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When arm failed, his heart went to coaching.(Sports)

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM)

| May 11, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Albuquerque Tribune. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Richard Stevens

In a way, there was an angel in the outfield in 1992 when the Huntsville (Ala.) Stars manager at the time, Casey Parsons, decided to give Chad Kuhn a piece of fatherly advice.

More or less, Parsons saw the writing on the wall for a pitcher with a bad arm. And so he took a long, hot walk to center field, where Kuhn was standing during batting practice. There, Parsons delivered a message, planted a seed and turned a dream-turned-sour into a new direction.

"He asked me if I had ever thought about coaching," Kuhn said.

"I was a little annoyed because I wasn't even thinking that my playing days were over. I was still thinking about a 10-year career in the majors. I kind of told him, 'Well, maybe when I'm done …

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