Mueller resigns/Mallee hired as hitting coach

[ConstableRabbit]

Patrick Mooney ‏@CSNMooney 26s25 seconds ago

Sources: Bill Mueller has resigned as Cubs hitting coach.

 

Manny?!

[jersey cubs fan]

wow

 

 

 

that's interesting

 

One would think it would be an ideal time to be the Cubs hitting coach, with all the young bats on the way. But if the team is doing whatever it can to keep Manny involved, having certain guys work with him specifically and promoting that fact, I could easily see how he would feel undermined as the hitting coach.

[ConstableRabbit]

@CSNMooney 3m3 minutes ago

Cubs are said to be targeting an established hitting coach and won't be hiring a first-year guy.

 

 

So much for Manny.

[Guest]

Bummer, seemed like Mueller did a pretty decent job.

 

@CSNMooney Bill Mueller was tight with Mike Brumley, the #Cubs assistant hitting coach who got reassigned and is weighing other opportunities.

 

@CSNMooney Cubs are said to be targeting an established hitting coach and won't be hiring a first-year guy.

 

@ESPNChiCubs Re Mueller, Manny will NOT be hired as the lead hitting coach. Still waiting for him to retire.

[Guest]

Ugh.

[Andy]

Why?

[Guest]

Why?

 

Brumley

[AlwaysaCub]

We also have a spot for Manny at Assistant Hitting Coach. This could also be why Mueller feels undermined, as others have alluded to.

[Felix Leiter]

Theo's philosphy is to work the count, not try to jack the first pitch as we did in 2014. He was little help to the new kids(Baez, Lake, Olt) and most of the veterans like Castillo, Barney, etc.. were hacking. Soler gets it. Hard to rate Mueller anything less than a C.

[SABR Gamer]

Theo's philosphy is to work the count, not try to jack the first pitch as we did in 2014. He was little help to the new kids(Baez, Lake, Olt) and most of the veterans like Castillo, Barney, etc.. were hacking. Soler gets it. Hard to rate Mueller anything less than a C.

 

Yeah, definitely pissed about the progress Rizzo and Castro made.

[Cubswin11]

Theo's philosphy is to work the count, not try to jack the first pitch as we did in 2014. He was little help to the new kids(Baez, Lake, Olt) and most of the veterans like Castillo, Barney, etc.. were hacking. Soler gets it. Hard to rate Mueller anything less than a C.

It's pretty hard to polish a turd

[Backtobanks]

Theo's philosphy is to work the count, not try to jack the first pitch as we did in 2014. He was little help to the new kids(Baez, Lake, Olt) and most of the veterans like Castillo, Barney, etc.. were hacking. Soler gets it. Hard to rate Mueller anything less than a C.

 

Unless his philosophy in teaching was different than his personal philosophy in hitting, I can't believe he was the one telling them to "jack the first pitch". He had an OBP of .373 over 11 years in the ML and averaged 76K to 72BB per season.

[KingCubsFan]

Theo's philosphy is to work the count, not try to jack the first pitch as we did in 2014. He was little help to the new kids(Baez, Lake, Olt) and most of the veterans like Castillo, Barney, etc.. were hacking. Soler gets it. Hard to rate Mueller anything less than a C.

 

Unless his philosophy in teaching was different than his personal philosophy in hitting, I can't believe he was the one telling them to "jack the first pitch". He had an OBP of .373 over 11 years in the ML and averaged 76K to 72BB per season.

Dusty Baker had a good BB:K ratio too.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

bring back gerald perry /tim

[Gilby]

Didn't Mariano Duncan and Javy have a really good relationship? I don't know if a minor league hitting coach is the type of experience they're looking for though.

[Guest]

bring back gerald perry /tim

 

totally on board

[ConstableRabbit]

What's Rudy Jaramillo up to these days?

[Guest]

What's Rudy Jaramillo up to these days?

 

 

i know you're kidding but

 

no thanks. nope nope nope.

[Guest]

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 1m1 minute ago

Mallee was hitting coach with Marlins when Hyde was bench coach. Interviewed for Cubs minor league hitting coordinator job two years ago.

 

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 2m2 minutes ago

Hearing Astros hitting coach John Mallee is top candidate to replace Bill Mueller as Cubs hitting coach. Chicago guy, worked w Hyde in Miami

[PackLandVA]

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 1m1 minute ago

Mallee was hitting coach with Marlins when Hyde was bench coach. Interviewed for Cubs minor league hitting coordinator job two years ago.

 

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 2m2 minutes ago

Hearing Astros hitting coach John Mallee is top candidate to replace Bill Mueller as Cubs hitting coach. Chicago guy, worked w Hyde in Miami

 

To continue working with Stanton? :-k

[Clem Fandango]

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 1m1 minute ago

Mallee was hitting coach with Marlins when Hyde was bench coach. Interviewed for Cubs minor league hitting coordinator job two years ago.

 

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 2m2 minutes ago

Hearing Astros hitting coach John Mallee is top candidate to replace Bill Mueller as Cubs hitting coach. Chicago guy, worked w Hyde in Miami

 

To continue working with Stanton? :-k

 

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[UK1679666180]

If Kevin Long was to be fired by the Yankees, he would be my 1st choice.

[jersey cubs fan]

Chicago Cubs ‏@Cubs · 25s24 seconds ago

#Cubs announce 2015 coaching staff: John Mallee joins from Houston as the new hitting coach. Eric Hinske shifts to assistant hitting coach.

[Cubswin11]

Should we be excited, angry, content with this hire?

[Guest]

Should we be excited, angry, content with this hire?

 

Don't think you should be either of those extremes no matter what.

 

That said, it looks like a perfectly fine hire to me.