The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the 2012 season with the third lowest batting average in the National League. They also had the fourth lowest OBP in the majors and the third most strikeouts. So what did the Pirates do to remedy this problem? They went for nostalgia and hired Jay Bell.Surprise, surprise. Yes, nothing says "improve our hitting" like a former shortstop with a career .265 average. Never mind the fact that his last coaching gig was for the Arizona AA affiliate Mobile Baybears where his team finished ninth out of ten teams in hitting. Now, he is suppose to take a group of major leaguers, well, players at the major league level, and turning them into a better hitting ball club?To be fair, he can't be worse than Gregg Ritchie. If you've spoken to coach Ritchie, you know he's an extremely nice person with a lot of knowledge of the game. But, he's not a good hitting instructor. Like Bell, Richie's past teams have never put up solid number...
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