Yesterday it was made official, Don Mattingly and his entire coaching staff will return in 2012. The staff consists of hitting coach Dave Hansen, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, bench coach Trey Hillman, first-base coach Davey Lopes, third-base coach Tim Wallach, bullpen coach Ken Howell, and Manny Mota.With the announcement, Dave Hansen gets his official promotion as the permanent hitting coach for the Dodgers after the Dodgers dismissed Jeff Pentland on July 20th. You gotta give Hansen credit where credit is due. After Hansen took over, he helped the Dodgers to an offensive resurgence. The Dodgers went on to finish the 2011 season ranked third in the league, both in batting average, and on base percentage after Hansen took over.Lopes, what can I say? This guy got the job done this year. Lopes did exactly what he said he was gonna do. Mission critical was getting Matt Kemp active on the bases again. 40 stolen bases for Kemp in 2011, mission accomplished. He absolutely took control o...
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