It kills two birds with one stone (We don’t have to hear him talk about food anymore). Plus, the guy does really have a ton of pitching knowledge. This of course, is in stark contrast to the spherical turd currently collecting a paycheck for nothing.

i really think he could actually pull it off …

instead of miley, make hatcher the bench coach or casey the bench coach and leave hatcher at 1b. he doesn’t need to go.

i’m hesitant to bring up sweet. if you bring him up you lose that talent in the AAA where we need it. roll out the money van and get valentine or johnson …. ie, someone who will rip up the umpires and players.

merker goes in the booth and weathers/rhodes are the playing coaches.

greg maddux bypasses pitching coach and goes straight to manager imo with his brother as his pitching coach … perhaps in atlanta when bobby goes?

I’ll take Tom Emanski and my hitting coach can be Fred McGriff since they already get along so well

They could teach the young team about winning for sure. Keep Hatcher at first. Maybe Billy Bates at third. Paul O’Neill for hitting coach. Norm Charlton as pitching coach. Bench coach Herm Winningham. Randy Myers in the bullpen, with Jeff Reed as bullpen catcher. As far as manager, I don’t know. Ron Oester seems like a good guy. And definitely Glenn Braggs as strength and conditioning coach.

Sweet to look at, but very few have the bat speed to pull it off. Still, he’s gotta be better than Brook.

and whoever he wants to bring with him, John Kruk included.

Then maybe we’ll get an ESPN game early in the season before we’re a shell of a AA team.

I don’t think he’d take crap from anyone…

Although the award was later named for Paul O’Neil – ron was one of the best in his day.

but I don’t think either will accept a job managing a non-contender. With that in mind:

   Manager: Clint Hurdle. I thought for years he’d make a fine manager. I liked him in Colorado.
   Hitting coach: Mike Lum. Solid minor league experience. Member of the BRM.
   Pitching coach: Orel Hershiser. As close to Maddux as I can come.
   First base: Billy Hatcher. Has done a fine job.
   Third base: Lenn Sakata. Former Giants minor league manager, now in Japan.
   Bench: Jim Lett. Former Reds minor leaguer with wealth of coaching experience and a terrific demeanor.
   Bullpen: Lee Smith. Works well with young pitchers.

There are lots of other folks I’d consider for various positions such as Joe Coleman, Cesar Cedeno, Les Lancaster, Gary Carter, Steve Roadcap, Ron Oester, Ray Sadecki, Pete Incaviglia, Jay Bell, Garry Templeton, Marty Scott, Butch Henry, Chad Tredaway, Steve Shirley and others.

Have any fans ever liked their team’s third base coach?

A couple of times, here and there.

I agree that wholesale change is the only way to go at this point, and the last thing I want is someone else’s garbage. Take a chance by hiring the young guy with the sharp eye from another organization BEFORE he becomes an insanely hot commodity.

Ultimately, I want a competent hitting coach. Then a competent pitching coach. Then we can get to the rest. The day I’m only complaining about the 3B coach is a happy day for this boy.

1st Base – Billy Hatcher is one of the best
3B – Buddy Bell? I’d just as soon have a younger more sabremetrically oriented guy there – Crolfer e.g.
Pitching coach – Orel Hershieser is my choice
Relievers coach – David Weathers ( as soon as he retires)
Bench Coach – I like Speier – I’m 180% against a motor mouth, methinks a conduit to the manager for the players is one of the roles that a good bench coach provides. Could you imagine Chad Ochocino a a bench coach…
Manager – Pete will never manage again. – I’m liking Ryne Sandberg at the moment.