Paul Sullivan: Most pitching coaches have the life span of fruit flies — but not the White Sox's Don Cooper
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Oct 04, 2019
3 minutes
CHICAGO - The White Sox on Wednesday pulled the plug on hitting coach Todd Steverson after six years while also launching his assistant, Greg Sparks.
But they buried the real news, which is the return of "pitching coach for life" Don Cooper.
There was no press release announcing Cooper returning for his 18th season as Sox pitching guru, because there is no need to state the obvious.
Most pitching coaches have the life span of fruit flies, especially in this age of launch angles and juiced baseballs. But Cooper survives like
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