Quirk and Cockrell to KC?
We all know that hitting coaches and other assistant coaches can potentially add 10-15 wins a year to a team. Jamie Quirk, a former Royal and wingman to crab aficianado George Brett, has helped lead a team to the World Series as a bench coach with the Rockies. Alan Cockrell, a KCK native, helped the Rox lead the league in OBA in 2007 as hitting instructor.
Could we see one or both of these men hired in Kansas City to replace Mike Barnett and Luis Silverio? If hired, should we already begin printing "Royals: 2009 AL Central Division Champion" t-shirts?
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10-15 is conservative
coupled with a strong manager, a coaching staff is worth 30 wins per season
by royalsreview on Oct 8, 2008 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mike S*****a on the Angels is worth a yearly division title
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Oct 9, 2008 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!
Bring Quirk to KC!!
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Oct 8, 2008 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who knows
as long as Royals fans are ready for the almost inevitable firing of any coach that is hired, and the subsequent tension between the “legend” and the team.
Do you think Tigers fans are happy with how the Alan Trammell thing turned out? I dunno, maybe he’s a jerk, but there’s a guy who can’t catch a break…
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 8, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Legend?
I know Jamie Quirk is the 79th Greatest Royal of All-Time, but calling him a “legend” is a bit of a stretch.
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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 8, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hence the scare quotes
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 8, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and we can't overlook the Rockies/Born Again connection
by royalsreview on Oct 8, 2008 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you're lucky NYRoyal's on vacation
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 8, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just taking a vacation from cliches
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Oct 8, 2008 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'll never make it in politics son
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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 8, 2008 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that what they're calling Ireland now?
Seriously, though, I thought you were in Ireland…
I just want to make up after the Endy Chavez mix up.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 8, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to Dublin next week
Just taking a small break from obsessive posting this week.
BTW, I wasn’t attempting to zing you about the Endy Chavez thing. I was actually just mocking some of the often contradictory, usually unsupported “GMDM only acquires former Braves/born again Christians/pitchers/fast/defensive specialists” cliches. I was augmenting your Endy Chavez sarcasm.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Oct 8, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait to have Endy on this team
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Oct 9, 2008 3:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gold Glove > Gload Glove
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 9, 2008 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gload Glove = Gold Glove
exclamation point, point, point, point, one, one, one, one
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Oct 9, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right, because everyone already knows his defense sucks
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 9, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously
If a coach can manage to get a Rockies team to hit well, he must be an unbelievable coach (See: resumes of former High Desert batting instructors).
I follow the Tao of Steve (Balboni)
by jackie ballgame on Oct 8, 2008 12:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hear Quirk is going to follow Chad Johnson's lead
…and have his name officially changed to Jamie Plate Discipline. Hire.him.now. As long as he mentions “plate discipline” or drawing walks five times in every interview, and never says the dreaded A-word, he’ll be the best hitting coach in Royals history, perhaps in baseball history.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Oct 8, 2008 12:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually NY
It would be….
Jamie Plato Disciplina
according to my exhaustive 35 second search on google…
by GoBabies!! on Oct 8, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about if he says "Aggressive plate discipline"?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Oct 8, 2008 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or "disciplined aggressiveness?"
that’s a bit leather, I suppose
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Oct 8, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he says that, off with his head!
“Aggressive” is forbidden, regardless of context. It’s like the N-word; it is never acceptable, regardless of the words put around it. “Aggressive” is the third rail of the Royals Review vocabulary.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Oct 8, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did the Charlie Lau approach lead to high on-base percentage?
or was it that we had good hitters in the line-up back then?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Oct 8, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Charlie Lau was one of the few real hitting gurus
He could actually help a player hit better. But even back then I think most of the Royals hitting was because the Royals had some good hitters.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Oct 8, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BE AGGRESSIVE, BE BE AGGRESSIVE
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Oct 9, 2008 3:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why was silverio fired?
I wanna know what love is, I want you to show me
by LeoBloom on Oct 8, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no public reason given
He will undoubtedly remain in the organization. I read a story somewhere (maybe here?) that Ewing Kauffman helped Silverio out when he was a kid or something, so Luis is like indebted to the organization for life. He could be a roving coordinator or an instructor in the Dominican or something.
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by RoyalsRetro on Oct 8, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Like Silverio
For no reason. When he was coaching 1B, I remember thinking “Bring on the shirtless hillbillies now, Sawks!” He looked like he could take them.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Oct 8, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Halloween approaches
…so maybe Jamie can show up to his press conference in a Bob Boone mask, since JQ was a strict Boonie disciple. What better way to scare all the babies in the clubhouse?
by royalsroyalsroyals on Oct 8, 2008 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quirk
When I first saw that Quirk was available, I immediately penciled him in for a return trip to KC. If Brett still has any pull, that is. At the very least I can see him as a roving instructor-type.
by cookierojas73 on Oct 8, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alan Cockrell
played high school ball with my cousin at Joplin Parkwood. Trufax.
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by jonfmorse on Oct 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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