When the Yankees hired this guy, I wasn't sold on him, and I was skeptical when we wrote CAN THE NEW YANKEES HITTING COACH TEACH THEM HOW TO HIT? Well, now we've given the guy a shot and now after listening to the man talk on numerous occasions, I can definitively say NO he can't teach them how to hit and he needs to shut the hell up!
Strike one was his "hit strikes heard" philosophy he had from the very beginning. That was always way too simplistic for a team that always swings for the fences and frequently comes up short. There was no real substance to that statement and clearly no follow through either. Now that the Yankees are 10.5 games back in the AL East and were just swept by the last place Red Sox and are in a major slump, it's clear this guy has no fix for the Yankees offensive struggles.
And if he can't fix the Yankees as a team, how does he fix individuals like rookie Anthony Volpe? It appears he doesn't. He's struggling now and we all expected some bumps in the road for the young rookie, but I am not convinced he has the tools to help him succeed. One thing that stood out to me earlier this season was when he said "We care about winning games," Lawson said. "I really don't give a sh*t where we rank in offensive stats as long as we're scoring enough runs to win games… We have to do enough to win games. Where we rank is of no concern of mine, whether it's one or 30, as long as we win the game." You can read more on that HERE if you subscribe to the Athletic.
That's pretty odd considering he is a hitting coach. Maybe he was saying it to prove he wasn't rattled by the Yankees poor start but still, stats for a hitting coach matter. A hitting coach's job is to get the most out of hitters, and that usually leads to higher that average offensive stats. Those stats in turn, helps the team win more games! Funny how that works, huh? Too bad it isn't working now for the Yankees.
So now that we were just swept by Boston and Dillon emerged from the visiting clubhouse to tell beat writers that the Yankees were "flipping over all the rocks" in search of the cure for the Yankees lost offense frustrates me more. What the hell does that even mean? This guy sounds just as clueless as Aaron Boone. Does he realize how stupid he sounds?
Keep flipping over those rocks, Dillon. In fact, leave no stone unturned but.... you won't find that answer. The answer could bite you in the butt and you still wouldn't know what to do with it! This man needs to stop talking and start packing. I'm over dumbass Dillon.
The pitching coach seems ok,everyone else in leadership needs to be revamped.
ReplyDeleteThey have changed the players a bunch and andstill we lose. What's the message here Mr. STEINBRENNER? FIRE THE FREAKING COACHES. THIS RIDICULOUS!!!!
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