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  1. blgridesagain

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    And Kevin Long didn't have a hand in all of this?
     
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    ...no, and neither did Pentland.

    ...but it is nice to see the acknowledgment that hitting does in fact have more to do with the talent of the player rather than some hitting coach, which has been many people's contention from the beginning.
     
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    Rick2583 Chairman of the board

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    WTF????????????????
     
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    Grandy has always been good vs RHP for his career.
    .270/.861
    For the 2015 reg season he was feeble vs LHP which is what needed serious "help" from Long (or any other bat coach) if possible, which was my point.....thought it was obvious, guess not.
     
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    They sure do.

    Down boy....roll over, heel.
    Fetch!
     
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    ...who gives 2 shits what Granderson did in 126 ABs vs LHed pitching when he had 454 ABs vs RHed pitching in which he went .280 .388 .504 .892 ?
     
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    Yep, which is why I didn't/don't get too excited when the Yanks or any other team changes it's batting coach........
    I'll admit I may disagree with and question why a batting coach was let go after a team was hitting well for the season right through August and September.
    Otherwise, not a significant blip on the radar screen.
     
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    I'm not the one who jumped all over the Yanks' (Cashman's) ass for dismissing Kevin Long.
    I have been consistent with this...including the Pentland issue.

    Some want it both ways.....they call it "scapegoating" when a team fires it's batting coach and blame the hitters when things didn't go well.

    And I stand by my opinion on the Yanks' letting Kevin Long go, and I stand by what I said in post 48:

    I'll admit I may disagree with and question why a batting coach was let go after a team was hitting well for the season right through August and September.

    If this sounds conflicting, just take a step back and look at the Yanks' various team batting categories for the two last years of Long.
    I'm sure it will not be confused with letting go a batting coach after the team hit well for the season right through August and September...as I said, in post #48. Totally consistent.
    And I had no qualms over the Yanks dumping Long (or Pentland) under the circumstances.

    We know about Long's last two seasons with the Yanks.
    Pretty dreadful.

    Pentland?
    In August Yanks dropped to 5th in league in scoring.
    12th in BA, 11th in OPS.
    September- Yanks were 11th in league in scoring.
    14th in BA, 15th in OPS.
    It is what it is.

    I have NO PROBLEM whatsoever with the Yanks letting go Long and Pentland....nor am I going to take any cheesy childish shots at them for doing so.
    Yanks were not -imo- out of line for dropping Long and Pentland.
    Are we done here?
     
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    ...I know.

    ...nuff said.
     
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    ...editing after the fact, rules !



    {back to "ignore'}
     
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    Nothing changes what YOU or I said and believe regarding Long.....or Pentland- nothing at all. Remains the same.

    As I said, and as we know, YOU were and are the standard bearer for Long and found big time fault with the Yanks dropping him.
    And you were the one who tried to cash in with cheesy cheap shots at the Yanks for dumping Pentland and ALSO first bringing Long up AGAIN in thread as the Mets are in the WS...."his guys"...lmao

    They would've finished out of the money without Cespedes and either Harvey or deGrom.....and certainly would NOT be in the WS without deGrom, Harvey, Familia and a historic batting display in two weeks of October by Murphy......and your boy Kevin Long has almost nothing to do with it.

    Play it safe and stay on ignore.
    I guess we ARE done here.
    Was fun while it lasted.
     
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    Bottom line, Long never should have been the fall guy. That honor should have gone to someone further up the ladder.
     
    Rick2583, Oct 23, 2015
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    stampedehero, Oct 24, 2015
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    If Mattingly gets that Marlins job I'd make a trip to the Jupiter ST facility or the Miami Park itself. Watching Stanton crack those 400 plus foot bombs would be an extra bonus.
     
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