Kirk Gibson being given a lot of credit by espn.com

[ultimate7]

For being the Arizona bench coach

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview07/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=2817038

[Darky]

"The point is, if you prepare yourself and 'think the game' when you're on the bench, these situations tend to come up," Gibson said. "I'm trying to help these guys develop a mentality to go along with the great physical talent they have."


"Gibson imparts his lessons to the players in a quiet, even tone of voice, and he stresses that he's in Arizona to educate rather than intimidate. But the expectations are clear, and now it's up to the players to fulfill them. Those big draft signing bonuses and glowing paragraphs in the "Baseball America Prospect Handbook" don't give anyone license to coast."

Great quotes by Gibson. Bench coaches can be assholes when they are not respected or don't know what they are talking about, but I like the mentality that Gibson is bringing here.


Nobody should get away with lollygaggin bullshit. I always hustled no matter what....even on comebackers. I used to always hate when bonus babys would dog it on ground balls and the coaches would not say anything cause certain prospects have a zillion dollars invested in them or whatever. I liked this part of the article the best:

Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, a top Arizona prospect, recently learned about Gibson's powers of observation after hitting a routine grounder and running like a fourth Molina brother. Gonzalez later received a visit from Gibson, who calmly inquired if his leg were sore (the answer was no), then posed a hypothetical question.

"If that ball takes a bad hop and bounces three feet to the right of the guy, are you out or safe?" Gibson asked. "Because I think you're still out."

In his next plate appearance, Gonzalez ran as if jet-propelled.

[bonny]

"If that ball takes a bad hop and bounces three feet to the right of the guy, are you out or safe?" Gibson asked. "Because I think you're still out."

thats awesome

[fknmclane]

Kevin Seitzer is also the hitting coach of the DBacks.  They're on a mission to keep RBI alive.