MLB.com reports: Rudy Jaramillo was Marlon Byrd's hitting coach the last three seasons in Texas and the two are now reunited as members of the Cubs.
"He made a lot of adjustments," Jaramillo said. "Every year, he got better. I'm real excited about him coming over there. He brings a lot of energy and leadership. He wants to win. Those are things that are going to help me out. I talked to him the other day and I told him we've got our work cut out for us."
Byrd, 32, is coming off his best year in which he set personal highs in hits (155), home runs (20), doubles (43), RBIs (89), and games played (146).
"You know what this will do is get my system out a little quicker and faster," Jaramillo said. "Marlon is a good teacher. I want hitters talking to one another. He provided that for us in Texas. He knew his swing and sometimes he was good at recognizing stuff that other people were doing. I wanted those guys to help each other and talk and coach each other, too."
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Boy if Andrew shows up to spring training looking like Byrd in this picture above, I would tell him to go home and come back when you drop 50 pounds. Byrd looks more like Ralph Kramden trying to play golf. What a heffer.
Please tell me that Byrd's contract has a full no trade clause in it otherwise Hendry is softening up (and I do not mean just in his stomach area).
No Tom, he looks bigger than Andrew Jones. They are the same age and who has the better numbers. Stats wise Jones does. Contract wise, Byrd 15,000,000 to Jones 500,000. Bad contract aside, I would still take Jones as my fourth outfielder.
Is it just me or does Marlon Byrd look chubbs in this picture.
Billy boy, why didn't you tell me your a Sox fan. Sox men have more to offer downtown if you get my drift. Being with Cub fans always remind me of twelve year olds in more ways than one. I wish my Ryno would have been traded to the big boys in town instead of those Cubs. I think I would have been happier working my way through the American League rosters. I would rather go to the southside because when I was with Ryno or any other players, the men of Wrigleyville would always be more interested in picking up the men and not the women. Too many gay bars for a straight girl like me. Did you vote for Santo? Please tell me you did. He's yelling again. Gotta go.
Yee Haw!!!
There is more Sox's fans here than there be at soxfest! Or even more here than on Peopleofwalmart.com.
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Sox fans can talk all they want about the President of the United States, Governor of Illinois, and Mayor of Chicago being Sox fans. They can stick it. We gots Jim Belushi and Former Governor (inmate #337651) Blastoyovitch. How you like dem ding dongs.
How does a Cub bleacher skank like her eggs in the morning?
Unfertalized!
What do you call a Cub fan in sixth grade with a bike?
A thief!
What do you call a Cub fan in eighth grade with a bike?
A person with a suspended license from numerous DUI's.
What do you call a Cub fan in third grade?
Gifted!
Blow Cubs Blow, Blow Cubs Blow, Hey Chicago what do you say, the Cubs are gonna choke today. Blow Cubs Blow, Blow Cubs Blow, Hey Chicago what do you say, the Cubs are gonna choke today. Hey wait a minute, to choke you would have to be the better team. The favorite. That doesn't happen with Cub102. What a train wreck.
Someday were gonna win,,,, a game!
Maybe. No Promises.
Billy boy, you haven't lived until you had a Cub player behind you (he was aimimg for the front but of coarse missed) and while were doing the nasty, been hit upside the head by a brick or had a cub fan pee on you. The one time I had numerous hickeys but was by myself. Those darn rats. I have to find something to do at the shrine because the last thing for entertainment is watching the worst team in any sport in history. The longest streak in history. 102 years. Lets party!
art a on January 2, 2010 7:45 PM
ligue billy southside sox fan, are you one of the drunken fans that jumps on the field to beat up old coaches?
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Yous got a problem with dat? And maybes I am responsible for the bullet holes in da seats in da upper deck at cominsky too. Yous gat a prblem wit dat two?
Ozzie be right, fags are bad. And since all Cubs fans be fags, they must be bad. For a Mexican he sure be smart.
I am suprized he dont likes the rats, or as he callem, "wats" at Rigley. I thought Mexicans eated rats. He's alright, you no, fore one of dem.
Marlon Byrd! I loved him in Batman Returns.
By the way _________ (place name here) if you have a vote for the hall of fame, please oh please vote for Santo. He is making me crazy. He thinks I have a vote.
Cubs Jarimillo on Byrd? Wow! I didn't even know they were dating.
Hello _________(place name here). Why haven't you called me? It has been a while since we got together. We do not have to sneak around anymore. Ryne knew all about you_________ (place name here) & I. We had some great times on some of those road trips. Remember when you _________ (place name here) and I did the deed at the ___________ (place location here). We had a great time. I really loved when you touched me in the _________ (select area here). I distinctly recall the time in ________ (select city here) when the three of you __________, _____________ & ________________(select any 3 players Cubs or visitors between the years 1988-1993) came into my room while Ryno was taking what he used to call "tubby time". I remember our first encounter when I asked you guys if you were all from the same team. Well gotta go. Santo's coming back! Call me _________ (insert name here).
Billy Ligue, I's been 1 of the fan Cubz . I shoot em up outside the Old shrinaroo. I gotz me hit upside the head by a brick or 12. We kill people outside our piece of crap ballpark. Rats as big as pigs is the funniest thing I have heard in my life. When I's not shooting my .44, we is attacking the likes of Randy Myers and Ryan Dumpster and Chad Krueter and Shane Victorino. We,eez all loves to trow the base balls back onto the fields. Last year on a ADAM dunn homearun 1 threw 3 balls back just on my own. It was so so so funnie. I loves my cute little baby bears. Cute and cuddlee . My laughvable losers. The Cubbiez. I pee cUbby blew. My snot is of cUbby blews. One1 days we will have a real scoreboard with no little man inside. I like to see da booms booms. tHEY havenot'' ever delivered dem firewerks over to da hey dare nort side of da sity. Some year we will get a wa, wa, war, warld serius. da last time we won waz 1809. they were poeple dat died on da tittanic dat wernot borne yet when my tubbies last 1 it al l. Did i mention rats as big as pigs? well eye no dis yeer wil l B speshal beca use wee have the 2nd high est payrrole in b as ebal;; . We are going 2 B ghoud.
ligue billy southside sox fan, are you one of the drunken fans that jumps on the field to beat up old coaches?
"Billy Ligue (typical southsider)" two quick and easy questions for you:
1. Do Cubbie fans post messages about Sox transactions?
2. How would you describe them?
One other question, what gift do you give on a 102nd anniversary? Lead? Arsenic?
Yeee Haaaaaw! Finaly some news about the team my and my feloow Soxs fans obsess over!! Dem cubs suck
I is so glad I's came out of my drunken stupor to reads this.
Marlon Bird? He stinks. the only thing funnier would be if the Cubs signed the guy Bird beat ot for Texas CF job, the 400 pound, havent hit .240 since mandatory testing started Andruw Jones. Now dats would be funny.
Anybody seen my moronic, green Soxs hat?
Jim Henry be so stupid, he'd probably pay dat awful beaner,Alex Rios, 12 million. Dat would be funny.
Anyones know when de next explosives night be at Cominsky? Me and my types sure do love explosives.
Yee Haw!!!
Anyones knows when they is having Father-Son night---SOUTHSIDE STYLE at cominsky this year? Me and my boy haven't whooped on a 65 year old dude--SOUTHSIDE STYLE---since Jr. gots out on parole.
Well, fellow Sox fans, let me no about any thing ya here about explosives night or father-son night--SOUTHSIDE STYLE.
I'll check the articles pertaining to the Cubs, Cause dat's were we Sox's fans will surely be, posting on articles about the sucky cubs.
SOUTHSIDE!!!
Tim, you have Carlos Quentin confused with some other players on the Victor Conte diet. Suspected list as follows:
Sammy Sosa
Manny Alexander - Like it really helped
Glenallen Hill
Alfonso Soriano
Mark Prior - Like it helped
Kerry Wood - Like it helped
Marlon Byrd
Todd Hundley - It helped for 1 year
Danny Jackson - Never helped, liked the taste
Ryan Theriot - He shouldn't be hitting a ball out of the infield
Aramis Ramirez - See 3 entry's below
Michael Barrett - Roid rage in full effect at all times
Carlos Zambrano - Combo of "the juice" & burritos
Cindy Sandberg - How else could she have kept up
Dave Martinez - See previous entry
Rafael Palmiero - See 2 entry's above
Herman Franks - See 3 entry's above
1982 Cubs - See 4 entry's above
Shall I continue?
Lets not avoid the issue at hand. Cub players finally got the bird. Why on earth would it have taken 6 weeks after Thanksgiving to get the bird. Was it overnighted by our lovely U.S. Postal Service? By now people are putting their Christmas decorations away and others are stuck in November. I would give them the bird and tell them to stick it you know where. Also, either I don't deal with them again, or maybe I order my Easter meal this week since they can't seam to get anything right. Tell the boneheads "Happy 4th of July" while your at it.
Once again Hendry goes out and signs a player from a warm weather, hitter friendly ballclub, and over signs the guy. The word was Byrd was willing to go along with a 1 or 2 year deal, and Hendry's the one who insisted on the 3rd year.
Instead of stepping back to see how well a new player adapts to being a Cub, and all that goes along with that, Hendry once again worries that a player could possibly excel, and might try and get a better deal later on.
Hendry appears to be the type of GM that would rather overpay early on, than run the risk that he'd have to renegotiate later should the player actually excel.
You'd think that Bradley, Soriano, Fukudome, and Zambrano would have made Hendry rethink that philosophy, but obviously, not only with Byrd, but the Dempster signing, and most likely the upcoming Lilly signing has shown that Hendry will always have the Cubs dealing with contract and money issues for mediocre players, while he remains the GM.
How many points does the cold wind and nasty weather take off your batting numbers? Texas plays in pretty good weather, and most of Byrd's games (along with Rudy the magic batting coach's hitters) played in Anaheim, Seattle and Oakland. We'll see the difference the cold makes when Joe Mauer plays in Minnesota in their new stadium. MVP or not, it's cold in April and May when you don't play in a dome!
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Wrong answer Tim.
Isn't Byrd one of the few people still on the Victor Conte diet?
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No. You might have him confused with someone else.
Carlos Quentin, perhaps?
Isn't Byrd one of the few people still on the Victor Conte diet?
What exactly did Byrd teach Jaramillo? O.K., it's probably none of our business.
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