Comments on: Jim Skaalen out as A’s hitting coach, Gerald Perry replaces him, plus other staff changes

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:35:48 +0000

I actually thought Skaalen did a good job considering the caliber of the people he coached (save Suzuki). A better move would have been to can the head coach and let the asst’s do their job. Nothing will change now as long as he is still there. Just padding his nest with guys who dont talk back or question his motives.

By: Blue

Blue — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:35:15 +0000

The Oakland A’s truly reflect corporate America, when the company lose money or don’t meet it objectives. The supporting staff is let go and the leadership management team keep there jobs.

If the same leadership team remain in control, the same results will remain the same due to the same leadership team. If you can’t lead a professional team to success in 3 years, maybe it’s the leadership and not supporting staff.

By: Joe Stiglich

Joe Stiglich — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:28:01 +0000

Crister, I know I’ve got a couple Joel Skinner 1987 Topps cards stashed away somewhere

By: Oakland Sí

Oakland Sí — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:01:30 +0000

Perry had Thomas, Bradley and Swisher when he was the A’s hitting coach. Does anyone really think he’ll do better than Skaalen with the current group of hitters?

I can’t see any special qualification that Skinner brings. Certainly not his record with the Indians organization. Oh, he played Little League with Beane and Geren?

By: Bee Hylinski

Bee Hylinski — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:11:20 +0000

Now all they need to do is fire Bob Geren and the team might have a chance. Of course, they also need a couple of legit bats for the 3rd and 4th holes. The first is a non-starter until Billy Beane really wants to win, gets a spine, and fires his BFF. Ain’t gonna happen. The second–well, I’m holding my breath.

By: crister

crister — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:35:13 +0000

now all the a’s need to do is get some guys that can actually hit and then we’ll have something. all i remember of perry was how he and milton got into it in the dugout during the alds in mini.

god, i’m getting old. i have joel skinner baseball cards from when he was with the yankees.