Yankees Fire Strength Coach--NY Times

"ARLINGTON, Texas – A day after the Yankees’ baffling run of hamstring injuries claimed another victim in Phil Hughes, the team fired its new strength coach.

• Marty Miller, who was hired last winter to the newly created position of director of performance enhancement, was let go on Wednesday, according to a Yankees official who was granted anonymity because the move has not been announced.

Other Yankees who have landed on the disabled list with hamstring injuries this season include outfielder Hideki Matsui and starters Chien-Ming Wang and Mike Mussina.

Miller, 34, was unpopular with some players, and several opted out of his program. Miller had not worked in baseball for 10 years before Cashman hired him last winter. His previous job was director of fitness at the Ballen Isles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla."

(The article says Brian Cashman will make a comment sometime during the game tonight in Texas).

• From NY Times article by Tyler Kepner, 5/2/07, "Yankees fire Strength Coach."

From the Palm Beach Post, 4/4/07, Miller's only baseball experience was in the minor league system of the Montreal Expos.

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