One of the first moves the Yankees organization made this off-season was to relieve long-time pitching coach Larry Rothschild of his duties (that’s the phrasing circulated at the time, which is a kind way of saying his ass was fired). They replaced Larry with Super Nerd, Matt Blake. I call him a Super Nerd with admiration, because that is the way the job is moving. Check out this excellent article by Rohan Arcot about what to expect from Blake.
This nugget about Rothschild from Andy Martino’s recent article about the Mets pitching coach hire is telling.