Game 84 Wrap

by Slyde on Jun 30, 2008 10:13 PM EDT

Al Behrman/AP

Walk-off wins are always fun, but the main question of this game is what was Dusty thinking?

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is that picture from tonight?

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jun 30, 2008 10:18 PM EDT 0 recs

yep

I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...

by Slyde on Jun 30, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Griffey:

Doumit, Doumit, and Doumit well.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 30, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

He aint no round the way girl

"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."

by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Let’s say Jocko makes many necessary improvements for the club (dumping Junior, locating a catcher, finding another outfielder, shitcanning CoPat), can Dusty be trusted not to meddle and fuck it up? I’m serious. Could they, would they have the stones to fire him. They cannot think that he’s done a good job with his on-field decisions. Can they?

"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."

by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 10:21 PM EDT 0 recs

There is almost no way

they will fire Dusty before two years are up

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jun 30, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think if they gave him a good roster, he'd be less likely to make these mistakes

I’d give him the benefit of the doubt since he did win so many games in SF. I don’t think he’s a good manager, but if Jock can set up a good roster and get the best hitter in the game, I think the Reds can be good in Dusty’s hands.

I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...

by Slyde on Jun 30, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Damned with faint praise

"As it says over the door to the Famous Writers' School in Connecticut: A Sullen Drunk Packing A Gat Is Not The Best Company For An Artist Finicky About His Style."

by Pops Daniels on Jun 30, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yep.

If our roster looked like this:

C: Mauer
1B: Poo-Holes
2B: Utley
3B: Wright
SS: A-Rod
RF: Berkman
CF: Hamilton
LF: Manny Ramirez
SP1: EV
SP2: Webb
SP3: Lincecum
SP4: Cliff Lee
SP5: Dan Haren
RP1: Francisco Rodriguez
RP2: Rivera
RP3: Papelbon
RP4: Coco
RP5: Joe Nathan

And a bench with Corey Patterson, Juan Castro, Paul Janish, Andy Phillips, LLM and Norris Hopper, he would still find a way to construct the lineup such that we would still lose games 1-0 and 2-0.

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

i bet alot of the players like him

to his credit he does seem like the kind of guy baseball players would want to play for. so he wont be fired unless this team is looking like it is at this time next year. which really is crap, because if i did my job at the level of competance that Dusty does his i would have been fired months ago. good thing my boss likes me, i guess.

Stephen A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the Great Emancipator.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 30, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

I don't understand

how they could like him. If you’re Votto tonight, how could you like him? If you’re Bruce tonight, how could you like him? If you’re Dunn this season, how could you like him?

FIRE DUSTY BAKER

by Blue on Jun 30, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

I understand it is important to work a manager to have good people skills

but i don’t even see that. Players seem befuddled when they are out of the lineup, Freel seemed frustrated earlier this year. Or after one of Arroyo’s games telling the press that Arroyo is obvisiously hurt and he wants Arroyo to be examined before he consulted with Arroyo, and Arroyo learning about that from the press, and seeming to be surprised. I guess he isn’t on the level of telling Mike Morgen, after Morgen requested to be lifted from a game because he was tired, that he is a shitty pitcher (which he was) and that is why has a losing record. Or even removing chairs from the dugout. The players probably do like Dusty. He seems like a likable guy. Bray was impressed that Dusty came up to him and knew him in the offseason. He seduced Matt Belise in spring training, etc…

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Jun 30, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

by dugout i mean clubhouse

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Jun 30, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

you must feel kind of like corey patterson

"I never should have given up the animation rights."

by BobbyO on Jul 1, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

Slyde mentioned in the opener to the first game thread

that these next couple of weeks are going to be crucial. i think this got us off on the right foot.

Harang pitched well, making his regular one mistake pitch and otherwise showin’em who’s boss. im still rubbing my eyes about Cherry. who is this guy? he’s going to be with the Reds for the rest of year because Dusty likes him, but if he keeps hitting like this im going to like him too. i never thought i would ever agree with Dusty on anything, so history could be in the making here. but in the end, this is still a game we won in spite of Dusty. bunting Votto on the first pitch is ok, i guess, but after watching him flail at the first one you should have the sense to call it off. and pinch hitting Valentin for Bruce is going to go down in Reds history right along side pinch hitting Castro for Hamilton. good thing Griffey had that cape tucked away in the back of his locker. it was a good time to pull it out again.

Stephen A. Douglas was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the Great Emancipator.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 30, 2008 10:41 PM EDT 0 recs

Speaking of sample size

I wasn’t here for the gamecast but did anyone notice Grande say “Bay hits well against Burton, He is now 2-6 for his career after that hit.” He was 1-5 before that hit right? Did I miss something?

Bruce Bonser? Boone Bonser? Boot Bonser? BOOSE BONZER?

by Lakeman on Jun 30, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up 1 recs

okay

now that is hilarious.

FIRE DUSTY BAKER

by Blue on Jun 30, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

I wonder how surprised Chris Welsh was when Brandon Phillips came to the plate hitting right-handed.

by Brian B on Jul 1, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up 0 recs

Wow I just realized I didn't have that conversation online with RR

Did anyone notice that Welsh said the Reds had three lefties coming up in the 8th, with “Dunn, Phillips, and Votto.”

by Brian B on Jul 1, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up 0 recs

Castro hit better than Hamilton...

Against that Oakland pitcher. I fergit who…

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Jun 30, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dusty Dusty Dusty

His ongoing love for Corey Patterson pisses me off every game he pulls a dumb move with that guy, bringing him in every situation he seemingly shouldn’t be brought in? What did Corey Patterson save the dudes life or something, he has followed him to shit loads of teams. Orioles, Cubs, who knows who else…. maybe the Giants im not completely sure… but lets cut that goon loose or send him to Louisville to boost the ticket sales…. oh wait… he couldnt even do that… get that joke outtaaaaa here

Brent Jonathan Beck

by Brent Beck on Jul 1, 2008 12:01 AM EDT 0 recs

Dusty wasn't a manager with the Orioles

Patterson wasn’t a player with the Giants

But, yes, Patterson is embarrasing.

(PS: I like that your “signature” is actually kind of a signature.)

He's doing it. He's eating a tire!

by Man Mountain on Jul 1, 2008 10:37 AM EDT up 0 recs

I think your sig should be "Man M. Moutain, esq."

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by Slyde on Jul 1, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up 0 recs

"Moutain"

That last name actually seems plausible, given where he’s from.

by Brendanukkah on Jul 1, 2008 10:48 AM EDT up 0 recs

Never figured out

how he passed the Louisiana bar exam.

by ken on Jul 1, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think Corey is Dusty's illegitmate child

Dustylovechild?

The Dusty Path to the World Series!*

*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.

by justin007000 on Jul 1, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

I am a subscriber...

To the Butt-Buddy theory with respect to Dusty’s relationship with CP.

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Jul 1, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

this probably isn't going to format correctly...

but BRef’s WPA charts after games are fun…today’s shows you a) how sweet walk off HRs are and b) how destructive it was to have Votto bunt:

Inn Out Score RoB Pt wWPA wWE Batter Pitcher Play Detail
—-------——+—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—--+
b 9 0 3-2 -2 2 54% 100% K Griffey M Capps Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thompson Scores
b 9 0 3-2 — 4 24% 46% D Ross M Capps Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t 6 1 1-1 -2 2 23% 25% A LaRoche A Harang Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nady Scores
b 8 0 3-2 1- 2 14% 55% B Phillips D Marte Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Patterson to 2B
b 8 0 3-2 12- 4 -14% 42% J Votto D Marte Strikeout Swinging

going to link it in case you want to be able to you know, actually read that

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Jul 1, 2008 10:21 AM EDT 0 recs

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-2  -2-  2   54% 100% K Griffey       M Capps         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thompson Scores
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  4   24%  46% D Ross          M Capps         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   1  1-1  -2-  2  -23%  25% A LaRoche       A Harang        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nady Scores
   b 8   0  3-2  1--  2   14%  55% B Phillips      D Marte         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Patterson to 2B
   b 8   0  3-2  12-  4  -14%  42% J Votto         D Marte         Strikeout Swinging

I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...

by Slyde on Jul 1, 2008 10:30 AM EDT up 0 recs