Gallego named Third Base/Infield Coach
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 22, 2008 1:27 PM PDT
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Gallego, a member of the A's 1989 World Series championship team who played eight seasons in Oakland, will join Ty Van Burkleo (hitting), Ron Romanick (bullpen), Don Wakamatsu (bench), Tye Waller (first base) and Curt Young (pitching) on Geren's staff."
Seems like a good choice since we lacked a true infield coach last year and the article says that he improved Colorado's infield D a lot during his tenure there. He could serve as a good instructor for our young infielders like Patterson, Pennington, and Staple-Dome. If anything it's news in a newsless day and since there's no DLD here ya go.
This one has quotes directly from Gallego and updates on TV and radio coverage. KICU (Channel 6) has been dropped and there's no word yet if they have to change radio stations.
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Wonder who else Billy's bring back?
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
I love this move!
Total nostalgia setting in. Everybody loved Gallego.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Not me.
And I can’t really explain why, but I never liked the guy.
I’ll get over it if he’s a good coach, though.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
I'm the opposite,
I never really knew why, but he was always one of my favorite players.
Ellis for President
Gags was my sister's favorite player
I still remember the clubhouse tour we took one year, where they showed Gag Man’s Ladder, the step stool that Gallego needed to use in order to reach the top shelf of his locker.
There's no crying in baseball!
My mom's too ...
she liked him because they’re both short …
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Gallego needed a stool to reach your mom's top shelf?
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
Yo momma doesn't even have a shelf...
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Hey that's my llego!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 22, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
about f'in time...
now get Carney back so I don’t have to see him in the black and orange.
I love this move. Now we just need a radio station, a TV deal, a new stadium…
Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay...in his prime...like 3 years ago.
And while we're at it, can we have the A's bring back this promotion?
Just thought it would be nice, for nostalgia’s sake.
I'm here to talk about the past.
They always employ promotions like these...
when the Royals come to town.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Oct 22, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay Royals!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 22, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
"Hotpants Day" would be a great name for a ballplayer from the '20s
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
He was kneeling on the ground when his teammates gave him a hotfoot
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
what's going on out on the field??
Was it time to “run the bases”??
Maybe they shot a blast of hundreds of wadded-up five dollar bills onto the field? Well, maybe not, or the rest of grandstands would’ve emptied.
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
by One won lost won on Oct 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If I recall correctly
They were being voted on for hottest Hot Pants.
I'm here to talk about the past.
"Maybe they shot a blast of hundreds of wadded-up five dollar bills onto the field?"
Don’t know about that but you might wanna see if PT blew his wad yet………………
i wish i was wearing hotpants right now...
was that out loud?
Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay...in his prime...like 3 years ago.
bring it on
If I can get in free and walk around on the field, I’ll find me some short shorts.
Fashion show and two orchestras!?! All we get now is Taquito Tuesdays. C’mon promo dept.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
We should get official AN hot pants
Though I’m not sure where “In Billy We Trust” would fit….
There's no crying in baseball!
I think I know where "Moneyball" would fit ...
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
I'll vote for that!
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
While I would love an new A's "hotpants" day
but I would be worried about some of the people wearing them. Can you imagine banjo guy in hotpants . . . eewwww.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
L'eggo my Gallego!
Now Mike Sweeney as bench coach, Hatty (or Frank) as hitting coach, and Rickey as baserunning coach!
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Loved Gallego. . . . .
Great move, Billy. Just need Rickey on the team as a special instructor for running the bags, whipping your glove after a routine catch, pullin’ shirt sleeve after HR, and talking in 3rd person.
"RIP: UserID: 553"
Mike Urban called it...
he said in a mailbag that the probable reason Tony De Francesco was reassigned was more because they needed an infield coach, especially with all the new guys. He said that he guessed the next hire was for and infield minded coach, and he was right.
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
or suite success?
'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long
by DyeLongJustice on Oct 22, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
This is good
1. I like Gallego.
2. Why do we need an IF coach? To teach Barton 3B, and to train our new non-Crosby SS!
The A's colors are green and gold.
all aboard the Barton-to-third bandwagon!
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
These eggs will produce 17 chickens
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
"new non-Crosby SS"
This concept I like.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Our eggs haven't hatched yet
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 22, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what Crosby's Halloween costume will be?
I bet in a new fan-post we could get some interesting answers???
I will go first and say he will go as an actual “baseball player” because it sure doesn’t seem like he is one currently….
Maybe the cowardly lion?
"What do we do with Crosby? Well, in my neighborhood, trash goes out on Mondays." ~ Nico
So long as he doesn't go as himself.
Now that would be scary on many levels.
I'm here to talk about the past.
A low and outside slider
…if there was a way to embody such a thing.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Oct 23, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
A customized Bobby Crosby AL All-Star jersey
The costume: Realized Potential.
by thejd44 on Oct 23, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
AL MVP Trophy as presented by Peter Gammons, the musician
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Oct 23, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Edit notice:
Slusser’s piece has been added above
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
this is why I love Gallego
“I’m very happy to be back,” Gallego said Wednesday. “I always thought I looked a little taller in those white shoes.”
"The Athletics at Fremont" is soooooooo bad
I really hope Beane isn't bringing back these former A's just for the sake of doing it
I want the A’s to have the best possible coaches, not the best possible coaches who happened to play for Oakland once upon a time. I have no idea if Gallego is any good at what he does, but I really couldn’t care less what teams he played for. I never really understood that logic. Here in Chicago everybody wants the Bears coaches to be the ’85 Bears players, and it makes no sense to hire them based on that.
by thejd44 on Oct 23, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
Beane hires one ex-A
and you think he’s starting a trend? I’m sure Gallego is perfectly qualified for the job, Beane’s not an idiot (begin argument here).
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 23, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
obviously, re-hiring Canseco as a driving coach didn't work out so well with Loaiza
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
It's not so much him starting a trend
As people here getting excited about it because he used to be on the A’s. I guess it’s cool to have an old player back in uniform, but I think the focus should be on whether he can replace Ron Washington.
by thejd44 on Oct 24, 2008 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
True
But I think the focus should initially be on whether he can replace Defrancesco, then if he passes that test move on to Wash. Although I truly doubt we’ll ever find someone as good as Wash.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 24, 2008 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Beane doing something for the sake of doing it?
I’m no expert but it doesn’t sound like something he would do.
I'm here to talk about the past.
no one cares about the TV and radio stuff mentioned in SuSlu's article?
I really hope the A’s and Giants don’t have to split all their televised games on Comcast Sports Net. turning to channel 410 is annoying.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I care. CSN West or bust!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 23, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Or CSN California
CSN West name is gone.
by The Golden One on Oct 23, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
D'oh!
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 24, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
He's no Wash but short of that I love this move
Let’s see what he can do with all the young middle infielders. Barton to 3B is a great idea as long as you get some one of impact, (A. Huff, A. Gonzalez) for 1B.
He might be Wash if he mentored Tulowitzki
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 23, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is going to mow Tony LaRussa's lawn now?
It’s almost enough to make me wish Giambi would come back so he kick that elf’s ass for the stuff he pulled on Jason back in ’95.
Root for the Giants? Not even if they're playing al-Qaeda!
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