SPORTS
By Joe Strauss and Joe Strauss,SUN STAFF | November 15, 2001
Citing a desire for greater opportunity and responsibility, Orioles first-base coach and future Hall of Famer Eddie Murray formally accepted a position yesterday as Cleveland Indians hitting coach. "There's a chance to have a bigger role here," Murray said during an afternoon news conference held in the Indians' Jacobs Field executive offices. "In Baltimore, I didn't get to work with the hitters; we had a fine hitting coach in Terry Crowley." The Orioles announced earlier this month an intention to bring back their entire coaching staff, including Murray, but had yet to tender new contracts to him, third-base coach Tom Trebelhorn and bullpen coach Elrod Hendricks, the only coaches still unsigned for next season.
SPORTS
By Peter Schmuck and Peter Schmuck,SUN STAFF | January 6, 1996
The new Orioles administrative machine can move very fast, as it proved during a lightning-quick free-agent spending spree in December, and it can move very slow, as it did in completing the 1996 coaching staff.It took nearly two months, but the club finally finalized manager Davey Johnson's staff yesterday, adding hitting coach Rick Down to a staff that already included pitching coach Pat Dobson, bench coach Andy Etchebarren, bullpen coach Elrod Hendricks, third base coach Sam Perlozzo and first base coach John Stearns.
SPORTS
By Roch Eric Kubatko and Roch Eric Kubatko,SUN STAFF | March 3, 1997
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- If you're looking for Orioles hitting coach Rick Down about 6: 45 a.m., don't bother checking his hotel room. The bed is empty, the television set is off, the door already has been closed behind him.At this early hour, Down is arriving at Fort Lauderdale Stadium ahead of everyone else, ready to lift weights or sift through some notes. By 8 a.m., he's tossing baseballs underhand behind a screen in the indoor batting cage.When most people are pouring milk on their cereal or wiping the sleep from their eyes, Rick Down is working up a sweat.
SPORTS
By Roch Kubatko and Roch Kubatko,SUN STAFF | September 27, 1997
MILWAUKEE -- The exposure that comes from being associated with winning organizations continues to move hitting coach Rick Down closer to a managerial job. After losing out to Terry Collins last year for the Anaheim position, Down is regarded as one of the leading contenders to succeed Cito Gaston in Toronto.Down said yesterday that he expects the Blue Jays to go through the formal procedure of contacting him after the Orioles have completed their postseason run. "I hope so. I'm led to believe that, and would think so," he said.
SPORTS
By Buster Olney and Buster Olney,SUN STAFF | March 8, 1996
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The first thing some of the Orioles hitters noticed about new batting coach Rick Down is that he could go unnoticed. Down will stand behind the cage during batting practice and say nothing, just observing.But as soon as they ask a question, look for some input, he is ready to comply, offering suggestions. His responses often are couched in a positive way: You're doing this really well. You might want to try this, too. . . .This is Down's manner, practiced over years as a hitting coach and minor-league manager.
SPORTS
By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun | October 22, 2010
The Orioles are discussing a multi-faceted position with Terry Crowley, an arrangement that will end his long career as the team's hitting coach but keep him in a prominent teaching role in the organization. The details have not been finalized, according to multiple sources, and the Orioles haven't completely closed the door on Crowley returning for his 13th straight season as the team's hitting coach and his 17th overall on the staff. However, Orioles manager Buck Showalter and president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail have had extensive discussions with Crowley recently about a different position, one where the 63-year-old wouldn't travel regularly with the team and be in the dugout during games.