{"id":4285,"date":"2009-06-03T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/06\/nats-pitching-coach-randy-st-claire-fired-steve-mccatty-hired.html"},"modified":"2009-06-03T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T01:01:00","slug":"nats-pitching-coach-randy-st-claire-fired-steve-mccatty-hired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/06\/nats-pitching-coach-randy-st-claire-fired-steve-mccatty-hired\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats pitching coach Randy St. Claire fired; Steve McCatty hired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/\/article\/2009\/06\/02\/AR2009060203341.html\"><b>Staff&#8217;s Struggles Doomed St. Claire<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/jun\/02\/nationals-fire-pitching-coach\/\"><b>Nationals fire pitching coach<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>After seven years, the Nationals fired pitching coach <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Randy St. Claire<\/span>. The pitching staff had not been performing this season or last, but he was given very little to work with by management. This move only makes sense if they feel his replacement, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Steve McCatty<\/span>, up from AAA Syracuse, is the answer for the long haul and it appears that they might. Whereas St. Claire was a new school pitching coach dedicated to video and mechanics, McCatty is apparently and old school type who goes more by feel. That is not exactly reassuring since wounds from &#8220;going by his gut&#8221; hitting coach <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Lenny Harris<\/span> are still fresh.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t make the argument that St. Claire has really developed anyone into a superstar or even 15 game winner in a long time, but if not for constant injuries to starters like <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">John Patterson<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shawn Hill<\/span>, he very well may have pulled it off. His work with <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">\u00a1LIVAN!<\/span> was quite good though the Nats no longer get anything out of it. Well, until Matt Chico returns and Garrett Mock puts it together. In short, those are the kind of guys that St. Claire was having to work with over the years. St. Claire&#8217;s current record is incomplete &#8212; <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">John Lannan<\/span> is very much a work in progress, but a promising one, as is <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jordan Zimmermann<\/span>. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Shairon Martis<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ross Detwiler<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Craig Stammen<\/span> are out there too.<\/p>\n<p>I would have fired the bullpen coach long before St. Claire. Probably the manager too. Speaking of, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Manny Acta<\/span> seems realize he is probably getting fired, saying &#8220;we&#8217;re hired to be fired&#8221; an old <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Yogi Berra<\/span> line. GM <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Rizzo<\/span> is not impressing me of late, but I think the job is his to lose at this point.<\/p>\n<p>St. Claire deserved better and will almost certainly get it in his next job.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/RandyStClaire\" rel=\"tag\">Randy St. Claire<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/SteveMcCatty\" rel=\"tag\">Steve McCatty<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff&#8217;s Struggles Doomed St. Claire &#8211; The PostNationals fire pitching coach &#8211; The Wash. TimesAfter seven years, the Nationals fired pitching coach Randy St. Claire. The pitching staff had not been performing this season or last, but he was given very little to work with by management. 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