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Saturday, October 25, 2008

The new coaches - whew!

Willie Randolph not among them. That doesn't mean he can't become the Nats next manager. There's no rule that says it has to be someone on staff. But I'm comforted that the brain trust realized it would send a very bad message to put him on the bench now. One seat away and the speculation would start with the first losing streak. Plus, he's not a very good manager.

That said, I think the next manager IS on this staff if the so-called brain trust decides Manny Acta is not the man. I'll repeat that I don't fall in with that line of thinking in any way. I'd rather judge Acta when he's playing with a full deck.

I don't know a lot about any of these new faces. As another blogger wrote yesterday - FireJimBow, I think - do coaches make that much difference? I think a very bad coach or an exceptional coach can make a difference in one direction or the other.

Most don't fall into either category. Most will have their success determined by the quality of the player they are coaching. Leo Mazzone looked like a much better pitching coach in Atlanta when he had Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz than he did in Baltimore when he had *** when he had *** I don't even know who he had. They weren't very good and the best chef can't make chicken salad out of chicken feathers.

Pat Corrales, the Post said, will stay with the organization as a consultant. Consulting on what?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Randy Knorr will be an awesome addition to the coaching staff. He had talent to work with in Potomac, but not only taught them and improved skills, he molded them into a TEAM. Hopefully he will be allowed to fully use his skill and talent in this new position

Anonymous said...

Pat Corrales will consult on the best type of metamucil to get old folks in the organization fiber.

In something completely unrelated, hope you Breeders Cup weekend is going good.

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