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Dusty Baker Is Completely Insane

by Smush Higgins (Analyst)

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June 02, 2008

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The Reds are stuck with Baker for probably two more years, and yet they are still  okay with it. Well, I'm not. Here's why:

1. When there are runners in scoring position and the pitcher who is pitching a beauty of a game is scheduled to come up to bat, he brings up crappy hitters to pinch hit, such as Paul Bako, Javier Valentin, and Norris Hopper. They always make outs.

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2. He's like Al Davis. He'll sign speedy free agents that are "His boy" and they always turn out to be terrible, such as Jerry Hairston Jr. and Corey DUSTYson Patterson—who he managed in Chicago.

3. He gives those horrific free agents way too much money. Patterson: $3 million. Why give that guy three million dollars? Gosh.

Now do you agree that he's insane?

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  1. reply to comment by Andrew
    5 months ago

    I don't know if he is insane, but he makes some questionable moves. He has a tendency not to play young players because he is afraid of "ruining" them, right?

    He seems to have made a good call on Bruce, though.

  2. reply to comment by Andy
    5 months ago

    Look at what he did to Prior/Wood. He over worked them and Prior is once again is having season ending surgery. Wood has done good since Dusty left. I knew Baker was insane before he managed the Reds though.

  3. reply to comment by Tomas
    5 months ago

    1. Cite several examples of Dusty pulling a pitcher "hurling a beauty of a game" with runners in scoring position. Also, who do you suggest bats instead of Bako, Valentin, or Hopper?

    2. Dusty is manager, not general manager. He doesn't sign players and he doesn't give out contracts. Oh, and this just in: Jerry Hairston Jr. has been VERY GOOD this year. Check the stats.

    3. See #2 - he doesn't sign players, even if he does have input.

  4. reply to comment by Michael
    18 days ago

    Yeah, check the stats man. Hairston is good. If he can stay healthy for just 120 games, he will be hitting around .300 with 50+ RBIs 80+ runs and 25+ SBs from the lead off spot. I am sure he was happy to see Patterson get signed, but he didn't sign him. Players manager, not general manager. Patterson is gone for 2009, so it's over anyway. In my opinion, the one thing the Reds really need anyway is veteran presence. So how crazy is Dusty really? I'm not so sure you're not overstating it.

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