Washington had been in the news lately after tearing apart his club on August 15th by claiming to be embarassed by the performance of the ballclub and throwing the team owner as well as the team GM under the bus. Well - less than a week later he's been both fined and now fired.
Below is a copy of the letter sent to Washington to notify him of his termination.
Washington leaves the team following a 98-189 record in his brief season and a half with the club.
Also fired were bench coach Mike Dinsdale and pitching coach John Barraclough.
The Black Sox promoted hitting coach Vincente Lopez from AA to replace Washington on an interim basis. Pitching coach Simon Wright was promoted from AAA to the same role with the big club. Several other promotions and demotions were made within the organization as the team tries to steady the ship while in the midst of their 9th consecutive losing season.
