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February 24, 2006

Bowa On Base Running

From the Courant -

In fact, the Yankees' coaching staff has been completely made over. Third base coach Larry Bowa, a fiery personality, is coaching base runners.

"I watched his clinic on base runners and it was very impressive," Torre said. "Very common-sense talk."

As in "Always make a left-hand turn when running the bases and not a right-handed one"?

Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 24, 2006 11:58 AM

Comments

We should be in for a treat at least 2-3 times this year on a bad call at 3rd or 2nd....I really want to see Bowa lose control vs. an umpire.

Posted by: Jason O. [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2006 01:19 PM

Good point.
Joe never argues.
Zimmer did. And, other than Lee Mazz, I don't think any Yankee coaches did.

It will be an element that the Yankees have lacked recently.

Posted by: Steve Lombardi [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2006 02:18 PM

Yeah, Larry Bowa is going to be fun to watch. Though personally, I'd like to see Paul O'Neil as 1st base coach. The watercoolers will fly again!

Posted by: DownFromNJ [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2006 02:41 PM

Good point.
Joe never argues.
Zimmer did. And, other than Lee Mazz, I don't think any Yankee coaches did.
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No point in it. Unless the umpires clearly blow a call, there's no point in arguing.

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2006 02:58 PM

Disagree.

Remember a game against the Mets at Shea a few years back? Maz was the 1B coach and sold the ump on an interference play that never happened - and got Knobby and extra base. It was a FOX game.

Posted by: Steve Lombardi [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2006 03:28 PM

There were quite a few calls last year where I was begging for somebody to argue and we got nothing.

Remember the "interference" call in the Division Series?

Posted by: JeremyM [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 24, 2006 08:38 PM

Disagree.

Remember a game against the Mets at Shea a few years back? Maz was the 1B coach and sold the ump on an interference play that never happened - and got Knobby and extra base. It was a FOX game.
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I suppose you're right...

I also remember the "Denkinger affair" as well as Jeffrey Maier. Also remember ARod's slap-tag two years ago as well as AJ's mad dash to first last season.

I guess it couldn't hurt, especially if umpires are really concerned with "getting the call right"

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 25, 2006 06:59 PM