the two of them together could have put golden corral out of business.

[Tank]

19 minutes ago, ANAHEIMBOB said:

If Magic Johnson  got to coach  the Lakers for 18 years, including when they had shaq and kobe together, he would have more then 1 championship.

fixed it for you.

[nate]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

If it was that simple teams wouldn’t have hitting coaches.  Hell a lot of teams, including the Angels, have assistant hitting coaches.

Eh, I kinda disagree.  I think TD is mostly correct.  Hitting coaches are more to help hitters that are struggling with their mechanics to get them back to when they were successful and to formulate match up strategies than to teach them how to hit.

[Stradling]

28 minutes ago, nate said:

Eh, I kinda disagree.  I think TD is mostly correct.  Hitting coaches are more to help hitters that are struggling with their mechanics to get them back to when they were successful and to formulate match up strategies than to teach them how to hit.

I completely agree with this

[nate]

Just now, Stradling said:

I completely agree with this

are you feeling ok?

[Stradling]

39 minutes ago, nate said:

are you feeling ok?

Yes

[greginpsca]

5 hours ago, ANAHEIMBOB said:

If Magic Johnson  got to coach  the Lakers for 18 years he would have more then 1 championship.

Not with the teams they have been trotting out there lately.

[Second Base]

20 hours ago, arch stanton said:

It wasn't meant to be logical. It was meant to be a light jab at all the teachers, myself included, on the board. You can unclench and relax now

I won't unclench until I get a diamond out of this one.