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ANAHEIM - Mickey Hatcher is in his 12th season as the Angels hitting coach, joining the club as part of Mike Scioscia's staff in 2000. And during every extended stretch of offensive futility the Angels have experienced over the years, Hatcher is criticized.
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The North Mississippi Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that accepts land donations and conservation easements for open spaces, has named four new directors to its governing body - and for the first time gets members from outside DeSoto County. Those selected are Cathy Franks and Elizabeth Clifton of Hernando, Hart Henson of Greenwood in Leflore County and Suzanne Langley of Hudsonville in Marshall County. They join trust directors Billy Myers, Tiffany Heard, Mickey Davis, Michael Hatcher, Scott Griffith, Tom Pittman, Dr. Joy Anderson and Shelly Johnstone.
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En las tres o cuatro semanas pasadas [Juan Luis Rivera] ha cargado con la producción, ha dado profundidad a la ofensiva. No es nada nuevo ni para mí ni para Mickey. [Hatcher, instructor de bateo]. Conocemos su potencial, un potencial que lo ha desarrollado", comentó el piloto de los Angels. "La verdad es que no salgo a buscar jonrones. Todo depende en el conteo que tengas. Por ejemplo, en tres y uno es el más fácil, generalmente hago un swing largo. Pero lo importante es salirle al frente a la bola para que no me gane", explicó Rivera, antes del partido del miércoles en el Angel Stadium de Anaheim. El propósito de Rivera es jugar todos los días, desprenderse de una vez por todas de ese cartelito de "suplente de lujo". Sin embargo, reconoce que tendrá que mantener una decisión que ha to...
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Mariners second baseman Chone Figgins turned to his former hitting coach, Mickey Hatcher of the Angels, last week looking for answers to pull out of one the worst slumps of his career. The Los Angeles Times reported that Hatcher urged Figgins to practice hitting off a tee. Lets hope it works. Figgins is hitting .193.
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Second baseman Adam Kennedy and hitting coach Mickey Hatcher logged some extra hours in a conference room Wednesday, poring over videotape. Later, during batting practice, former Angels second baseman Bobby Grich pulled Hatcher aside and offered no shortage of theories to help the struggling Kennedy.
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ANAHEIM ANGELS Speedy ultilityman Chone Figgins has taken over for slumping 2B Adam Kennedy as the No. 9 hitter, an important role in the team's lineup. Kennedy was moved to seventh. The ninth batter is counted on to set the table for the top of the order. Hitting coach Mickey Hatcher recently spent two days working with Kennedy on his swing.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Robb Quinlan's first few stints with the Angels the past two seasons ended in similar fashion -- a punchless performance at the plate followed by a quiet vow before he was returned to Triple-A Salt Lake. He's told us many times when we've sent him down, 'I can play up here if you let me play,' " hitting coach Mickey Hatcher said. "He's sticking it to a lot of us right now.
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Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher always takes the subway to the ballpark in New York, whether it's to Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium. But it might not stay that way. Hatcher took what he called the "scariest train ride of my life' Saturday afternoon when taking the subway from Manhattan to Shea Stadium. Hatcher took the No. 7- train, the train former Braves pitcher John Rocker referred to when making controversial comments in a Sports Illustrated article a few years ago.
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NEW YORK - Hitting coach Mickey Hatcher always takes the subway to the ballpark in New York, whether it's to Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium. But it might not stay that way. Hatcher took what he called the "scariest train ride of my life" Saturday afternoon when taking the subway from Manhattan to Shea Stadium. Hatcher took the No. 7 train, the train former Braves pitcher John Rocker referred to when making racial comments in a Sports Illustrated article a few years ago.
