Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Don Mattingly named new hitting coach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandman9000 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Horrar, I suppose. I was hoping that it was Douchebag Weaver taken to the middle of the Bronx and executed, but I'll take what I can get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Oh, bestill my heart... WHERE did you get this news from? It's not on yankees.com or mlb.com Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mymod/hdln/mlb/sty/...ov=ap&type=lgns Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Steinbrenner:"Shave those sideburns hippy" He's gotta be better than his replacement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 I've also read the news on ESPN.com, so its legit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Oh, bestill my heart... WHERE did you get this news from? It's not on yankees.com or mlb.com Dames We have good local sports radio programs which get news pretty fast. Pair that with the fact I know a few people online who when they get news its pretty much fact. Thus I just pass along what I get when I get it Edit: That is with baseball stuff as I live 45min due west of Boston and we all know Boston is a baseball town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Official Confirmation NEW YORK (AP) -- Don Mattingly is returning to the New York Yankees. A six-time All-Star who was the team's captain from 1991 until his retirement in 1995, Mattingly was persuaded by owner George Steinbrenner to become the team's hitting coach. While no announcement was made Monday, his hiring was disclosed by a baseball official with knowledge of the team's decision. A news conference was expected Tuesday. When Mattingly was at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 15 to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 6 of the AL championship series, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to return to a full-time role with the team. He replaces Rick Down, who was fired last week after New York hit just .140 with runners in scoring position during its six-game loss to Florida in the World Series. Willie Randolph, who had been third base coach for the last 10 years, becomes bench coach in place of Don Zimmer, who quit the day after the Series loss, saying he would never again work for Steinbrenner. Lee Mazzilli, the first base coach for the past four years, replaces Randolph as third-base coach -- unless Baltimore hires Mazzilli as its manager. Luis Sojo, who played in parts of seven seasons with the Yankees from 1996 through this year, takes over from Mazzilli as the first-base coach. Rich Monteleone remains as the bullpen coach, and Gary Tuck stays on as the catching instructor. Mel Stottlemyre, who became pitching coach when Joe Torre took over as manager before the 1996 season, said after the World Series he will take several weeks before deciding whether to return. Mattingly, known as Donnie Baseball, was the 10th Yankees captain, the last until Steinbrenner gave Derek Jeter the title in June. Mattingly hit .307 with 222 homers and 1,099 RBIs in a career that lasted from 1982-95, when he retired because of back trouble. He won nine Gold Glove awards at first base, won the 1984 American League batting title and was voted the league's MVP award the following year. His No. 23 was retired by the team in 1997, and he returned to the field three years later as a spring training instructor. He said then he didn't want a full-time baseball job, wanting to watch his three children grow up. Mattingly's oldest son, Taylor, was selected by the Yankees out of Evansville (Ind.) Central High School in the 42nd round of the amateur draft in June. He hit .224 for the Gulf Coast Yankees with no extra-base hits and seven RBIs in 58 at-bats. When the Yankees fired Chris Chambliss as hitting coach after the 2000 season, Mattingly was contacted by Torre. "It was back on the road, and I didn't want to go back on the road," Mattingly said then. "I didn't want to be gone." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2003 Well, it's official...the Yankees will not win another WS so long as he's coach. Which, if they don't win any soon, will only be a year or two, max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 4, 2003 YES! ::Does the "Mattingly finally took the job" jig:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 4, 2003 YES! ::Does the "Mattingly finally took the job" jig:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 News apparently so good, AS has to dance twice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 5, 2003 News apparently so good, AS has to dance twice I've been dancing all day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 *sees obligatory Mattingly/sideburns joke has been done* Damn. *walks out* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 News apparently so good, AS has to dance twice I've been dancing all day Ain't you tired yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 5, 2003 News apparently so good, AS has to dance twice I've been dancing all day Ain't you tired yet? Nope. Since I have like no rythm, my dancing isn't involved enough to tire me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1653418 Willie Randolph takes over as bench coach, Lee Mazzilli becomes the third base coach, and Luis Sojo is the new first base coach. Any other 80s NY legends the Yankees are missing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 5, 2003 Louisiana Lightning! If Mel leaves, wanna take a stab at who a least gets a call? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1653418 Willie Randolph takes over as bench coach, Lee Mazzilli becomes the third base coach, and Luis Sojo is the new first base coach. Any other 80s NY legends the Yankees are missing? Darryl Strawberry is definitely a New York legend and.....wait, he wouldn't exactly be good for their image, would he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 ...now that it's official, I have one thing left to do. *Ejaculates* Maybe Mattingly can teach Soriano to hit something finally. I have that bastards jersey and since the postseason, I haven't been able to wear it without being mocked. Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 5, 2003 ...now that it's official, I have one thing left to do. *Ejaculates* Maybe Mattingly can teach Soriano to hit something finally. And Boone. Aaron Fucking Boone. ::mutters and storms out:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 You'd think Willie Randolph would work with Soriano, seeing how Randolph was the BB king of baseball for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 5, 2003 You'd think Willie Randolph would work with Soriano, seeing how Randolph was the BB king of baseball for a while. I don't care if they rip out an Ouija board and channel greatest walker of all time, they have to do something. He was swinging at balls at his head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted November 5, 2003 ::Has Multiple heart attacks and orgasms in a span of 20 seconds:: WOOO!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jpclemmons Report post Posted November 5, 2003 who cares about baseball now??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted November 5, 2003 <--- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 Obviously quite a few of us. I don't run into football threads bashing the sport (i.e. the mock draft in April). So piss off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 being 24 hours removed from a move that will make the Phillies contenders I would have to say <--------- as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2003 And Boone. Aaron Fucking Boone. ::mutters and storms out:: Yeah, that fucker. Hitting that home run in extra innings of game 7 to get you into the World Series. What a bastard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted November 5, 2003 And Boone. Aaron Fucking Boone. ::mutters and storms out:: Yeah, that fucker. Hitting that home run in extra innings of game 7 to get you into the World Series. What a bastard. AS means if he were more consistant from his 0 for 20 stretches, then maybe he wouldn't have been shat on all the time he was with the Yanks this season. But the ALCS game 7 Homer made me cheer him. (I never boo'ed him, but never cheered him either) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
