Greg Maddux, Dale Murphy, Willie Randolph named to Team USA coaching staff for WBC
Nov 26, 2012, 5:32 PM EDT
Team USA manager Joe Torre has picked his coaching staff for the World Baseball Classic and it’s an impression collection of big names:
Pitching coach – Greg Maddux
Hitting coach – Gerald Perry
Bench coach – Larry Bowa
First base coach – Dale Murphy
Third base coach – Willie Randolph
Bullpen coach – Marcel Lachemann
Maddux as pitching coach is interesting because if he ever showed a desire to do that on a full-time basis teams would be lining up to hire him.
And no doubt part of the job for all six of those coaches is talking various stars into actually playing in the WBC.
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- losangelesfan - Nov 26, 2012 at 5:43 PM
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Pitching coach – Greg Maddux…call him, Theo.
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- professormaddog31 - Nov 26, 2012 at 9:33 PM
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Not happening. I don’t think he liked working for the front office during his brief time in Chicago.
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- johnnynewguy - Nov 27, 2012 at 12:57 PM
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He still works in a front office right now as the Special Asst. to Jon Daniels down in Texas. The link is to show that.
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- professormaddog31 - Nov 27, 2012 at 6:46 PM
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I meant in Chicago. I’m well aware of his special assistant job with the Rangers.
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- bravojawja - Nov 27, 2012 at 9:46 AM
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I think you’re confusing him with Mike.
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- crisisjunky - Nov 26, 2012 at 6:14 PM
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Granted his track record but given the pattern of the rest of the list, what’s Lacheman doing here?
Should’t the bull-pen coach, be Sutter or Eck?
And starting next WBC, Mo for life.
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- crisisjunky - Nov 26, 2012 at 6:16 PM
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That’s assuming a Yankee Legend is a New Yorker above all else……
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- vincerc2cs - Nov 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM
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That is a ton of talent on that coaching staff.
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- historiophiliac - Nov 26, 2012 at 8:43 PM
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Hellloooo, Professor.
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- willclarkgameface - Nov 27, 2012 at 8:12 AM
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Regardless of how much 80s superstar talent is on the coaching staff, the WBC is going to suck donkey balls.
