Posted by: () on Mon Oct 21 17:43:10 2002

>>> Hi Shawn:
> > Good point. Pitchers try to mess up hitting mechanics.
> >
> > Manny never really recovered his mechanics, though he was a bit better by the end of the season.
> > Not that the RedSox management has a clue about what they are doing, but Manny never really came out of his slump and Rick Down, the hitting coach, was fired at the end of the year.
> > I can only assume they felt he wasn't getting the job done. Then they offered the job to Walt Hriniak (!@#@#%*@&#$^) who, fortunately for RedSox nation, turned it down. <<<
> >
> > Hi Major Dan & Shawn
> >
> > You both made good points, especially regarding Walt Hriniak. His influence could only be damaging to hitters with mechanics like Mannys’. I have often wondered how Michael Jordan might have faired if he had been instructed in good rotational mechanics.
> >
> > Jack Mankin
> >
>
> What is the history on Walt Hriniak as far as hitting mechanics?
>
> Mark H.
>