Darren Bush’s life as a hitting coach doesn’t look much different from when he was a bullpen coach.
He goes through the similar motions, albeit from an opposing viewpoint, and he always carries the same mantra: Be prepared.
“Your day actually starts the night before, because you’ve got to be prepared for the starting pitcher of that day, and you’ve got to be prepared for their entire bullpen,” Bush told Athletics Nation. “You talk to them about the pitchers that they have, who they’re going to face – the game plan, the best approach. You go over individually with each one of them, taking into consideration that hitter’s strengths and what the pitcher is going to try to do, and get them prepared as much as you can.