Late Sunday night former Chicago Cub and current Toronto Blue Jay Brett Anderson went off on the Cubs a bit last night on Twitter. Anderson clearly took some issue with how the Cubs handled him this season, tweeting one sarcastic remark after another. However, despite the ruckus it caused on the internet last night, both Joe Maddon and Chris Bosio seems surprised by Anderson’s comments.
Neither Bosio nor Maddon seemed aware of Anderson's tweets before media mentioned it. Neither were upset, more surprised.
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) September 4, 2017
The Cubs may have been playing dumb here, but regardless, this twitter rant from Anderson seemed somewhat out of nowhere. But, both Maddon and Bosio had a few comments on the situation.
Maddon on Anderson: I hope he wins 20 games next year. I mean that sincerely. But when a player has a tough year, it's on the player.
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) September 4, 2017
Bosio on Brett Anderson's tweet: "I'm happy he's healthy and pitching. I'll leave it at that."
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) September 4, 2017
Both guys hoped for the best with Anderson, and while he may have felt the club treated him poorly or made him be something he wasn’t, one thing he was not this year was good. Anderson finished his Cubs career with an 8.18 ERA in just six starts – he was awful and like Maddon said, that’s on him.
So, enjoy your great three games in Toronto, Chicago wishes you the best, but don’t let the door fit you on the way out, Brett.
