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Mickey Hatcher Would Like the Angels to Start Hitting Before He Loses His Job
Mickey Hatcher Would Like the Angels to Start Hitting Before He Loses His Job
The Los Angeles Angels are in first place in the AL West, and are about to start a very important (okay, as important as a series can be halfway through the season) series with the Oakland Athletics in Anaheim tonight. They're only 4.5 games ahead of Oakland at the moment, and they're coming off a series against the Dodgers in which they lost two of three and couldn't hit their way out of a ...
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Mickey Hatcher Would Like the Angels to Start Hitting Before He Loses His Job
Foul Balls — ... of Oakland at the moment, and they're coming off a series against the Dodgers in which they lost two of three and couldn't hit their way out of a paper bag. For goodness sake, Jered Weaver threw a damn no-hitter on Saturday and the Angels still lost. In the three games against the Dodgers, the Angels hit .161 and managed to score one run. That's why hitting coach Mickey Hatcher is going to be a little more assertive in today's hitters meeting .... Continue reading at FanHouse

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