Willie Harris admitted he doesn’t know anything about Great Falls, Mt., a town of just under 60,000 where he’ll begin working this spring.
The former White Sox utilityman and 2005 World Series champion was hired this winter as the hitting coach for the Great Falls Voyagers, the franchise’s rookie ball affiliate in the Pioneer League. Great Falls is closer to the Canadian border than it is to Montana’s largest city (Billings), and is a relatively remote place for someone to begin his professional coaching career.
There is some serendipity to his move, though: Harris’ college roommate from his days at Georgia-based Kennesaw State works as an electrician in Great Falls, so at least he’ll have someone to live with and help him adjust to life in Montana.