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The first Hurdle: New Rangers hitting instructor must use soft touch as much as he uses soft-toss
There was only one thing worse than watching Alex Rodriguez's attempt at being a gracious winner last night and that was watching Chris Rose interview anybody. But when Alex had issued his last Ric Flair "whoo" impersonation and Rose had...
Rangers might hire hitting coach today
star-telegram.com — The replacement for Rudy Jaramillo will come from a field of four finalists.... (more) Rangers might hire hitting coach today
Clint Hurdle the hitting coach: A closer look at his results with the Colorado Rockies
rangersblog.dallasnews.com — Now that the Rangers have a hitting instructor in place, it all becomes about the results. So,... what kind of results did Clint Hurdle get during his five full seasons as the Colorado Rockies hitting instructor? The chart below should... (more) Clint Hurdle the hitting coach: A closer look at his ...
Texas Rangers will hire Clint Hurdle as hitting coach today
star-telegram.com — The decision to hire Hurdle was reached Tuesday, though an offer wasn’t extended until Wednesday.... (more) Texas Rangers will hire Clint Hurdle as hitting coach today
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Evan Grant on Clint Hurdle
Lone Star Ball — ... Evan Grant says that Clint Hurdle should be announced today as the Rangers' hitting coach, with the decision having been made earlier this week.  He also goes on to talk about why Hurdle makes sense as the pick, and the challenges that lie ahead for him...check it out...

Clearing a Hurdle
Uwe Blog — ... Castilla, Helton and Bichette were all averaging 40+ homers a year. Almost the Rangers of the American League. Walker won a home run championship under Hurdle's watch. MVPs Larry Walker. Not near the output Jaramillo had, but it'd be hard to anyway. Stats In 2001, the Rockies were top five in runs, hits, home runs, average and on-base percentage. In 2000, they were first in hits and average and second in OBP and runs. Evan Grant had a great story today about what Hurdle needs to do to start and in general. He ...

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