Yankees Post-World Series Reaction [Merged Threads]

captain_napalm · 10-29-2003, 10:56 AM

Yanks cut hitting coach Rick Down loose

http://www.nydailynews.com/ips_rich_...5-BACK_BIG.jpg

KCBOOMER · 10-29-2003, 11:03 AM

Makes sense to me. Afterall the Yanks only scored the third most runs in the AL last year.

Wolf Hopper · 10-29-2003, 11:12 AM

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captain_napalm · 10-29-2003, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolf Hopper

Moved from the Active Player forum to HBC - - please, note the posting protocols for each forum - - - thanks

Mea culpa...

Wolf Hopper · 10-29-2003, 11:18 AM

Back on topic - - if they hire Mattingly, Chili Davis, or Molitor to replace Down - - that's fine by this Yankee fan.

Down's been around - NY 2x, Baltimore, LA - - there has to be a reason.

pathogan · 10-29-2003, 11:27 AM

http://villagevoice.com/issues/0344/john.php

huskerdru · 10-29-2003, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pathogan

http://villagevoice.com/issues/0344/john.php

I sure hope so!!

JamesI · 10-29-2003, 12:06 PM

I dunno. Depends how angry Steinbrenner is. If he allows his baseball people to make decisions, the Yanks will survive.

RichG · 10-29-2003, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolf Hopper

Back on topic - - if they hire Mattingly, Chili Davis, or Molitor to replace Down - - that's fine by this Yankee fan.

Down's been around - NY 2x, Baltimore, LA - - there has to be a reason.

Do you think Mattingly, Davis, or Molitor would make a good hitting coach?

captain_napalm · 10-29-2003, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolf Hopper

Back on topic - - if they hire Mattingly, Chili Davis, or Molitor to replace Down - - that's fine by this Yankee fan.

Down's been around - NY 2x, Baltimore, LA - - there has to be a reason.

Unless they hook on with a manager (Martin-Fowler, for instance), coaches are generally expendible, no?

I do remember hearing his first go-round in NY that he was let go because he was a racist. Chris Russo brought it up, so I don't know how much stock to put into it (I didn't put much). But his first tour of duty in NY was under the Showalter regime, and IIRC he was moved as part of a power play between George & Buck. I don't know what happened in LA, *edit: Boston,* or Bal'mer (though I do remember the O's being pretty stong offensively when he was there. Maybe he rubbed Cal the wrong way?)

I assume Down'll be back managing in the minors, or coaching somewhere

huskerdru · 10-29-2003, 12:20 PM

"And there's something about that smell, coupled with the sight of the infidels partying in the House That Rupe Built, that drives the man crazy."

I didn't know Ryan Rupe had such a critical place in Yankees history!!

captain_napalm · 10-29-2003, 12:24 PM

What, you mean they're going to try the Bronx Burners experiment again?

KCBOOMER · 10-29-2003, 01:08 PM

Well we can only hope Stein loses his mind because even without adding one and despite the defections the Yanks would still be a good club.

Differences in 1981 and now are apparent. The 2003 Yanks have a much stronger nucleus than the 1981 team. Stein should be smart enough to realize that when he was running the show the Yanks didn't win bupkes. Listening to his baseball people and taking a low profile let him pick up 4 WS trophies. And as importantly the Yankees farm system is empty. Tough to go fishing when you have no bait.

Wolf Hopper · 10-29-2003, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RichG

Do you think Mattingly, Davis, or Molitor would make a good hitting coach?

Yes, that's why I would have no issue with any of them.

SHOELESSJOE3 · 11-01-2003, 08:06 PM

The problem with the Yankee's hitting was not the over all hitting. It was getting the hit when they needed it, there is a difference. This problem did not start in the World Series, it was a problem from mid season and just carried on to post season. The reason it did not hurt them that much during the season is because with all those games you can, at times make up for it. Fail to hit and advance the runners or drive them home in a short series, a disaster.

10-29-2003, 10:56 AM	#1
captain_napalm NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ny Posts: 1,611	and so it begins... Yanks cut hitting coach Rick Down loose http://www.nydailynews.com/ips_rich_...5-BACK_BIG.jpg __________________ "Cheating is baseball's oldest profession. No other game is so rich in skullduggery, so suited to it or so proud of it." - Thomas Boswell

10-29-2003, 11:03 AM	#2
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Makes sense to me. Afterall the Yanks only scored the third most runs in the AL last year. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

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Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	Moved from the Active Player forum to HBC - - please, note the posting protocols for each forum - - - thanks __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

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Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	Back on topic - - if they hire Mattingly, Chili Davis, or Molitor to replace Down - - that's fine by this Yankee fan. Down's been around - NY 2x, Baltimore, LA - - there has to be a reason. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

10-29-2003, 11:27 AM	#6
pathogan william Blake's Innkeeper Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 2,828	For Yankee fans, is it 1981 redux? http://villagevoice.com/issues/0344/john.php

10-29-2003, 12:06 PM	#8
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	I dunno. Depends how angry Steinbrenner is. If he allows his baseball people to make decisions, the Yanks will survive.

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huskerdru Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: May 2003 Location: Motown (or just north of it) Posts: 540	"And there's something about that smell, coupled with the sight of the infidels partying in the House That Rupe Built, that drives the man crazy." I didn't know Ryan Rupe had such a critical place in Yankees history!! __________________ "Computers are stupid; they can only give you answers." - Pablo Picasso

10-29-2003, 12:24 PM	#12
captain_napalm NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ny Posts: 1,611	What, you mean they're going to try the Bronx Burners experiment again? __________________ "Cheating is baseball's oldest profession. No other game is so rich in skullduggery, so suited to it or so proud of it." - Thomas Boswell

10-29-2003, 01:08 PM	#13
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Well we can only hope Stein loses his mind because even without adding one and despite the defections the Yanks would still be a good club. Differences in 1981 and now are apparent. The 2003 Yanks have a much stronger nucleus than the 1981 team. Stein should be smart enough to realize that when he was running the show the Yanks didn't win bupkes. Listening to his baseball people and taking a low profile let him pick up 4 WS trophies. And as importantly the Yankees farm system is empty. Tough to go fishing when you have no bait. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

11-01-2003, 08:06 PM	#15
SHOELESSJOE3 NetShrine MVP Join Date: May 2002 Location: Buffalo Posts: 207	The problem with the Yankee's hitting was not the over all hitting. It was getting the hit when they needed it, there is a difference. This problem did not start in the World Series, it was a problem from mid season and just carried on to post season. The reason it did not hurt them that much during the season is because with all those games you can, at times make up for it. Fail to hit and advance the runners or drive them home in a short series, a disaster.

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