blog.baseballdigestdaily.com - 7/9/2008
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...When the Los Angeles Dodgers return from the All-Star break they will have a new hitting coach. It's no surprise that it will be Don Mattingly who turned the position down at the start of the season to devote time to family as he was in the middle of a divorce. But he has since told the Dodgers he's ready to join in a full time capacity. He will be replacing Mike Easler.
It's Time for Donnie Baseball (Take Two)
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/9/2008 —
Don Mattingly will be removed from his carbon-freeze stasis and will replace Mike Easler as hitting coach at the All-Star Break.
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have decided to replace hitting coach Mike Easler with Don Mattingly at the All-Star Break, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Mattingly originally was hired by manager Joe Torre to be the Dodgers' hitting coach after ...
Notebook: Will Dodgers ever make a move?
msn.foxsports.com 7/9/2008 — The Dodgers could have had CC Sabathia, but didn't pull the trigger. Ken Rosenthal doubts GM Ned Colletti will ever swing a big deal.
Barry to D-Backs?
azsportshub.com 7/9/2008 — Barry Bonds, facing eventual Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy, flied out to center fielder Brady Clark for the third out in the 6th inning of an 11-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. Seems pretty innocuous, considering the never ending list of accomplishments and accolades Bonds had compiled in his career.
But it was significant. The date was September 26, 2007, and it was the last at-bat of ...
We Need Some Juice: Bring Bonds to Shea
wheelhouse.blogspot.com 7/9/2008 — It's about that time of year. That time when the legendary meatheaded assholes of baseball remove their suits of drugs in favor of the more traditional uniform of America's Pastime, which still includes a pretty hefty belt for some reason. In years past, it was Clemens. Now it's Bonds. And I want him in Flushing. We need him in Flushing.
Don Mattingly Is Finally Coming To Los Angeles
firenedcollettinow.com 7/10/2008 — While I think he could still probably hit better than Andruw Jones, he's actually coming back to be the Dodgers' hitting coach.
"With the Dodgers' offense ranking among the worst in the league, the club is expected to change hitting coaches at the All-Star break by replacing Mike Easler with Don Mattingly, according to sources close to the situation who requested anonymity because the move...
Mattingly to rejoin Dodgers after break —
Major League Baseball News 7/10/2008
Don Mattingly is finally ready to become the Dodgers' hitting coach. Mattingly will take over the duties he was originally signed for after the All-Star break. Mike Easler, who had been the interim hitting coach in Mattingly's place, will be shifted ...