Donald "Coop" James Cooper (born January 15, 1957 in New York City) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox. He attended Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School (class of 1974) and New York Institute of Technology. Cooper played for the Minnesota Twins (1981-1982), Toronto Blue Jays (1983) and New York Yankees (1985). In 44 games (3 starts) spread over 4 seasons, Cooper compiled a 1-6 r...
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Donald "Coop" James Cooper (born January 15, 1957 in New York City) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox. He attended Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School (class of 1974) and New York Institute of Technology. Cooper played for the Minnesota Twins (1981-1982), Toronto Blue Jays (1983) and New York Yankees (1985). In 44 games (3 starts) spread over 4 seasons, Cooper compiled a 1-6 record, with a 5.27 ERA. He has been in the White Sox organization since 1988.
Don Cooper's name was in Chicago Media news for an on-air altercation with WSCR 670am morning radio personality Mike North during the "Mike North Morning Show" on June 14th, 2007. Resulting (arguably) from the confrontational approach North takes to his interviews.
The highlight of the short, abrasive interview was Cooper referring to North as a "jerk-off" live on the air. He did so in response to North's accusation that the White Sox team, as a whole, were content...
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