I know a lot of fans think Albert was bad at his job, but just remember, he was responsible for the hitting philosophy organization wide. So the huge strides we saw in development of batters like Walker, Winn, etc in the minors; that's Albert. Our offense was good overall this season, but inconsistent. I'm guessing that had more to do with talent level rather than coaching, but I suppose time will tell.
The hypocrisy of holding teacher's , or manager's or anyone else in a leadership role responsible for a hitter , or an agent (as was my role as a sales manager)
for another person's performance is so prevalent in today's instant gratification society and so overblown as the reason for failures OR even successes.....
As a sales manager my job was to teach the most beneficial way and course of action to make those under my supervision reach their goals and the goals for the company......So many things come into play as a course of action , such as the quality of the agent or the hitter to understand and grasp fully the info to either continue the ascension up the ladder of success or to even rekindle the enthusiasm for succeeding......
My point is this....... A hitting coach does not stand in the batter's box with the hitter.......A pitching coach does not toe the rubber on the mound with the pitcher........The hope is what has been taught will be put to good use and improve said performance for the good of all concerned.....
I never got down on Jeff A. or Mike M. for the failures of hitting or pitching unless it was abundantly clear that they didn't care or didn't know what the problem was or how to fix it....I didn't see that in either case....................
hitter's sometimes go into slumps....pitcher's do the same ...........the work required to alleviate said slumps has to be done by both parties.....
I know this is a rambling post , but hitting a baseball is hard .....Very hard.....I played organized baseball for over 10 years and at age 16 had a Cardinals scout take me aside after I pitched in an American legion tournament game and said he had his eye on me.......this is a true fact.......needless to say , back then was also when the love generation and sex , drugs and rock & roll was gaining steam across the nation.......I succumbed to that temptation and joined a band and that became my focal point in life ........baseball was still in my life , but the passion had been replaced by that new temptation.....
the hitter's hitting and the pitcher's pitching should be held far more accountable than the coaches , if the coaches were doing there job......the tools available now and the analytics with that make me feel this way .....that the people actually doing the hitting and pitching are at fault......
Why did Goldie go into such a prolonged slump in September that lasted for the rest of the season ???.....
Why did Waino go into such a prolonged slump in September that lasted for the rest of the season..???.....
It's called poor performance and poor results.......Period ..............case closed .............It happens ..................JMHO