Re: DeMarlo Hale is a great addition.

On 26 Feb 2006 12:52:55 -0800, "smacdo"
<not_your_grandfathers_email@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Good point. You know, my question is...how can someone be bad at being
a third base coach? Seriously. What are the responsibilities? Flash
some signs. Quickly assess the potential for success of sending a
runner. With all of the scouting tools available to them, it would
seem to me to be easy to get a book on who has good arms and who
doesn't...which catchers block the plate well and which don't. After
being in baseball your whole life...how can you mess that job up?

Being in the third base box is only the visible part of the job. They
usually have other responsibilities that no one knows about.
.

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