Tag Archives: Mark Teixeira

Rudy Jaramillo’s Approach to Hitting

Wonder what all the hype surrounding Rudy Jaramillo is about?  To hear Derek Lee talk about it, hitting coaches don’t really make much of a difference.  After Cubs hitting coach Von Joshua was released, Lee commented that hitters know their swings and what adjustments they need to make.  The role of the hitting coach, according [...]

Cubs Fire Hitting Coach

As soon as the final out of the final game was recorded (a loss to the D-Backs), the Cubs fired their hitting coach, Von Joshua.  Joshua had been brought in mid-year to replace Gerald Perry. In an article by Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune, Jim Hendry is quoted as saying Joshua didn’t do anything [...]