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Just for 's and giggles ,Mark Mcgwire or Barry Bonds...(the clear) we've lacked power hitters.

Love Bagwell's as a player...........he is my all time favorite. He has the approach at the plate you want in your hitters........outstanding OBP, high average, power and an RBI machine. But I don't think he takes a college job (or any job) he could have stayed as the Astros hitting coach but didn't want to be away from his family.............

Bagwell was on juice big time

Wow. You are naive. That doesn't make him a bad person. A lot of guys were doing it including Bagwell. He blew up to Popeye size arms in a couple of years, then after the scandal hit, he immediately shrunk back down to his normal size. Bagwell was an outstanding player and individual, but he was on juice. Andy Pettite has impeccable integrety and character, but he took roids to help with injury and recovery, and he admitted it. Use of the juice was rampant and there is little doubt that Bagwell was on it.

Rudy would be great !!!
But I am not sure that bunting is his specialty........

I wonder what he makes as a Cubs announcer? An assistant coach at the college level is 250,000 tops I would think. However you are correct. He bleeds orange and was a hell of a hitter.

Based on the thread title, my initial thought was that some of the football players were going "Matt Davis" on a coach.

One thing to keep in mind, do any of these guys have a Bachelor Degree?

Job Description;

Required qualifications Bachelor's Degree. Four years of experience as a head coach or assistant/volunteer coach the NCAA or NJCAA level. Thorough knowledge of recruiting, scouting, and conditioning and strength development. Experience recruiting student-athletes in the State of Texas. Applicant selected will demonstrate the most potential for success in the baseball program. Drive a personal or university vehicle to events and on official business trips. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications More than four years of experience as a head or assistant coach at the NCAA or NJCAA level. Extensive experience recruiting student-athletes in the State of Texas.

https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/hr/jobs/nlogon/120606010807

No proof but Baggwell was juiced up. My stance comes from playing and working in the same circle, late 90's.

I worked in the service industry during the bags years and he was a steady client. I have no proof but I think he did them. Still a great guy and class act but he got big quick and shrunk down even quicker. You just don't see that type of chane in grown men without some sort of help.

From the AAS - Kirk Bohls column this morning:

7. Arkansas could win a title but might lose a coach, because Todd Butler is under consideration as a candidate to become Texas' new hitting coach, along with Rice's Mike Taylor and former Longhorn second baseman and volunteer assistant coach Tommy Nicholson, an assistant at Sacramento State who helped raise that team's batting average 50 points this season. Texas will also look at hitting coaches for South Carolina — Chad Holbrook, a former national assistant coach of the year and a top 10 national recruiter — and Arizona, whose Matt Siegel served at TCU for three years and helped make the Wildcats the fourth-best hitting team in the country. Butler, 45, a former star at Oklahoma, appears to be the favorite. Look for Texas to hire Tommy Harmon's replacement by early July. In addition, Longhorn pitching coach Skip Johnson is expected to receive a raise from his $125,000 to somewhere in the range of $160,000 to $200,000.