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3 Months Overdue
Topic Started: Aug 12 2010, 08:42 AM (98 Views)
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You know why? because Long is solely there for A-Rod and his dramatics and confidence or lack thereof ....
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Yankees' Curtis sits for hitting overhaul
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By GEORGE A. KING III
Last Updated: 7:21 AM, August 12, 2010
Posted: 3:59 AM, August 12, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Having hit very little but rock bottom Curtis Granderson went to Kevin Long Tuesday for help.
Granderson, the Yankees' biggest off-season acquisition who was counted on to replace some of the left-handed power lost when Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui departed, figured there was only one direction his hack could go and it wasn't down.
"He said, 'How much worse can it get?' " Long said before the Yankees' 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Rangers last night. "I agreed."
So, the hitting coach went to work on Granderson with such intensity that Long asked Joe Girardi to give him a few more sessions before the left-handed hitting center fielder returns to the lineu


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YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME RICH :laugh: "I'M SORRY CURTIS - MAKE AN APPT WITH MY SECRETARY MAYBE I CAN FIT YOU FOR A FEW HOURS IN CLEVELAND ...IF IT'S NOT RAIING ....

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I really have no idea how the batting coach-player relationship works. Is it like an optional thing where the player comes to you? Does Giradi prescribe guys to go see him like a doctor refering you to a specialist? If Long constantly told a player to go the other way/don't swing first pitch but they did anyway is there any consequence?
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RBI single off a lefty his first AB. :think:
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Double his next AB. :think:
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He's the best hitting coach in the game, PERIOD.
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Aug 13 2010, 03:44 AM
He's the best hitting coach in the game, PERIOD.
That title gets tossed around a lot. A few years ago everybody said the guy from the Rangers (Rudy Jaramillo?) was by far the best. And then somebody else. And then somebody else. It's like soccer fans with the "best player in the world" sh*t that changes every month. A brilliant coach needs talented players. Some of the bums the Yankees have had before could've gone a year making minimal suggestions and still looked OK because of the team leading the league in runs. And on the other hand, if Long worked for the Padres, he'd have probably been fired already. I do give him credit for spending that 2008 offseason with Cano and changing his stance. That paid off. And he did good for Swisher this offseason. We'll see how it goes with Granderson. Long has done some good stuff, but I can't call it on that "best coach" thing.
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