Pinstriped pitchers and their coaches come and go. Respected reputations enter the Yankee Universe, collide with distorted expectations and leave dubious legacies. Championship caliber coach Mel Stottlemyre morphs from sage advisor to faded old timer. Yankee pitching legend Ron "Gator" Guidry arrives a hero and exits an over-matched crony. Dave Eiland starts as a pitching savant and quickly transitions to lingering question.Baseball America, profiles former Yankees' bullpen coach Joe Kerrigan and asks a pertinent question: "Is it less about the man giving the instructions than the guys who are actually throwing the ball?"
"Over the next 14 years, Kerrigan worked for the Red Sox, Phillies and Yankees with mixed results. For every admirer who hailed him for his preparation and brilliant baseball mind, there was a corresponding critic who regarded him as stubborn, heavy-handed or, worst of all, a condescending know-it-all."--(Crasnick/ Baseball America/Print Edition)
Coaches get too much credit when things go well and too much blame when they don't. The bottom line is talent. An assortment of respected Yankee coaches have come up short trying to develop a long, long list of hyped pitching fodder. Sooner, or later, the focus will shift to the folly of the front office. You can run but you can't hide.
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I agree that coaches and GMs get a lot of credit and way too much blame when things go right/wrong. The talent has to be there, coaching is supposed to guide it in the right direction. When you talent gets too many directions because coaches keep changing, thats where the problems begin and the talent gets 2nd guessed. Nice job man.
It will beinteresting to see if they stick with this staff if the playoffs aren't in the cards.
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