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Dietrich turned us down. Who's next?

57stratdawg

57stratdawg

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Dunno, but he probably turned down nearly double the salary in an area with 1/2 the cost of living.

It clearly wasn't $ that made the decision.
 
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patdog

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Looks like this hire isn't quite as easy as Cohen thought it would be.
 
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campshelbydog842003

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mparkerfd20 said:
Yeah obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed. Should've been a no brainer.
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Someone turning down more money to stay where they are currently coaching doesn't make him stupid. Maybe he doesn't want to work with Cohen. Maybe he reads sixpack and thinks Cohen will be fired in 6 months*. Maybe his philosophy doesn't jive with what Cohen wants. Maybe we turned him down and allowed him to save face (happens all the time).
 
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catvet

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All Cohen said was a great pitching coach was about to join us. He didn't say last weekend or that it was Dietrich. We went for a great coach and it didn't happen. We will get a great coach and hopefully one with closer ties to the South. Getting a California guy is a tough pull.
 
57stratdawg

57stratdawg

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I'm guessing he, or perhaps his wife, wasn't very impressed with Starkville, Mississippi.
 
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patdog

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He said an elite pitching coach would be joining our program soon. That at least very strongly implies you know who you're going to hire. Now Cohen's back to square one.
 
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patdog

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57stratdawg said:
I'm guessing he, or perhaps his wife, wasn't very impressed with Starkville, Mississippi.
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That's what I take from it. His trip where he was supposed to be announced turned into a big case of culture shock.
 
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rynodawg

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patdog said:
That's what I take from it. His trip where he was supposed to be announced turned into a big case of culture shock.
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I think that's likely, may have expressed strong interest on phone, but changed mind after visit. The guy has lived in SoCal all his life, it's not an easy decision to pull up roots. The cost of living is a non factor IF he bought a house years ago or inherited a place.

I was hoping for that hire, but was honestly surprised he was considering anywhere in the Southeast given his resume.
 
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121Josey

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Ouch. Is that an indictment on the prestige of the program? I wouldn't have expected him to stay here more than 3-4 years and parlay the payday into a head gig.
 
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