Rockies’ Clint Hurdle: ‘I’m here to be Buddy’s hitting coach’

Rockies’ Clint Hurdle: ‘I’m here to be Buddy’s hitting coach’

Manager Bud Black and new interim hitting coach Clint Hurdle made it clear Saturday that there won’t be any bumping of heads or bruised egos in the Rockies’ dugout. During his introductory press conference, Hurdle went out of his way to say that he’s returned to help out Black. “I wanted to make sure I had conversations with Buddy, because I’m here to be Buddy’s hitting coach, and I want to make sure everybody’s understanding of that,” Hurdle sa…

Rockies Journal: Clint Hurdle on fans: ‘We need to give them some action’

I receive numerous emails about the Rockies. I save the best of those emails, the ones that are thoughtful, reasonable, and not written by social media Neanderthals. From time to time, I check back with the fans who send me those emails to gauge their mood. Their mood is this: I’ve never seen so many avid, longtime Rockies fans this angry. Even worse, I’ve never sensed this much apathy from the fan base as a whole. So, when Clint Hurdle, the new…

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The guitarist has been in the band for over a decade, but it seems certain fans still haven’t accepted that Sambora is out of the picture