fauowls44 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Marlins - Named Gary Tuck bench coach, Jim Presley hitting coach, Rick Kranitz pitching coach, Perry Hill first base coach, Bobby Meacham third base coach, Mike Harkey bullpen coach and Pierre Arsenault bullpen coordinator. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauowls44 Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Here is the press release: Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markotsay7 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 With the exception of Hill, possibly the worst coaching staff in all of baseball. Way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanks1212 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Marlins' Girardi announces coaching staff By KEVIN BAXTER [email protected] New Marlins manager Joe Girardi filled out his coaching staff Wednesday by naming former New York Yankee catching instructor Gary Tuck bench coach and former American League All-Star Jim Presley the hitting instructor. Since being named manager in October, Girardi has completely remade the Marlins coaching ranks, retaining only infield/first base coach Perry Hill and bullpen coordinator Pierre Arsenault from Jack McKeon's staff. Tuck will replace Harry Dunlop, who retired, while Presley, a former hitting coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks and more recently a minor league manager, replaces Bill Robinson, who guided the team to three of the top four season averages in franchise history since 2003, including a National League-best .272 last season. The rest of the staff includes Bobby Meacham, a former Yankee infielder and Colorado Rockies minor league instructor who takes over for Jeff Cox as the third-base coach; Chicago Cubs' minor-league coach Rick Kranitz, who will replace Mark Wiley as pitching coach; and ex-big-league pitcher Mike Harkey, who takes over for Luis Dorante as bullpen coach. Cox is now third-base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates while Wiley works in the Rockies' front office while Dorante is expected to take a job in the Marlins' minor league system. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13457930.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane1974 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 With the exception of Hill, possibly the worst coaching staff in all of baseball. Way to go. I am sure they came cheap. Don Baylor has too much pride (and money) to work for peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman81 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Who the hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickGold Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 So much for Jimmy Key as our pitching coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malman Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 With the exception of Hill, possibly the worst coaching staff in all of baseball. Way to go. Geez...lighten up. It's not that bad. I like the idea of so many of them being recently in the Major Leagues...I think they'll do a nice job of relating to our young kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Funny I was just asking if these vacancies had been filled and low and behold a day later ta-dah. Now if someone could explain to me who these people are and why the Marlins didn't hire any REAL MLB coaches. Also does Pierre Aresenault have something on Jeff Loria that requires him to be part of the coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markotsay7 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 With the exception of Hill, possibly the worst coaching staff in all of baseball. Way to go. Geez...lighten up. It's not that bad. I like the idea of so many of them being recently in the Major Leagues...I think they'll do a nice job of relating to our young kids. We had prospects of having Galarraga, Key, and Baylor on our staff. Look who we ended up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotcorner Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Jim Presley's lifetime MLB batting average? .247 :plain :lol Anyhow good luck to all of them. :thumbup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 With the exception of Hill, possibly the worst coaching staff in all of baseball. Way to go. Geez...lighten up. It's not that bad. I like the idea of so many of them being recently in the Major Leagues...I think they'll do a nice job of relating to our young kids. We had prospects of having Galarraga, Key, and Baylor on our staff. Look who we ended up with. Can you really blame any of them for wanting to stay home, though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 With the exception of Hill, possibly the worst coaching staff in all of baseball. Way to go. Geez...lighten up. It's not that bad. I like the idea of so many of them being recently in the Major Leagues...I think they'll do a nice job of relating to our young kids. We had prospects of having Galarraga, Key, and Baylor on our staff. Look who we ended up with. Can you really blame any of them for wanting to stay home, though? did they stay home due to the Marlins not offering enough money or because they think the team will suck? coaching a young talented team should appeal to 2ndary coaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateCabrera24 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Everybody has to start somewhere. Some of you guys are unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Jim Presley's lifetime MLB batting average? .247 :plain :lol Anyhow good luck to all of them. :thumbup If I am not mistaken, Toronto's hitting coach never even made it to MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Jim Presley's lifetime MLB batting average? .247 :plain :lol Anyhow good luck to all of them. :thumbup If I am not mistaken, Toronto's hitting coach never even made it to MLB. Mickey Brantley played 4 years in the MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FishFanInPA Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 i guess i'll start the chant now FIRE JIM PRESLEY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 i guess i'll start the chant now FIRE JIM PRESLEY!!! :lol No time like the present, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndLine Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 i guess i'll start the chant now FIRE JIM PRESLEY!!! :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotcorner Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Jim Presley's lifetime MLB batting average? .247 :plain :lol Anyhow good luck to all of them. :thumbup If I am not mistaken, Toronto's hitting coach never even made it to MLB. Mickey Brantley played 4 years in the MLB. You don't necessarily need to be a great player in the majors to be a good coach, it was just a little jab at him. :shifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Everybody has to start somewhere. Some of you guys are unreal. absolutely :thumbup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsFish Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 ONe thing people are forgetting Pressley was at one time an American League All-Star, so he must have had at least one good season in the bigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyggyMarlin Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Sometimes the best coaches are not the most gifted themselves as players but they are good enough to instruct... I'm not thrilled but I'll give them a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moneyball Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Anyone but Bill Robinson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBMarlin Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Jim Presley's lifetime MLB batting average? .247 :plain :lol Anyhow good luck to all of them. :thumbup Being a good hitter does not make somebody a good teacher. I am willing to give these guys a chance to see what they can do. Like the young players they will lead, they will be motivated to do a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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