Since I started a minor flame war last week...

by sidnancy on Aug 25, 2008 2:56 PM EDT

I’ll start another post that would make an excellent off-day thread.

See this? Justifications for yesterday’s lineup:

Rosales, who “hasn’t played much shortstop”, wasn’t started; he played SS exclusively in the minors until TJS. 107-year-old Cabrera, who’s played everywhere but C in his pro career (and except for 1b, he’s played every position more than SS), got the start instead. FTH?
Despite the “youth movement”, Patterson was given the chance to further his quest as “worst Red ever” for defensive reasons. Given the choices, this probably wasn’t a bad idea.
Bako, on the other hand, was behind the plate because "(y)ou want to put the best team out there defensively and offensively". Uh, Dusty, the dude’s terrible. Always has been. And he’s older than Cabrera. Meanwhile, Hanigan is neither. So I ask again: FTH?

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I would be shocked if Dusty has looked at one statistic or scouting report about his own team this entire season

by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2008 3:05 PM EDT 0 recs

i think what burns me the most

is that if this shit were happening to the Yankees he would have been tossed out Jazzy Jeff style in mid-July. this is the first ive read of the media calling out Baker, and Fay didnt even really go after him. i really hope that Bob has enough sense to can him this winter, because i dont know how much more of this i can take.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2008 3:24 PM EDT 0 recs

do you smell fried chicken?

I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth.

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 25, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

thats racist!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2008 3:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

only in a racial sense!

I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth.

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 25, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

trent went after dusty today on his blog:

link

Baker is so bad that even Cub fans can tell how bad he is during their break in the world’s largest frat house that is Wrigley Field.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Aug 25, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

So the breaking point for C Trent is 110 pitches for Cueto

and not, maybe, EVERYTHING THE FUCK ELSE.

(This does make me worry that Trent knows something about Cueto’s injury)

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by Man Mountain on Aug 25, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

He forgot to mention

Harang throwing 115 pitches after coming off a sore arm.

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by xjjeep90 on Aug 25, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

but he did get Volquez out of there under 100 pitches so the bullpen had enough time to blow it for him.

by Brian B on Aug 25, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

Looking at Bako's BBR page sid linked

I noticed that Paul Bako has gotten more ABs with the 2008 Reds (264) than he has for any team since his rookie season (305, Detroit ’98). And he has a damn good shot at achieving his career high this season.

This has been the first season he ’s gotten over 200 ABs since 2002.

By seasons end, Baker will have devoted over 600 ABs to players without the offensive skillset to be league average hitters.

Again, opinion is divided on the matter of whether Paul Bako sucks: everyone else in the league thinks he does, the Reds think he doesn’t.

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by Man Mountain on Aug 25, 2008 3:27 PM EDT 0 recs

yer the book dude right?

does this season qualify as “Kafkaesque”?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2008 3:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

movie dude says it is more along the lines of OPERATION VAC-U-SUCK

I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth.

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 25, 2008 3:33 PM EDT up 0 recs

Book dude.

Yes. Yes he is.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

My plan worked perfectly

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by Man Mountain on Aug 26, 2008 12:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

he wanted to play Rosales where he felt comfortable....

guess he did not want alot of errors to cost us the game.

I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth.

by Willie Mays Hayes on Aug 25, 2008 3:28 PM EDT 0 recs

zing

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 25, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Rosales has played 25 games at shortstop this season

Cabrera has played 30 games at shortstop since 2003.

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 25, 2008 3:36 PM EDT 0 recs

I meant to add

Dusty is full of shit

I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.

by Slyde on Aug 25, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

His brother plays shortstop

So, due to the transitive properties of Sra. Cabrera’s uterus, Jolbert is a great shortstop!

by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up 2 recs

If Sra. Cabrera is a kangaroo then she would have two seperate uteri

And then where would your transitive property be?

Shot to hell. That’s where.

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by Man Mountain on Aug 25, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

And in Australia

Or a zoo.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

or stuck in a tree with Tigger.

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Aug 25, 2008 4:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

If Sra. Cabrera is a kangaroo, Jolbert would be a joey.

That’s what baby kangaroos are called, right? Nickname potential?

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

by BK on Aug 25, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

shit. That's the funniest thing I've read all day.

It may become my new signature.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Aug 25, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

This kinda stuff

just isn’t said enough.

Phone's ringing, Dude.

by rjdio on Aug 25, 2008 4:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

I like the smackdown of Dusty

in the linked article:

“He hasn’t played that much shortstop,” Baker said. “I’ll get him in there. I want to put him in where he’s comfortable.”

Rosales played 25 games at shortstop for Triple-A Louisville. Rosales, 25, came up as a shortstop. He played there his first two years in the Reds system.

He played mostly first base last season as he recovered from “Tommy John” surgery in 2006.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Aug 26, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up 0 recs

I never thought I would say this

I liked Dusty better on Baseball Tonight saying stupid and useless comments and giving his “playing the game the right way” speeches when it didn’t hurt my favorite team.

Seriously I remember when Bonds hit 750 last year and Baseball Tonights coverage was hilarious that night. Dusty’s only comment was “Thats a bunch of home runs…” . Only get the best from the worldwide leader eh?

Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!

by Zach K on Aug 25, 2008 3:42 PM EDT 0 recs

Looks like I picked a fine week

to be out of the country on a fishing trip in the wilderness of Northwest Ontario. No phone service, Internet, TV, radio or any other means of communication. It was a good week.

Now, let’s see if I can get back up to speed. Well, I never had any speed, but you know what I mean.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Aug 25, 2008 3:43 PM EDT 0 recs

Dear Cincinnati:

You Suck. Officially.

by jacob brumfield on Aug 25, 2008 4:42 PM EDT 0 recs

Boy would I hate to live in Miami, San Diego, or New York!

…waitaminnit.

by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

so, you're just saying...

that Indianapolis really does suck more?

I’m in the Bay Area. The 49ers and Giants are expensive, and they stink. Bad. Like, Reds-bad. But, PacBell-AT&T-whatever Park is very cool.

The A’s are often good, though not this year, and cheap. Only 3-4 years ago you could get ~$7 bleacher seats. The Raiders, well, I’m afraid to go to Raiders game.

by bbjones on Aug 26, 2008 1:36 AM EDT up 0 recs

I'm in the Bay too

The teams are terrible but at least they’re expensive.

by Tanner on Aug 26, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dusty Bakedbrains is a dinosaur

All he needs is his baseball cap

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 25, 2008 5:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Dusty is to Sabrebaseball as McCain is to Daddy Yankee

Los Angeles Times reports 8.26.08 – McCain – Daddy Yankee ticket forthcoming.
VOTE
GRAMPS McCAIN
Daddy Yankee

Pres and Vice 08

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 25, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

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Check out the updated FanPost for the info.

by Red Menace on Aug 25, 2008 9:46 PM EDT 0 recs

Patterson for Assignment

In teh spirit of the elections, someone has to add the “Patterson for Assignment” logo to this site.

by Dave from Louisville on Aug 25, 2008 10:54 PM EDT 0 recs

by Dave from Louisville on Aug 25, 2008 10:56 PM EDT 1 recs

Where do I sign up to volunteer?

by Brian B on Aug 25, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey

That’s not funny!

by CoreyPatterson on Aug 26, 2008 12:44 AM EDT up 0 recs

i thought you would volunteer for it

Opinions are like noses, and yours are too big.

by chandrathan on Aug 26, 2008 9:07 AM EDT up 0 recs

What are you trying to do?

Start another flame war? This is totally too controversial for this site. Why don’t you try posting something less controversial, like “Adam Dunn totally sucks because he walks too much, strikes out too much, sucks at defense and doesn’t care about baseball”?

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

by Paul Householder on Aug 26, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up 0 recs