Comments on: Top Hitting Coach, Rudy Jaramillo, Is Looking For A New Home

By: andy

andy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:09:13 +0000

you must understand that this guy must have some form of influence given his track record with the Texas teams. Great hitters, no pitching. year after year they have some great offensive numbers but recently they have been pitching a lot better. Im all for this guy becoming the Mets hitting coach. put hojo as the 3rd base coach. not really sure if they hojo idea is a good one, just said it to please the hojo fans.

anyways besides jaramillo, i believe you go out and get Dr. Mike Marshall to become your pitching coach. the guy knows what he is doing and his track record will tell u everything. he won a cy young in 1974 as a reliever and is a doctor in exercise physiology. he knows what to do and he can injury proof pitchers. he can fix motions and this is another one of those guys that players go to for help outside of their organization.

By: Mykey

Mykey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:25:38 +0000

“During his tenure, Jaramillo has produced four MVPs (Juan Gonzalez twice, Ivan Rodriguez and Alex Rodriguez)”

Let’s see…Juan Gonzalez – STEROIDS, Ivan Rodriguez – STEROIDS, Alex Rodriguez – STEROIDS.

I wonder how much “influence” he really had on their hitting.

By: Paul Nassau

Paul Nassau — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:21:49 +0000

I’m a big fan of good grammar so I applaud your “sought” correction. Now you may continue on.
Pops

By: Satish Ram

Satish Ram — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:39:33 +0000

Sure. I’ll do it.
It seems to be a logical move.

I agree with Jessep/Metsrock128 on the above posts, though. Steroids got A-rod his best seasons in Texas, so that’s not a valid part of the argument. I think one of the most valid arguments for Jaramillo is Micheal Young.

By: Tommy2cat

Tommy2cat — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:10:52 +0000

You said “seeked out” – You meant “sought”.

I would hire three batting coaches – Jaramillo to work with right-handed hitters, Keith Hernandez to work with left-handed hitters and Hojo to work with switch hitters.

Each hitting coach would have additional duties: Keith as a bench coach, HoJo as a baserunning coach and Jaramillo as a cooler coach in charge of the Corona’s (more ice and limes, porfavor).

Dan Warthead must go.

By: metsrock128

metsrock128 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:16:36 +0000

steriods are responsible for that.

By: metsrock128

metsrock128 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:15:34 +0000

i hope your being sarcastic, because Manuel and Warthen suck, and Jaramillio is 10x better than Hojo.

By: Jessep

Jessep — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:21:38 +0000

Neer:

Tell me where “Jaramillo interviewed to be the new Mets manager during the same off-season that Willie Randolph did. A lot of people say Jaramillo finished 2nd in that race you know.”

Says I am knocking him? The fact I added the statement regarding the fact the Mets actually almost hired him to be their manager in 04 is knocking him?

I you’re referring to me above statement “Right because Jaramillo is responsible for Alex Rodriguez’s 3 HR crowns. Come on.”

I stand by that 100%. Jaramillo is a great coach. But he’s not responsible for free agent Alex Rodriguez winning 3 HR crowns in his prime. There are plenty of other things to establish Jaramillo as a great hitting coach, using ARod to me is not one of them.

By: jdon

jdon — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:01:36 +0000

hitting coaches are overrated. probably only because most major league hitters don’t even listen to them. just like they do not look at third base coaches 80% of the time. it is actually kind of depressing, when you think about it. I think you have to have a pitching coach, baseline coaches, and a BP coach. But hitting coaches and bench coaches-welll, that is just featherbedding.

By: neer

neer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:55:19 +0000

Are you seriously knocking Jaramillo? Wow, you need to get a clue.

By: oldtimer

oldtimer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:46:14 +0000

Jaramillo? I don’t think so.we got Hojo. Duncan? No thanks,we got Warthen. LaRussa? He’s good.but we got Manuel.

By: Jessep

Jessep — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:51:00 +0000

Really big piece of information you forgot to mention.

Jaramillo interviewed to be the new Mets manager during the same off-season that Willie Randolph did. A lot of people say Jaramillo finished 2nd in that race you know.

By: JEssep

JEssep — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:45:40 +0000

Right because Jaramillo is responsible for Alex Rodriguez’s 3 HR crowns. Come on.