Gary Gaetti let go -- former Astro Sean Berry new hitting coach

great we jus need to bring back derek bell and we can be the killer B's again

 

i like gaetti a lot...oh, well.

 

Wasn't this guy supposed to be a premiere hitting coach in 2004? Are the Astros trying that hard to send a message?

 

I guess you could see that coming. The hitting and pitching coaches are always first to go. I think Hickey's job is safe. Sean Berry...huh? Round Rock sure wasn't having any offensive problems.

 

Boy... that's a scapegoat firing and a half. If anything else, Gaetti turned some misfits into legit hitters. I seriously doubt Taverez and Burke would have early successes if it wasn't for Gaetti. In fact, he was able to get Ausmus hitting (for a long stretch at least). If anything else, I thought he was the team's biggest asset outside of it's players.

 

Hitting coaches are pretty overrated in terms of impact on the team. Not a big deal to me. I thought Gaetti was doing an ok job, but maybe the move will shake some guys up and give us a temporary shot in the arm.

 

Looks like Ensberg will definitely take a seat after Garner sees Berry taking grounders at 3rd.

 

lol. what a joke. ausmus, biggio, and everett should each send him a couple hundred thousand bucks and their most sincere apologies.

 

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4043443.html

 

I like Gaetti - he really turned around a lot of hitters in 2004, it seemed. But that said, the only job of a hitting instructor is to help improve the hitters and they were all sucking, so I don't think it's a real loss. It may not be his fault, but that's life in MLB. Maybe Berry can bring a new approach or some new thoughts that the hitters respond to (like Gaetti in '04). Basically, it can't hurt.

 

why did they let Gaetti go?? at least give him time to work with Huff. I don't like the move..

 

Bingo. Our guys couldn't even execute a sac bunt dammit! Granted guys like Orlando Palmeiro and Morgan Ensberg have been swinging the bat like a bunch of p*****s lately, but the coach always takes the blame.

 

Eh - no biggie. Hitting and pitching coaches come and go. Its just like getting a new golf pro to show you a thing or two that the last guy didnt. Just doing something to get the bats going.... try something new.

 

Roger Clemens didn't win 20 games last year with his ERA. There was a problem. Berry will fix it.

 

why did we let gary go? humm... here are 3 reasons why we did. (1) morgan hit .145 in june (2) brad ausmus hit .103 the last month, not to mention going 1-48 at one point. (3) jason lane is hitting .205 for the season.

thats not mentioning willy tavares and adam everett.

thats 5 people out of our lineup that can't hit. period. this move should have taken place a long time ago

 

I loved Sean Berry when he played for the Astros, so I fully endorse this move.

 

I thought it would be a good idea to get rid of him because our batting is our problem so we have to change as much as we can. If pitching was our problem, Hickey would possibly leave too. I thought Gaetti was doing a decent job with P. Wilson but he hasn't been able to do much for Mo or Lane. I think Berry is a great replacement, although I would rather see Bagwell in that position eventually.

 

Agreed...There is always somone to blame...A pitching coach should be next...

 

On that note why does Jim Hickey still have a job?
He can't help Lidge, Qualls, or Wheeler, ect...
The guy has never played in the Majors. What can he tell Clemens and Co?