Don Mattingly

by jamesp50014 on Oct 29, 2007 1:34 PM EDT

Looks like another Yankee who won't be coming back is Don Mattingly. I think this guy is in line for a manager's chair soon enough, but I doubt it will be this offseason. Is it possible that he'll be the bench coach and "infield guy" Dusty names this week, even if he's only around for a year or two? What's the good word on Mattingly, anyway?

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Former Cubs third base coach Chris Speier is expected to join Dusty Baker in Cincinnati as bench coach, sources said Sunday.

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by Madville on Oct 29, 2007 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

First things first

Mattingly needs to get ride of those sideburns.

by ken on Oct 29, 2007 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

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by jacob brumfield on Oct 30, 2007 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Speier

Just saw the Speier news--and liked the compliment the article gave him, about being a great 3B coach for Chicago. Seems like a solid staff all around.

by jamesp50014 on Oct 29, 2007 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

Damn it would be nice to have one -

A really great 3rd. base coach that is. Maybe Dusty could make Mark Berry bench coach and Speier 3b coach. I get the feeling Dusty probably won't listen much to the bench coach anyway, so Berry would be in a position where he couldn't do too much damage.

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by Madville on Oct 29, 2007 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

Mattingly

He needs to coach a minor league team.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 29, 2007 5:03 PM EDT reply actions

Speier was

a pretty good shortstop back in the '70's for the SF Giants. I think the players will respect him for being an accomplished Major Leaguer, and not just some wanna-be or never-was. He played with Willy Mays, Bobby Bonds, McCovey, Marichal and all those guys.

Miley and Narron both praised Mark Berry's organizational skills, especially in spring training. Maybe he's a smart guy, just not cut out to make snap decisions at third base.

Mattingly is from Indiana, and it was once discussed trading him to the Reds back in the '80's. The Reds were the only other team besides the Yankees he would have liked to play for, as I remember him telling it.

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by Lonesome George on Oct 29, 2007 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

I remember collecting baseball cards

many years ago and a buddy of mine always seemed to get Chris Speier in every pack. It was uncanny.

Speier was a good player. He was drafted in 1970 and started at SS for the Giants' 1971 West Division champions. He once was traded for another former Reds coach -- Tim Foli -- in a deal with the Expos.

Of course, Chris' kid, Justin, is a reliever with the Angels. If my old pal still collects baseball cards, he probably gets Justin Speier in each pack, now.

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by Thundering Turtle on Oct 30, 2007 12:11 AM EDT reply actions

Infield Guy

The way I see it, the Reds need defensive improvement at the corners, assuming Edwin and Votto will be our primary guys, along with Cantu (I'm also assuming Hatteberg is out). Kepp should be the super-sub and we can say goodbye to Castro, hopefully. We're solid up the middle with Phillips and Gonzalez. I like how the team is coming together defensively, with Hamilton in CF, Dunn being adequate in left, and Griffey or Bruce handling RF.

by jamesp50014 on Oct 30, 2007 3:44 PM EDT reply actions