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What's the Job?

Batting Coach

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Batting Instructor

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Hitting Coach

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Hitting Instructor

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Edgy MD Feb 05 2020 10:08 PM

[fimg=450]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTYxMDkwMjM5NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzUxMTgxNw@@._V1_.jpg[/fimg] Ever notice the guy in charge of the pitchers is the pitching coach, but the guy in charge of the hitters can have any one of a number of titles. The teams seem real intentional about which title they choose, too. But if, say, Larry Rothschild was all, "Excuse me, I'm not the pitching coach, I'm the throwing instructor," he'd be laughed out of the game. Similarly, you're not going to hear Ray Searage come at you with "I'm the hurling pedagogue, bitch." But if Kevin Long or Rudy Jamarillo are all, "Fuck you, I'm the hitting instructor," people think "God damn, that's one scientific badass of a professional who takes his business seriously!" And we're supposed think that the distinction between hitting instructor and batting coach somehow matters. It doesn't, right?

Fman99 Feb 06 2020 05:33 AM Re: What's the Job?

He's the hitting coach, obviously. Topics are lean in the dog days of winter.

Lefty Specialist Feb 06 2020 05:53 AM Re: What's the Job?

Hitting coach. Next.

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 06 2020 07:02 AM Re: What's the Job?

I can remember Bill Robinson back in the 80s emphasizing he was a "hitting coach" and not a "batting coach" and at the time it being something of a novel distinction.

Edgy MD Feb 06 2020 11:40 AM Re: What's the Job?

=Fman99 post_id=31159 time=1580992408 user_id=86] He's the hitting coach, obviously. Topics are lean in the dog days of winter.

Eat my ass. It's the meatiest topic ever!

LWFS Feb 06 2020 06:39 PM Re: What's the Job?

"Hitting instructor" is someone who shows your game aunt or drunk uncle how not to hurt herself/himself in the sports complex's batting cage. It's a hitting coach.

Fman99 Feb 06 2020 08:18 PM Re: What's the Job?

Edgy MD wrote: =Fman99 post_id=31159 time=1580992408 user_id=86] He's the hitting coach, obviously. Topics are lean in the dog days of winter. Eat my ass. It's the meatiest topic ever!

I do enjoy a meaty ass topic. This fact has been well established over the years.

Edgy MD Aug 05 2021 08:40 PM Re: What's the Job?

I just learned that, in addition to a "hitting coach, the Doosan Bears have a "striking aid."

MFS62 Aug 06 2021 05:20 AM Re: What's the Job?

Is he also their hitting coach? Later

whippoorwill Aug 06 2021 05:25 AM Re: What's the Job?

Batting And ew Edgy!

The Hot Corner Aug 06 2021 08:16 PM Re: What's the Job?

Unlucky.