muskat.mlblogs.com - 10/22/2009
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GM Jim Hendry says Rudy Jaramillo's success with Milton Bradley in Texas had nothing to do with the Cubs' decision to hire him as the Major League team's hitting coach. Bradley led the American League in on-base percentage in 2008...
mlb.mlb.com - 10/21/2009
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By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com 10/21/09 2:34 PM
ET CHICAGO -- The Cubs hired former Rangers hitting...
coach Rudy Jaramillo on Wednesday to be the newest member of manager Lou Piniella's staff. "Rudy Jaramillo is widely regarded as the premiere hitting ...
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Cubs hire Jaramillo to be hitting coach
espn.go.com - 10/21/2009
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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs have gotten so
used to throwing big money at bigger problems that...
they're starting to overpay for coaches, too. > > > Former Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo is going to be paid $2.42 million over the next three ...
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Hitting coach 'overrated'?
bleachernation.com - 10/22/2009
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As we watched team after team drop off
the list of those we thought made sense for...
a Milton Bradley trade, our collective optimism that the Chicago Cubs could move Bradley for something remotely serviceable - if they could move him at all - fell by the wayside. But Ken Rosenthal has come ...
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Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Holy Crap, There Are ...
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Multiple Teams Eyeing Milton Bradley
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... that the Cubs should try to work things out with Bradley, especially with hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo on board. However, Cubs GM Jim Hendry told MLB.com's Carrie Muskat the Jaramillo hiring had nothing to do with Bradley. ...
Jaramillo and Hendry on the Cubs
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... his mind was there but he was not swinging at strikes. Jaramillo said DeRosa was swinging at balls in the dirt as well. Once DeRosa started swinging at strikes he started producing. After a brief discussion about Ryan Theriot , the talk shifted to Milton Bradley . Rudy Jaramillo knew he had to win Milton Bradley over ... and he did . He took time but he was able to get Bradley to trust him. Jaramillo described himself as being very aggressive, up front and will tell the truth. Jaramillo reiterated what he said in his press conference on Wednesday about Bradley . He felt ...
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