Another former Royal gets a managerial job

A. J. Hinch has replaced Doug Melvin as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He was playing for us as a rookie in what, 2001? Now he's managing? I feel old.

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Melvin never should have fired SEITZER.

I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.

by kcscoliny on May 8, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Heh, and they fired thier new hitting coach as well. :)

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on May 8, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Bob Melvin, not Doug Melvin

Another ex-Royal.

Hinch was a rookie in 1998 in Oakland, but 2001 was his first year in KC. He retired from baseball pretty early, I guess being smart enough to figure his future was in the front office. He’s considered a rising star. I think he will only manage this team temporarily, many seem to think he’s simply evaluating the young players to figure out who will be there next year. So perhaps we can pull some trades?

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by RoyalsRetro on May 8, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

FAIL

getting my hopes up that this was about Jose Lima

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by Matt Klaassen on May 8, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

Good for A.J.

I have a feeling Banny will be a good manager someday, hopefully for us.

"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry

by Safe@First on May 8, 2009 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

Weird

Part of the Johnny Damon trade. Of the three players we got for the caveman, one retired early and is already a manager? How old is he?

by BrRoyal on May 8, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

He'll be 35 next week

Which makes him just over 4 years older than me. I feel old now.

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by RoyalsRetro on May 8, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

go to hell

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by Matt Klaassen on May 8, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

5 monthes older than I am, damn -- time to crawl into a corner reflect/cry/get drunk

by Jeff Zimmerman on May 8, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

That'd make him

about 4 years younger than me. I’ve wasted my life!

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel! - Homer Simpson

by aHorseWithNoName on May 8, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't want to talk about it.

Royals baseball. Where .260 would be orgasmic. [I was right! We're hitting .265 and we are fairly orgasmic right now.]

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on May 9, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

if i recall....

he’s been the one calling the shots that resulted in all of their great young players being drafted/traded for

Fire Hillman

by billybeingbilly on May 8, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions

Best wishes to A.J.

He did what he could in Royal blue, which wasn’t much because he wasn’t a good player, but as an ex-Royal he deserves our support.

I was really surprised when I saw the story. I figured A.J. Hinch was probably selling real estate in Atlanta or something by now.

He’s really young for a manager. I like that idea, a guy in tune with the way players think today and how to push their buttons. Someone not wedded to those traditional methods that we now know are ineffective.

It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.

by Juancho on May 8, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

I wonder if he will be a real innovative guy since he didn’t come up through the traditional route to manager and is also pretty young so perhaps hasn’t become fully engrained with “old school” stuff. I guess the only clue might be whether his player evaluation work has been more statistical or more tooly. Anyone know?

Royals baseball. Where .260 would be orgasmic. [I was right! We're hitting .265 and we are fairly orgasmic right now.]

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on May 9, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions