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Junior's spot in the lineup

Well, it looks like Ozzie doesn't have as much respect for Junior as Dusty does -- he batted 7th last night, and 2nd today.  The Veteran Presence who fills the 3-spot: near-rookie Carlos Quentin.  Of course, CQ has about 140 points of OPS on Jr...

Of course, my WhiteSox-fan friends are irate that they are actually playing him in CF.

Which leads to a larger question: is the fanbase of any team in baseball generally satisfied with their manager?  It seems like most of the other SBNation blogs generally think their managers are idiots.  Maybe it's less a function of the manager, and more a function of the nature of the job.

Or, maybe its just that idiot managers who play the book, know how to win, and inspire veteranicity are the only ones who get hired.

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i never thought pete m was an idiot ....

if fact, that one play where he brought in freel as the fifth infielder should have gotten him manager of the year by itself.

by joshuar9476 on Aug 2, 2008 5:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

oh mackanin

how we long for ye

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Aug 2, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

When Dusty is fired halfway through next season, I’d love to see Pete Mac back.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Aug 2, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't tease me.

If Bob knew anything, he never would have hired Dusty anyway.

82 wins is gonna change everything!

by Pops Daniels on Aug 2, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember

Mack had his share of crazy lineups and late-inning, close game Dunnfensive substitutions.

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers on MySpace.

by Man Mountain on Aug 3, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

apparently he was cramping up

so, there was medical justification.

by bbjones on Aug 2, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ozzie: "Hey, 17. Howya feelin? A lil' tight?"

Junior: “I feel fi..”

Ozzie: (winks)

Junior: “Cramps,Skip. Crampin’ up.”

Ozzie: “Wise! Get a bat!”

"Being a human cannonball is not just a job, Pee Wee. It's a career."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Aug 4, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Male menopaus

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 6, 2008 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

managers

JoePos has wondered if anyone were satisfied with their managers. His theory was that Ron Gardenhire was a great manager since no one can figure out why the Twins keep winning. Then Twins fans emailed him all the examples of how much Gardenhire sucks and it reinforced his idea that everyone just hates their manager. I don’t have a link, but it’s played out over the past few months and we’re all reading Posnanski anyways, right?

by Red Menace on Aug 3, 2008 3:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I usually just flip to the end of his posts

check out the general index and figure out which chapters I want to read…

Kentuck Arts Festival: October 18th.
Details at Sinful Savage Tigers on MySpace.

by Man Mountain on Aug 3, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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