DUSTY IN LEFT FIELD ?
by Madville
on Aug 12, 2008 5:03 PM EDT
I am not a fan of Dusty Baker’s approach to field management of the Reds. But I admit that I feel for the guy to a point. I saw him on the news last night and he was almost incoherent trying to talk about the loss of Dunn and Griffey. Dusty had the look of a deer in the headlights. He appeared to have no or very little input on these moves (arguable for sure) and he now is face with playing out the season with no VP, no power hitter, his best pitcher on the fritz, a bunch of never-weres, rooks and saddled with players who on a real team would not even be bench players.
Some of his comments:
About Dunn:
It will be tough to replace his offense. It's even tougher to replace the man," Baker said. "I really liked Adam in the short period of time I was here.
About Dunn’s offense:
When asked how he was going to replace Dunn’s offense Dusty was quoted in the Inquisistor:
Whew," Baker said. "You don't. …Who knows
About Dunn and Griffey:
Things haven't been the same since Griff left," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "Anytime you lose a player or add a player, it changes the personality of the team. It changes the dynamic of the team. And when you lose two major players, it really changes the dynamics and personality of the team." (quote from today's(?) Inquisistor)
On top of this his owner (no slave retorts, please) is still prattling about being competitive and having a winning club next year. Dustyevski may be the scapegoat yet.He, of course, was a poor fit to begin with and should have never been brought here.I'm beginning to think that Castellini is in so far over his head that he may never be able to right this ship.Meanwhile Unca Jocko and Billy Boy. could be taking Big Bob down a long losing road.
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Dusty knows he's screwed...
even Dusty is smart enough to realize that the Reds have no chance now against most teams.
On the bright side, now we won’t have to blame Dusty for the Reds losing…
Dusty won’t have the chance to screw up a game. I don’t see how they’ll win a game all season. (maybe someone will throw a shut out, but I highly doubt it )
AKA redsfan68 Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 12, 2008 5:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Wrong are we ! Some how Voltron pulled them through...tonight
Although maybe all this is just posturing from Baker..he did let it slip that ‘This wasn’t his team’.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
by Madville on
Aug 13, 2008 12:46 AM EDT
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Since Griffey was jettisoned
it’s really seamed like the team has taken it as their cue to give up. I think it falls on, I don’t know, the manager to make sure the players are motivated to make every opportunity of their relatively short times in the majors.
by Red Menace on Aug 13, 2008 12:46 AM EDT 0 recs
Stab Stab Kill
The it falls on “the manager to make sure the players are motivated” argument needs to die.If their six and seven figure paychecks aren’t enough, they shouldn’t be in the league.
by Thebukkakebandit on
Aug 13, 2008 12:52 AM EDT
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sure, that too
But Dusty’s raison d’être is that he can get the mostest out of his players, so I have no problem adding this to the litany against him.
by Red Menace on
Aug 13, 2008 12:55 AM EDT
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Dusty is shell-shocked
His ‘platoon’ has been devastated and he has to go into battle with a bunch of fresh faced kids who don’t know how to fight, only that the odds are pretty good that they’re going lose.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
by Madville on
Aug 13, 2008 9:29 PM EDT
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"He appeared to have no or very little input on these moves..."
Has our favorite vegetable distributor cut Dusty out of the loop on personnel moves after his Spring Training brilliance of bringing in Paul Bako and Corey Patterson (for the low-low cost of $3 million)?
If I were Dusty I wouldn’t be going on any fishing trips with Jocketty…
Dudepick should get ready for the BOT-A-BING.
FIRE DUSTY BAKER
by Blue on Aug 13, 2008 1:28 AM EDT 0 recs
Is that Toothpick in 'the back of the boat'?
Cincinnati excels at losing and racism.
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.
Dusty Baker
by Madville on Aug 13, 2008 10:32 AM EDT 0 recs
No Mercy....
….for anyone who could bat Corey Patterson lead off and Juan $#!@&*^ Castro second. I am sure Dusty, like Chuck Tanner, is a nice person, but he has a ten cent head and only looks like he can manage on a large budget team filled with high priced superstars. He is simply the wrong fit for this team.
by tonywf on Aug 24, 2008 2:33 AM EDT 0 recs
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