One more Hershiser note...

by Adam J. Morris on Feb 3, 2006 3:47 PM CST in News

From T.R. Sullivan's Rangers website article on Hershiser leaving...

Hershiser spent the past 3 1/2 seasons as the Rangers pitching coach before taking a job in the front office as an executive assistant to club president Jeff Cogen.

An executive assistant? Isn't that the person who makes copies and schedules appointments and picks up dry-cleaning?

No wonder Hershiser left...

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Assistant

Maybe it was a misunderstanding like on "The Office." Orel thought he was assistant club president, when he was actually assistant TO the club president.

"never doubt Michael Young.... never" -- T.R. Sullivan

by trza on Feb 3, 2006 3:59 PM CST reply actions

Speaking of the cult classic, has anyone seen the Arby's commercial with the "Oh Face" guy from the movie. It is disturbing to see him selling sandwiches. He will never be anything else to me then the "Oh Face" guy.

"Perfect practice makes perfect." ~ Cal Ripken Sr.

by kwellborn on Feb 3, 2006 9:17 PM CST up reply actions

confusion

im still confused as to why a guy who was pitching coach, then interviewing for manager jobs, would suddenly take an assistant to club president, it never made any sense.
unless he knew he wasnt getting the la job, so he took it as a safety net while looking for something else

by rentz on Feb 3, 2006 4:17 PM CST reply actions

I think you nailed it

Once they made him a glorified ticket taker, I think the writing was on the wall.

by DJCahill on Feb 3, 2006 4:23 PM CST up reply actions

The truth...

...Cogen was having an affair with his new secretary, Hershiser, and Mrs. Cogen found out about it and gave Jeff an ultimatum.

Poor Orel lost out, apparently.

by tlt29 on Feb 3, 2006 5:29 PM CST reply actions

the fact that he's a secretary

having an affair and is named orel...too much.

by ab03 on Feb 3, 2006 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

Heh...

"Poor Orel" will lose out every time, if you know what I mean. :)

by tlt29 on Feb 3, 2006 6:21 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe...

Buck didn't want Orel around the Rangers? I'm sure that he feels better with his regular pitching coach, Mark Connor, as his main man now.

by Redcaps on Feb 4, 2006 9:14 AM CST reply actions

Buck

I don't really know if he had much to do with Orel
leaving. My head tells me that he probably just didn't see himself moving closer to being a GM/President type in this organization, and that's where he wants to be.

But I can't shake the feeling that Buck did do his part in chasing him off, because Buck ALWAYS chases off guys who don't fit in his little plan. And if he did, I find it pretty ironic that a couple of years ago, I felt like there were three primary guys who were significant assets to the organization, Fuson, Hershiser and Daniels. If he did have anything to do with it, then he's nosed two of the three out of the organization. Will he be able to do it to the third? It will probably Buck or Daniels at some point.

by Brett Perryman on Feb 5, 2006 1:35 PM CST up reply actions