Orioles will be interviewing Scott Coolbaugh for hitting coach (hired)

[Palmoripken]

Well welcome Coolbaugh.

[AdamK]

So have we got a scouting report? Is he an OBP guy or an attack the strike zone guy? Is he going to make Pearce swing at low strikes?

Bump for Coolbaugh noobs.

[Scrat1]

If he's the guy Buck wanted the whole time, then I'm definitely good with it.

Welcome aboard!

[Richmond Bird 9]

Could be the biggest move of the offseason.

[AdamK]

FIRE COOLBAW!

am I doing that right?

[weams]

[wildcard]

So Scott Coolbaugh was Chris Davis' hitting coach at AA and AAA from 2007 through 2011 when Davis was having all those big years in the high minors.

[olehippi]

Cool.....baloney. A .215 hitter as a pro. This is the best option.....seriously? Guess he'll be good at telling our young hitters what NOT to do.

[Frobby]

Cool.....baloney. A .215 hitter as a pro. This is the best option.....seriously? Guess he'll be good at telling our young hitters what NOT to do.

Those who can't do, teach.

Those who can't teach, teach gym.

[byrdz]

Coolbaugh then goes about helping each guy the best way he can. He's not a believer in wholesale changes to a swing, noting that every batter on the Rangers is in the majors because he figured out his swing and how to hit in the minors. But everyone needs tweaking here and there when in a rut -- both physically and mentally -- and Coolbaugh sees that as a fun yet challenging part of the job.

"One of the things I'm very passionate about is that when you get a good pitch to hit, do that, but don't try to do too much," Coolbaugh said. "Let the guy behind you pick you if up the pitcher doesn't allow you to get the job done. Trust one another. It's just more of a team concept of making the pitcher work on a daily basis, win or lose. Let's make him earn every out."

Coolbaugh isn't telling hitters to take a bunch of pitches. But he wants them zeroed in on the area of the zone they'd like to try to exploit and then try to do that when the pitch gets in that area. If it's not there, foul pitches off and hang in until it is. And if it isn't there at all during an at-bat, take the walk and let the next hitter in the lineup give it a try.

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[wildcard]

Cool.....baloney. A .215 hitter as a pro. This is the best option.....seriously? Guess he'll be good at telling our young hitters what NOT to do.

Have you ever looked at Buck's record in the the minors at a 5'9" 195 lb first baseman/OFer?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=showal001wil

Sometimes guys are better at teaching then they are at doing.

Kind of like a HOFer named Earl Weaver.

[Can_of_corn]

Finally! A hitting coach that preaches fouling pitches off! Someone dig up the film on Roberts!

[Snutchy]

Cool.....baloney. A .215 hitter as a pro. This is the best option.....seriously? Guess he'll be good at telling our young hitters what NOT to do.

And Earl stunk has a player. He never even made it to the bigs. He sure did a good job at telling people what to do.

[LoyalBirdFan]

Hope he gets thru his physical.

[LoyalBirdFan]

And Earl stunk has a player. He never even made it to the bigs. He sure did a good job at telling people what to do.

I think Palmer said the only thing Earl knew about major league pitching was he couldn't hit it.