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Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:45 am EST

Former Rockies manager taking over as hitting coach in Texas?

By Mark J. Miller

“ClintClint Hurdle got canned early in the season as the Colorado Rockies' manager. That didn't stop the team from rolling to 92 wins and the wild card before getting stopped by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the playoffs.

Now it's looking like Hurdle may join the Texas Rangers as the hitting coach, according to MLB.com. Hurdle had the same job with the Rockies from 1997 to 2001. The Rockies were at the front of the National League pack in runs scored for three of those seasons and only two runs off the lead during the other two. Hurdle also helped guide Larry Walker to the 1997 Most Valuable Player Award. Walker, Vinny Castilla(notes), and Todd Helton(notes) also won Silver Sluggers under his watchful eye.

So the Rangers appear to want a little bit of that magic. First thing they might want to do is find a way to thin out the air at their stadium.

Will be interesting to see if Hurdle has any interest in bringing Milton Bradley(notes) back to the Rangers, which some team execs supposedly would like to do since the Chicago Cubs want to unload him and the Rangers lacked a certain punch without Bradley in the lineup this past season.

Source: MLB.comNew Window

Related: Milton Bradley, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers

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  1. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    1. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:01 am EST

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    What happened to Rusty Greer?
  2. Livin' the Vegas Life
    2. Posted by Livin' the Vegas Life Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:10 am EST

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    I can see Clint Hurdle being hired as hitting coach. I can't see bringing back Milton Bradley. The Rangers would have more to loose bring back Bradley, with little to gain. The Rangers may need another bat, but not Bradley.
  3. philsphanwest
    3. Posted by philsphanwest Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:47 pm EST

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    I've come to like the Rangers a lot over the past couple of years. I'm very optimistic about their future. As a Rangers' fan, hiring Clint Hurdle in any capacity would not make me happy. He was the dumbest manager in baseball, and maybe baseball history, up until late May when the Rockies FINALLY fired him. If he's a hitting guru, why did the Rockies start hitting better across the board almost immediately upon his termination?
    Artist, did you see when Vincente Padilla accidentally shot himself in the leg yesterday? How sad are the Rangers to see this idiot gone? Not.
  4. The Champiiiin
    4. Posted by The Champiiiin Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:26 pm EST

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    Jaramillo was considered the best hitting coach in baseball (the lone reason andruw jones chose the rangers). The story here is not who gets the job but that Jaramillo left it and who will land him.
  5. DOC
    5. Posted by DOC Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:38 pm EST

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    Rudy is now with the Cubs, he might be able to help them out with Milton. I don't know enough about Clint Hurdle either as a manager or hitting coach to know if he will be a good fit with the Rangers. Ranger fans will have to put their trust in Nolan and Jon to make the right decision. I think since Nolan joined the Rangers front office things have been on the upswing, Jon is also winning over a lot of Ranger fans with the job he has done lately. That being said, please guys forget about Milton.
  6. Pete D
    6. Posted by Pete D Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:14 am EST

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    I'd just like to point out that the spam in post 2 is f***ing hilarious. Starting off with "really? I've never heard of that!" it just really made me laugh. I couldn't care less about Clint Hurdle being the new Rangers hitting coach (though I do have my fingers crossed that the Rangers, or someone else, is willing to take Bradley off of the Cubs hands even if the Cubs eat most of his salary), I just think that pathetic spam post is quite amusing
  7. SWINGMAN
    7. Posted by SWINGMAN Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:38 am EST

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    If you are gonna bring Hurdle then Bring Atkins with him!!!!! hes a corner infielder and hits for power. very much better than Bradley. also isnt injury prone either

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