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Originally Posted by Shatty Lite
Has LaRussa ever fired a coached mid-season? 2001? I think it's highly unlikely that McGwire will be fired but if LaRussa leaves after this season, I don't see McGwire coming back.
And we don't know how much knowledge he does or doesn't have. Personally, I wouldn't have a problem if they named Aldrete the hitting coach.
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I think it's fair to draw the conclusion that he doesn't have much knowledge of hitting. What hitter has improved under his tutelage? A number of them got worse, including Matt Holiday in early 2009 when he was with the A's, before he jettisoned McGwire's approach.
If you looked at his own swing, it wasn't a very sound one. He drew almost all his power from his arms, which is one of the reasons why he was fooled quite often, and why he often battled injury.
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