re: So baseball coach question

I think he’s good not great. Hard to look at the development of guys like Talley and McGovern over 4 years and not see something to the coaching aspect. Bringing on good assistants, too, is a part of his job and he has been doing well in that respect.

As for him being a-hole, he absolutely is but I fail to see that as some major flaw. Most baseball coaches I’ve known over the years are total assholes but that doesn’t mean they’re bad coaches. In fact, some of the biggest jerks made some of the best coaches because they weren’t worried about hurting feelings so much as keeping players honest and accountable for their individual development and commitment to the guys around them. Travel ball coaches don’t have to like him but the results speak for themselves; he’s winning and guys are developing into better players.

Fire Stricklin.