The Price is Right
This essentially puts an end to any “Tony La Russa coming to Cincinnati” talk:
The Cincinnati Reds have named Bryan Price pitching coach for manager Dusty Baker’s Major League coaching staff.
Price, 47, spent the last 10 seasons as a pitching coach in the Major Leagues. He held that position with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2006 until he resigned on May 8 of this season after manager Bob Melvin was replaced by A.J. Hinch. Before joining the D’Backs he spent 6 seasons as pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners, including the 2003 and 2004 campaigns when the club was managed by Melvin.
Bryan Price’s Coaching Career:
1989-90 Pitching Coach, Arizona League Mariners
1991 Pitching Coach, Peninsula Pilots (Carolina League)
1992 Pitching Coach, Bellingham Mariners (Northwest League)
1993 Pitching Coach, Riverside Red Wave (California League)
1994 Pitching Coach, Bellingham Mariners (Northwest League)
1995 Pitching Coach, Everett Aquasox (Northwest League)
1996 Pitching Coach, Port City Roosters (Southern League)
1997 Pitching Coach, Memphis Chicks (Southern League)
1998-99 Minor League Pitching Coordinator, Seattle Mariners
2000-05 Pitching Coach, Seattle Mariners
2006-09 Pitching Coach, Arizona Diamondbacks
Incidentally, it also puts an end to the one and only topic I wanted to discuss this offseason.
I have no idea if Bryan Price is any good at his job, and I can’t be bothered with doing any research to find out. All I know is that his résumé includes teams like the Aquasox, Roosters, and Chicks, so he’s okay with me.
After all, what could possibly go wrong with having a pitching coach with the same initials as Batting Practice (BP)?
Well!!! what’s next?…gonna take your ball and go home.
Look on the brite side;you’ve already got a new reason the reds will suck next year. besides if Duncan came he would have been in a “NO WIN” situation,pitchers do well then folks would say “they should;Duncan is the pitching coach;he’s infallable” if the pitchers do not perform well the people would say”DAMN THAT TOOTHPICK!!!!let Duncan do his job.” By hireing Price we can keep things the way they are: equal blame for Price and Dusty.Unless the pitchers unexplicably do well, then it will be inspite of the two afore mentioned persons; with a bonus of “Imagine if Duncan was the coach”.
well Brandon Webb became a top tier pitcher during his tenure with the Diamondbacks, right? So that is a pretty good claim to fame.