Bernie Miklasz, St Louis Post Dispatch:
The contract of Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan expires after the season. Will he return? Cardinals management would be making a big mistake to assume it's automatic
Bernie Miklasz, St Louis Post Dispatch:
The contract of Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan expires after the season. Will he return? Cardinals management would be making a big mistake to assume it's automatic
Last edited by Matt700wlw; 08-17-2008 at 10:57 AM.
Duncan will be there as long as LaRussa is the manager.Originally Posted by Matt700wlw
If you think small, you'll go nowhere in life.
Yup. Unless LaRussa gets fired this offseason, Dunk ain't going anywhere.
They are package deal, LaRussa lost the White Sox job because Hawk Harrelson hired his guy and fired Duncan.
LaRussa has a contract for next season, which he can be forced to honor, even if they don't re-up Duncan.
In any case, I don't see any reason why St. Louis won't offer him a new contract. They'd be stupid to let him go.
They guy is simply the best there is. You let him go.... you have problems.
Cedric 3/24/08It's absolutely pathetic that people can't have an opinion from actually watching games and supplementing that with stats. If you voice an opinion that doesn't fit into a black/white box you will get completely misrepresented and basically called a tobacco chewing traditionalist...
If Duncan doesn't come back to the Cards I would bet Larussa will "retire" than to comeback without his right arm (Duncan).
Reds Fan Since 1971
I doubt either will be seen around here, Dusty is Bob's man
Go Gators!
Nah. If Larussa or Duncan were available and Bob could afford them, they'd be here in a heartbeat. Dusty was the consolation prize. That's pretty much public knowledge.I doubt either will be seen around here, Dusty is Bob's man
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
I'd have rather had a years worth of cat litter.
Go Gators!
You are great under valuing kitty litter. Did you mean 'used' kitty litter?
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Forget about Duncan.
Go after Mazzone. Walt of all people should know the value of an elite pitching coach.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Part of me wonders if Jocketty believes it was DD, or his masterful ability to acquire dreck with potential.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
He probably remembers Storm Davis so I'd say it's the former.
It's a long list.....Lamar Hoyt, Eckersly, Dave Stewart, Bob Welch, Mike Moore, Scott Sanderson et al.
That said, a GM's ego can credit the StL success to his own Midas touch quite easily.
In a perfect world, I'd like to imagine WJ worked very closely w/ TL and DD to understand the makeup of players that they could plug into their program, and see his role as GM as a minor one.
If not, we're in for the acquisition of plenty of lemons over the winter.....only to find out the manager and the coaches do not possess the recipe for lemonade.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
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