Cubs fire Von Joshua

[Irishoshea21]

Per Carrie Muskat

CarrieMuskat #cubs fire hitting coach Von Joshua post-game Sunday. He could stay in system. GM says there wasn't enough improvement to keep Joshua

[Clem Fandango]

WTF? You fire the guy because he couldn't make improvements in 3 months? They better at least put him back in AAA, otherwise this is the dumbest thing ever.

[Hall7810]

Sullivan and WGN radio have all noted that the Cubs have offered Joshua the chance to go back to AAA.

[Rob]

If he leaves the system, this is a HUGE misstep.

[UMFan83]

LOL wow

[LuvChicagoSports]

I cannot stand anything about the way this team is run. I certainly hope Ricketts doesn't stand for this nonsense. This management group is TERRIBLE. The team WILL NEVER win it all with the status quo.

 

It is incredibly frustrating that Jim Hendry is allowed to make decisions while we await the ownership change. He has already hampered the future because of ill advised decisions and I don't have any faith that he has the ability to make a good decision.

[Keener98]

Haha how about firing 2 of the main people responsible for this mess, and not someone who came in mid season? Another scapegoat for Hendry, why am I not surprised.

 

I hope Joshua stays in the organization

[Sammy Sofa]

Idiots.

[NCCubFan]

This is BS. All that should be concluded from the lack of improvement under Joshua is that it just shows that the problem was with the players, not the coach (which is what many of us were saying anyway when Perry got fired). I hope Joshua remains with the organization, but I wouldn't blame him one bit if he gets mad and leaves. I'm sure somebody else has the sense to hire him at least as a minor league hitting instructor if not at the major league level.

[Cubbie Swagger]

Wow.

[Wilson A2000]

Sandberg in? I love Hendry trying to be nice about it, but he looks so silly doing it cause we all see through that.

 

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/10/cubs-fire-hitting-coach-von-joshua.html

[Irrelevant Dude]

Ryno, your table is ready.

[17 Seconds]

so we lost 2 good hitting coaches in one season.

 

this organization is heading in a verrrry bad direction.

[17 Seconds]

Ryno, your table is ready.

 

there's vomit everywhere

[Tarver]

Teflon Jim.

[bhogg]

so they climbed 8 spots (14th to 6th) in hitting and Hendry claims there was not significant improvement?

[YearofDaCubs]

Jimbo is awesome.

[Larry Horse]

Teflon Jim.

 

That says it all.

[jiml60]

The sooner Ricketts takes over and cans Hendry, the better.

[SouthSideRyan]

UGH YOU [expletive] MORONS

[soonercub]

GET RUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tracer Bullet]

fire Hendry before he screws up anything else.

 

It's not joshua's fault, Jim, it's yours

[Mark Priors Calves]

So giving him half of a season was an adequate trial running at the big league level after having years of success in the minor league system?

[Post Count Padder]

SERIOUSLY?! WTF. I hate this team.

[RynoRules]

Dumb move. I don't get this.