Dodger Thoughts: Coach, Husband, Father, Scout

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Bronx Banter: A Piercing Eye on the Hawk
Published 1/23/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... suggests that the Yankees' real hope in adding him is that their new skipper will display the flexibility of thought and approach that his predecessor lacked when it came to bullpen management and that, as a result, by mid-year, younger, better, cheaper arms that will help form the core of the 2009 pen will have emerged to push Hawk down the depth chart where his sort of unspectacular consistency will prove to be more valuable. In other news, Jon Weisman has the full report on Don Mattingly's departure from Joe Torre's full-time coaching staff in L.A. Knowing that the ...

Spanning the Globe, NL Style
Published 1/24/2008 by cardinal70 at C70 At The Bat
... before he even got started. That “personal issues” line is tough to hear, because it often means some turmoil is going on in a person’s off-field life and you never want anyone to have to go through that. A Yankee board reported that Mattingly and his wife of 28 years were separating–I hope that’s not true as well. Mattingly’s replacement is a name Cardinal fans might recognize–Mike Easler, who was a hitting coach under Tony for a couple of years. However, I didn’t know he’d actually sued the club over his dismissal . Milwaukee Brewers Blog: ...