Detroit — His predecessor was known affectionately as the Pitcher Whisperer.
That was the soft-spoken Jeff Jones, the Tigers pitching coach from 2011 through last season — a man of precious few words.
Tigers pitchers will have to brace themselves for a lot more chatter from their new pitching coach Rich Dubee.
Asked about how he saw the role of pitching coach Saturday during TigerFest, Dubee referenced the old plate spinner act on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the 1960s.
“Yeah, that guy used to run around, and he’s trying to keep them all up, spinning.