Cubs Fire Von Joshua

Milton Bradley hasn’t been the only scapegoat this season. Gerald Perry was fired earlier in the season and things never improved. His replacement has now been fired. Joshua was offered his old gig as hitting coach at Iowa. At least Derrek Lee understands. ‘‘I hate to say it, but hitting coach is overrated,’’ said Derrek Lee, the team’s top offensive performer. ‘‘Gerald was a great guy. He always had positive things to say, and same with Von. The bottom line is the best hitting coach is yourself. No one knows your swing like yourself. ‘‘None of the blame should go to either of those two guys. We just struggled as a whole all year.’’ I don’t know if this guy’s contract is up in Texas, but he’d be a really good option to replace Joshua. Jaramillo has the longest tenure with one team as a hitting coach so the Rangers will probably want him back if his contract is up. Most coach’s contract are year to year.