Chicago Cubs fire hitting coach Gerald Perry in bid to end slump

[BettorsChat]

Chicago Cubs fire hitting coach Gerald Perry in bid to end slump
In the midst of an extended offensive slump, the Chicago Cubs fired hitting coach Gerald Perry on Sunday and will replace him with Iowa Cubs (Triple-A) hitting coach Von Joshua.


Chicago Cubs fire hitting coach Gerald Perry in bid to end slump - ESPN

[Spark]

Can you imagine trying to show someone how to hit a baseball when that someone is making a million dollars a month??? Are you serious??? It is a joke ...

[BettorsChat]

Can you imagine trying to show someone how to hit a baseball when that someone is making a million dollars a month??? Are you serious??? It is a joke ...

Are you talking about hitting coaches in general?

[Spark]

Are you talking about hitting coaches in general?

Yes ... all of them in the Majors ..

[BettorsChat]

Yes ... all of them in the Majors ..

They need hitting coaches. It's their job to watch the players and make adjustments when a player gets in a slump etc. The player may be moving his head too much, his stride may be off by stepping into the plate or stepping out too much away from the plate. His pivot could be off etc.

Any mlb player that doesn't listen to a hitting coach is a fool. Just like Tiger Woods has a golf coach for when he gets off of his game.

[harold_bush]

Here is hoping Terry Pendleton for the Braves is next. Awful offense three years in a row, and half the main guys are going to their dad's (McCann, Chipper) or other batting coaches (Francouer, someone else).

[gizmo]

If you can't hit ,you can't hit.Soto was hurt, Lee was hurt ,Ramirez is out, Soriano plays for Soriano, there middle infield played over there heads last year Bradley is a tard and there bullpen has blown a bunch of games ,they are just looking to scapegoat someone and maybe get something going ,you cant hold the players accountable for anything so they are basically screwed.