Wally Joyner resigns as hitting coach but will finish the season

by jbox on Sep 22, 2008 10:45 PM PDT

NC Times: Joyner resigns as hitting coach

Giles and Towers were both reached for comment at the Charges game:

"He's been doing as good of a job as you can with what he has been dealt," Giles said. "We have a lot of young hitters, and it's tough for the young hitters to learn at this level. And it's a shame because he was a good guy and he was working with them and they were continuing to get better.

Giles never wants to blame any of the coaches, because of the players they were dealt. He doesn't ever place the blame on the players either because of their inexperience. I guess he believes the blame lies with Towers and Alderson.

"I guess they are trying to make him the scapegoat. The veteran guys understand that, but it's unbelievable. We've been hitting well since the All-Star break and you can't blame all of this on the offense. It's been pitching, defense ---- it's a team effort to be this bad. ... It's just a shame for this organization to let a good guy like that leave."

The Padres have burned through some highly respected batting coaches in the last few years. Honestly, with all the problems the Padres have and with Khalil and Edmonds gone, the offense doesn't seem as bad as it was in the past

"I came to the job hoping to put my experience and ideas to good use in teaching and coaching the Padres' hitters, but it has become obvious to me in the past few months that the organization's approach is different from mine."

I'm wondering how the organizations approach contradicts what Wally is trying to teach. Either all three of these coaches are terrible, the players are terrible or the organization's approach makes the players uncoachable.

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I'm just gonna repeat what I said down below...

…because the more I thought about this overnight, the more it irritated me.

Why tender your resignation now? You can’t wait a week to finish the season? How the hell does quitting one week early do anyone any good? What the hell IS that? NO ONE in this organization has done a good job this year in ANY position, but I don’t see anyone else diving off this big flaming hunk of crap called the Padres.

You suck, Wally. Good riddance.

I hate this team.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2008 7:06 AM PDT reply actions

I think he resigned now to make a point.

If he resigns after the season ends, it would draw a lot less attention. By doing it a week before the season ends, he’s drawing attention to the obvious problems between the coaches and management.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Sep 23, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Hmmm

I figured 95 losses would draw attention to the obvious problems between the coaches and management…

Quitting on a team for any reason is unacceptable, but it looks even worse when you jump ship right before the end of a disastrous year. Whatever his reasoning, it looks selfish and shallow.

by Winfield's Ghost on Sep 23, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Technically....

he’s not jumping ship before the end of the year. He announced that he’s leaving after the year is over.

by theodore donald kerabatsos on Sep 23, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

this is about wally isn't it?

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 23, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions

No, It's about Kahlil, actually

"...do hereby declare that I am not a member of the Human race (not an earthling) and in fact am an alien from another planet other than earth. I hope that this will prove to the person that is putting electric shocks to my head that I am an alien. I am declaring this so that I am not in any violation of any world or international laws of the earth as I am showing by this admission that I am in fact an alien."

by The Kipper on Sep 23, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

That's even worse...

He quits on the team with six games left and basically says the organization is taking the wrong approach for the team to be succesful and they let him hang around? For what? We can’t make it these last 6 games without him? F**k him. You don’t want to be here? Leave.

by Drama on Sep 23, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Weird that he chose now to quit

but I don’t think I could ever be mad at Wally.

by jbox on Sep 23, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Charges game?

So that is how they decide how much to charge for tickets and concessions?

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 23, 2008 9:15 AM PDT reply actions

Now Leaving Wallyworld!

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by Axion on Sep 23, 2008 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs

I like Briles' take

It must be Towers and Alderson. If Sandy Almighty doesn’t prove his philosophy works in the next couple of years, what direction do we go?

by The Kipper on Sep 23, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions

Why does Sandy need to prove his philosphy works?

It works for so many teams already. It’s pointless to say that he needs to prove something in that regards. If the results don’t come under Sandy in the next few years, then the team will do what any other team does. Fire him and move on to the next guy. But that guy will probably want to do the same thing, build from within and don’t spend money on overpriced free agents when we don’t have that kind of money to burn.

Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.

by Wonko on Sep 23, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions