http://riveraveblues.com/2014/10/feinsand-yankees-fire-hitting-coach-kevin-long-109585/ I knew this was coming...What is next?
...unfreaking believable...Cashman gets another 3 year contract but Long and Kelleher take the blame. Do the Steins actually believe they were the problem?...do they really think this is going to solve anything? ...sacrificial lambs.
and the 1 in charge is safe, shake head, if the real BOSS were still here none of the usual suspects would b back NONE
Long had to go, 1b coach...whatever. As for the 3 yr deal to Cash....its not guaranteed, you can fire someone under contract...sheesh.
...why did Long have to go?...and yes, Cash's contract is not guaranteed, no one's is. But that's not the point. ...plain and simple, the Yanx's poor showing the last 2 years is more of a reflection of Cashman's shortcomings than it is of Long's and Kelleher's, no?
i don't get it! u guys are educated fans, cash is TOLD who to go after, he entertains the potential players with the best the org has to offer, thats where it ends for cash, anything after that lies soley on the skipper, how can you possibly see it any other way? after all, what the heck does girardi get 5 mill a year for? PLEASE help me out here, throw me a bone people, i ask for sharks with lazer beams on its head, you give me mutated cod fish with sparklers
Yep, All problems solved now. The hitting coach who has nobody that can hit and the first base coach who has nothing to do since no one gets on base. And we sign trash man for another 3 years?? Way to go Hal. You are now a bigger Jackass than I thought before. Please sell the team and use all the money u did nothing to earn on an island somewhere.
I don't see anything wrong with dumping Long. Surprised it took this long. His act was getting a little tired, hanging over the railing shooting the breeze and chuckling all the way to the bank as "his" hitters stunk up the place. Time for a different voice/approach ...that's how it goes... ...teams can't/don't fire the players. Same old story for all pro teams... I don't see the big deal over changing the "hitting coach" for a team which not only didn't improve offensively, but actually got worse. Good luck and good riddance to Long!
Boy, its all Long's fault, Girardis too, NO, You couple of kids want to point fingers, then first take them out of your noses, and go fk Cash-hole.... I've heard to much- yeah its Long's fault alright cuz he didn't talk Joe into putting him in the lineup to hit for those anemic bats, yeah its all Long's fault my ass. -The Kidz and Cash-Hole need to fkn gooooo......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were not in High School no more.....welcome to the Big Leagues, now go buy a clue....yeah that's right the board game....Shit while your at it, go buy a Ouija board too....!
...name ONE hitting coach that turned a bad roster into a great hitting team. ...Which do you think was the more logical move, firing Long and Kelleher?...or giving Cashman another 3 years?...Long and Kelleher were made to be scapegoats, period.
Kelleher I just don't get. Long doesn't really surprise me that much, but the real guy that should have been given his walking papers is Cashman. And to a lesser extent Girardi. Personally I just think Hal had to fire somebody.
...and yes, this must have been the right course of action...after all, Milwaukee did the exact same thing. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11676648/milwaukee-brewers-fire-johnny-narron-garth-iorg ...lol
__________________________________ The team's hitting was dreadful - Long was the hitting coach. Either you don't employ a hitting coach because it doesn't make much of a difference,or if you do, he has to be held accountable. This team's "batting results" were BAD and their very poor hitting w/risp especially in the post season these past few years has been well documented. Is he the same "hitting coach" who was unable to help TEX, McCann ..ect hit a routine ground ball in the vicinity of 3b/ss with some semblance of success against the shift? lol They fire offensive and defensive coordinators in the NFL --- who the hell is Kevin Long to be some kind of sacred cow? I'm glad they fired his ass - but I have to admit...I don't see why they let Kelleher go. Good riddance Long! Thank goodness. The stench was getting just a bit too strong.
madonamia! a hitting coach has NOTHING to do with anything, all he is is a the team psychologist! TONY OLIVA, he was 1 of many hitting coaches i had, first off tryin to understand his accent alone was a challenge, heet da pelota, mirra el pelota. look at da pelicans..... he turned NO ONE into anything. he was there to keep himself around the game for the money. do you realize how many pro athletes & amateurs have been exposed to these guys, and how many great hitters have there been?
_______________________________ I hear ya...and that is also why I mentioned in my post (#11) that it was time for a different voice and approach and also- "His act was getting a little tired, hanging over the railing shooting the breeze and chuckling all the way to the bank" Thanks for nothing pasta. I was waaayy ahead of you. Are you drunk? lol
arggggggggggggggggg! girardi would b the the first 1 to tell u he is responsible for everything that goes on on the field, i think if he came to your home, sat down with some of you and told you this himself, out of his own mouth, you would argue with him! but then again, just thinkin bout the how geerotti decided to lay into the guys with a game left in season, i mite hav to get back to the office and re think this 1 for ova awhile..... can i put u guys on hold?
