JAY BELL RUMORS & GOSSIP
Pirates' bats heat up against Cahill, D-backs
PHOENIX -- Jay Bell was back in his comfort zone, and Pittsburgh may be getting there, too.
The Pirates shook out of a weeklong hitting slump with a 5-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, when 2001 World Series hero Bell was back at Chase Field in his new role as Pittsburghs hitting coach.
The Pirates had scored only eight runs in their first six games, the lowest number...
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April 09, 2013
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Jay Bell excited about Bucs young hitters
Jay Bell is back with the Pirates as their hitting coach, replacing Gregg Ritchie. Bell, 46, played 18 major league seasons, including eight with the Pirates. He told PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko that he is looking forward to working with some of the Pirates young hitters.
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February 15, 2013
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The New Pirates Logo Better Be Jay Bell's WE NEED ME Shirt
Word has been trickling out that the Pirates will be holding focus groups with the intent on creating an updated Pirates logo for the 2014 season.
Guarantee the Pirates go 162-0 in 2014 if they keep rocking the gold P on the hat and give everyone WE NEED ME shirts like Jay Bell wore on this early 90s Upper Deck card. Just drive that point home that everyone is gonna have to contribute...
Jay Bell is the Pirates' Hitting Coach, Whoopty Doo
The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the 2012 season with the third lowest batting average in the National League. They also had the fourth lowest OBP in the majors and the third most strikeouts. So what did the Pirates do to remedy this problem? They went for nostalgia and hired Jay Bell.Surprise, surprise. Yes, nothing says "improve our hitting" like a former shortstop...
News and notes: Bell, Barajas, Coonelly
Plenty of Bucs news on Wednesday…
The Pirates hired former shortstop Jay Bell as their new hitting coach. Bell replaces Gregg Ritchie, who left after this season to take the head job at George Washington University. Bell was a solid player and a fan favorite in Pittsburgh, and general reaction today seemed to be very much in favor of the hire. Of course, it’s impossible to say...
Pirates hire Jay Bell as hitting coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired longtime major league infielder Jay Bell as the new hitting coach.
Bell replaces Gregg Ritchie, who left the team to become the coach at George Washington University.
The 46-year-old Bell spent 18 seasons in the majors, including eight years with the Pirates from 1989-96. Bell was a two-time All-Star and hit .265 with 195 home runs and 860 RBI...
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October 31, 2012
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Jay Bell named Pirates hitting coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the following changes to their Major League Coaching staff: Jay Bell has
been named Hitting Coach, Rick Sofield has been named First Base Coach and Dave Jauss has been named Major
League Coach.
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October 31, 2012
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Former Pirate Bell returns as batting coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates named Jay Bell as their hitting coach Wednesday. The team also announced additional coaching moves on manager Clint Hurdle's staff. Rick Sofield will become first-base coach and Dave Jauss a major-league coach. Former first-base coach Luis Silverio moves to senior advisor of Latin American operations. Bell, 46, is coming home to replace Greg Ritchie...
Pirates Announce Jay Bell As New Hitting Coach
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced several coaching changes today for the 2013 season, and the highlight was former shortstop Jay Bell being announced as the hitting coach.
Bell spent 18 seasons in the majors, with eight of those years coming with the Pirates between 1989-1996. After retiring from the game he spent time as the bench coach in Arizona from 2005-2006, and he recently...
D-backs envision bright future for Owings
Mike Bell remembers the at-bat as if he took it himself.
Chris Owings fell behind in the count, no balls and two strikes, in a game early this season. With the next delivery, the opposing pitcher challenged Owings with a high fastball on the outside part of the plate, the kind of pitch that a right-handed hitter can roll over and turn into an easy groundout.
Owings let the ball...
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August 15, 2012
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