Milkman delivers Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 07:45 AM) The idea that all he taught was "lift and pull" was wrong. Some of us said so at the time. Those were the types of players he had and he was working with their strengths. I believe that some of the biggest complaints this year were that not enough players were pulling the ball and there was a decrease in power. He obviously was not getting through to players this year or that they didn't want to listen. Maybe they were tired of Ozzie and they thought he was an Ozzie guy. Who knows but Walker is well respected in baseball and will get a job if he wants one. I only said that people were complaining about him even in 2005, not that it was entirely warranted. People revise history (especially in regards to posting tendencies) a lot around here. QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 05:49 AM) Seems as if the Braves called him. I believe in another thread it was supposed that Walker would never even have another interview. Like I said, DA deserves credit there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 03:15 PM) Nobody cares about Seitzer in this conversation because he isnt the failed hitting coach that is being discussed. Maybe you should poll people in KC about Walker and Seitzer and get back to us. I took your advice. They think Walker is OK and they love Seitzer. The vast majority chose Seitzer but had nothing bad to say about Walker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Apparently the Dbacks didn't think much of him when they fired him like a few months into the season a few seasons back when they were putrid at the plate. You still need the horses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) I took your advice. They think Walker is OK and they love Seitzer. The vast majority chose Seitzer but had nothing bad to say about Walker. Have you ever considered a career in professional polling? You outta work for the news networks during the elections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 My problem with Greg Walker (even though I do believe as a hitting coach all you can truly do is be available to help if asked) is the amount of pitches this team saw. Now, given the Ozzie/Joey factor of OBP by AVG, I'm not totally surprised. But this year, only Dunn and Konerko actually looked to take pitches. I can't tell you how many times I said to myself, "Why are you swinging at the first pitch?" This is one reason why you get your Cy Chen's. That seems to be one of the reasons why this team can't hit against pitchers it's never seen before, because it takes 3-4 starts for some of these guys to see all of the pitches. It drove me crazy and the only person I can pin that on, other than the actual player, is the hitting coach. Didn't seem like anyone on this team taught patience. PS...except for '87, Walk didn't walk either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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