blogs.dailyherald.com - 10/21/2009
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Look for the Cubs to unveil Rudy Jaramillo as their new hitting coach today at Wrigley Field. Cubs people confirmed early this morning that the team and Jaramillo have agreed to a multiyear contract. One report has it as three years and $2.42 million but the Cubs could not confirm that figure. ...
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thesportsbank.net - 10/21/2009
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By George Ofman It’s been said hitting is
contagious. Over at Clark and Addison it’s been said,...
hiring hitting coaches is just as contagious. Here we go again. The Cubs, desperate to find a reason why their bats didn’t meet the balls as often as it did a year ago, are about to employ its’ ...
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Tuitti Fruitti, Oh Rudy Jaramillo
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
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Cubs Hire Jaramillo, Jaramillo Laughs All the Way to Bank ***UPDATE***
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... [UPDATE @ 8:20 a.m.:The only Cub beat guy that does his job, Bruce Miles, has the same story but says the Cubs would not confirm the salary numbers quoted in the Levine piece.] ...
Hendry Gives Jaramillo Contract, Full No-Trade Clause
Hire Jim Essian —
... What’s all that buzz around Wrigley Field today? Why, that is the crowd of people gathering in anticipation of the announcement that the Cubs have hired Rudy Jaramillo to be their new scapegoat hitting coach. Rudy had been the hitting coach for the Texas Rangers since the time before Kurt Cobain found out what buckshot tasted like and O.J. Simpson was a punchline. ...
The New and Future Hitting Coach
Ivy Chat —
All signs indicate that the Cubs will hire Rudy Jaramillo to be their new hitting coach: One report has it as three years and $2.42 million but the Cubs could not confirm that figure. ... The 59-year-old Jaramillo comes to the Cubs from the Texas Rangers, where he spent 15 years and earned a reputation as one of the top hitting coaches in the game. He became available after the Rangers offered him only a one-year contract extension, which he declined. A few points about this hire. First, being the hitting coach ...
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novafantasysports.com 10/19/2009 — Update: It's beginning to look more and more likely that Rudy Jaramillo will be the Cubs next hitting coach, according to SI's Jon Heyman. The two parties are close to a multiple year, $800,000 deal. The Cubs obviously hope that Jaramillo can bring his skills to a team that has drastically ...
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i94sports.com 10/20/2009 — Rumor has it that the Cubs have begun contracts talks with hitting "guru" Rudy Jaramillo, formerly of the Texas Rangers. According to ESPN's Bruce Levine the supposed contract could make Jaramillo the highest paid coach in all of baseball. Could he be the one to solve the Cubs hitting woes of ...
Cubs hire Rudy Jaramillo
novafantasysports.com 10/21/2009 — Update : According to ESPN Chicago , the Cubs are set to hire hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo on a 3 year deal worth $2.42 million. Jaramillo comes over from the Texas Rangers and is considered one of the best hitting coaches in baseball.
Fantasy Impact: This is a very good signing for the ...
Jaramillo to the Cubs?
bases.nbcsports.com 10/16/2009 — Jon Heyman tweets and then reports that the Cubs are talking to the former Rangers' hitting coach and that "he's likely to take the gig." His salary would be $750,000, which would be a $150,000 raise. Not a bad deal...
Jaramillo could top Cubs' wish list
blogs.dailyherald.com 10/15/2009 — Word out of Dallas this evening is that hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo has turned down a one-year offer to return to the Texas Rangers. He's under contract until Oct. 31, and it's believed the Cubs have some interest in hiring Jaramillo to fill their ...
Closing in on Jaramillo?
blogs.dailyherald.com 10/16/2009 — Cubs GM Jim Hendry always plays it close to the vest on moves involving people under contract to other organizations, so it's not surprising he would neither confirm nor deny today that he has spoken to hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, who remains under ...
All The Cublogosphere Knows About Rudy Jaramillo Is Here, Why Go Anywhere Else?
collegeofidiots.com 10/21/2009 — The news about the Cubs signing Rudy Jaramillo to the most expensive contract for a coach ever is the buzz this morning in the world of the Cublogosphere. Just like President Obama, either you love or hate this move, or you just don't care and are busy gathering nuts for the coming winter ...
Rudy Jaramillo to sign with the Cubs
goatriders.org 10/21/2009 — ESPN is reporting that the Cubs are close to signing hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo to a deal. He will be replacing Von Joshua and Gerald Perry as the Cubs hitting coach.
As smart, sophisticated, kick-ass Cub fans, we all have to realize ...
Cubs Hitting Coach Jaramillo Gets 3/2.4
thecubreporter.com 10/21/2009 —
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy !
It looks like Jim Hendry accomplished first splash of the offseason. Rudy Jaramillo is the new Cubs hitting coach. The highly respected Jaramillo (according to a David Kaplan tweet ) has signed a 3 year, $2.4 million deal ($800K a year but we all know you-know-who likes ...
Cubs hire Jaramillo as hitting coach (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/21/2009
The Chicago Cubs have hired Rudy Jaramillo as their hitting coach, hoping he can resurrect an offense that struggled during a disappointing 2009 season. Jaramillo, who spent 15 years as the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, replaces Von Joshua. ...
