Cubs Expected to Sign Rudy Jaramillo to Multi-year Deal
bleachernation.com 10/16/2009 — It did not take long for the Chicago Cubs to move on their new hitting coach. The rumors of the Cubs’ interest in Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo are not yet cold - they just started percolating three days ago - and it looks like it’s nearly a done deal. GM Jim Hendry has ...

Cubs Give Hitting Coach the Boot
bleachernation.com 10/5/2009 — The Chicago Cubs made a midseason switch from Gerald Perry to Von Joshua as hitting coach, in the hopes it would spark the beleaguered offseason. It did not. And now Von Joshua is out. “Basically I told him it wasn’t anything that I was upset with him,” general manager Jim ...

Cubs' next hitting coach?
espn.go.com 10/15/2009 — Arguably, the best hitting instructor in baseball is available after the Texas Rangers and coach Rudy Jaramillo agreed to part ways. > > The Chicago Cubs certainly will have interest in the veteran coach, who has had 17 players win Silver Slugger ...

Cubs Expected to Pursue Rudy Jaramillo, But Should They?
bleachernation.com 10/15/2009 — Yesterday we reported that the Chicago Cubs were rumored to be interested in Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo to take over the void left by Von Joshua and Gerald Perry this year. One day later, every single news outlet is obsessing about the possibility of Jaramillo, following word ...

Heyman: Cubs In Talks With Rudy Jaramillo To Fill Hitting Coach Void
thefriendlyblogfines.com 10/16/2009 — Former Rangers hitting coach, Rudy Jaramillo, could be taking over the same role for the Cubs.

Bob Brenly Wants to Manage - Maybe the Cubs, Maybe Elsewhere
bleachernation.com 10/9/2009 — Chicago Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly has grown on Cubs fans - well, me anyway - and just as he has, he’s talking about leaving the broadcast booth for the dugout. Brenly, who previously managed the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series win, says he’s always open to interviewing for ...

The Muskbox Gets Its Own Mascot
hirejimessian.com 10/15/2009 — In this week’s Muskbox , we learn that Cubs fans still don’t understand how trades work, someone actually likes Aaron Heilman, and there is a person outside the Harry Potter universe named “Mordy.” Is there a possibility Ryne Sandberg could be the Cubs’ ...

First Signing for 2010 Cubs Must Be Owner
blog.cubhub.net 10/19/2009 — The 2009 Cubs were a major disappointment by nearly any measure. They didn’t hit, they didn’t field, even the Cubs vaunted pitching staff faltered. The team sustained major injuries, fought on and off the field, and was generally unlikeable . One of the main causes of this (that is ...

With Contract Up After 2010, What Should the Cubs Do With Sweet Lou?
midwestsportsfans.com 9/27/2009 — Let me preface this entire article by saying that I have always been a fan of Lou Piniella, and when the Chicago Cubs hired him as their manager in 2006, I was extremely excited. That being said the most recent collapse and downfall of the goat franchise of Major League Baseball begs the ...

Sports and the Law: Cubs First Non-NHL Team to File Chapter 11
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 10/17/2009 — Well that was fast. In a case that was the antithesis of the Phoenix Coyotes saga , the storied Chicago Cubs filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past week in the course of 48 hours. (For previous coverage of the Cubs filing, click here .) With its filing, the Chicago Cubs ...

Texas Rangers cut at least four veteran staffers — dallasnews.com: Baseball: Rangers 10/14/2009

As The Stomach Turns: Houston Astros Edition — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/14/2009
You know: in the 1960s and 1970s there was The Carol Burnett Show and in an ongoing skit they'd do a spoof of the soap opera As The World Turns with As The Stomach Turns . If the show were on now, they'd do a skit called As The Houston ...

Rudy Jaramillo, Texas Rangers to part ways — dallasnews.com: Baseball: Rangers 10/14/2009

Jaramillo out as Rangers' hitting coach (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/14/2009
The Texas Rangers are looking for a new hitting coach after Rudy Jaramillo turned down their offer to return in 2010. Jaramillo had been with the club since 1995 and was praised by players for keeping Texas among the top slugging teams in baseball. ...

If Cubs are really interested, Jaramillo is now available — chicagotribune.com - Sports 10/14/2009