Grading The Week: Firing hitting coach won’t fix what ails Dick Monfort’s Rockies

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 hitting coach Clint Hurdle on philosophy change: 'We are going to be aggressive'

While the Rockies stayed in-house when they replaced their hitting coach, replacement Clint Hurdle before Saturday’s home game against the Washington Nationals made it clear changes are coming for the Rockies on offense.

Grading The Week: Firing hitting coach won’t fix what ails Dick Monfort’s Rockies

Whenever the Rockies’ ship hits an iceberg, nobody rearranges deck chairs the way Dick Monfort rearranges deck chairs. The baseball wonks in the Grading The Week cubicles have never heard a bad word about Clint Hurdle. Anything that stops the S.S. Coors Field from sinking further into the depths of the National League West is better than nothing at all. But firing the hitting coach of a 3-15 team also feels a bit like slapping a Band-Aid on a sh…

Struggling Rockies fire hitting coach

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday.