Should Dusty Baker Receive an Extension?
I'm not trying to be negative here. It's a fair question to ask after the Reds go up 2-0 on the road and lose the last 3. I don't think it's all his fault by any means, but I also think he made some certainly questionable decisions, some of which were poor IMO.
At any rate...Yay? Nay? Maybe?
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No.
Players manager who brought the team together.
But the decision to stick with Latos against Posey was disastrous. Dusty has a history of sitting and watching the wheels fall off.
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No. Time for some changes.
Rose was able to get the Reds part of the way towards respectability. It wasn't until Pinella came in that everything came together. Thanks for bringing us up Dusty, but he should consider retiring. He's had a great career.
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The guy has been to the playoffs twice in three years and Reds fans want him canned?
Surely you guys remember it was 15 years prior to the previous playoff appearance...
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The guy has been to the playoffs twice in three years and Reds fans want him canned?
Surely you guys remember it was 15 years prior to the previous playoff appearance...
I don't want him canned. I'd prefer he retire.
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I like Dusty Baker as a human being, and a regular season manager. He's great at keeping people together over the long grind.
It's just that his tactical mistakes are far too frequent for a club that seems to now be a regular playoff contender.
Nothing against Dusty, but the Reds need a next level type of a guy.
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The guy has been to the playoffs twice in three years and Reds fans want him canned?
Surely you guys remember it was 15 years prior to the previous playoff appearance...
How much credit does he get for the players play on the field?
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Baker asked he expected to be back: I don't know I'm kind numb. #reds
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Absolutely, if his health is OK. He's done a great job this year
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How much credit does he get for the players play on the field?
Considering how much respect he has in the clubhouse and considering no manager got there in 15 years, I don't think it's worth chancing it to find out.
The players love him. Shouldn't that be enough? Why bother risking it? I hate to beat a dead horse, but the Red Sox thought they were smart and fired Terry Francona for the same reason(s). They ended up with an inept manager that the entire clubhouse hated.
When you have a good thing, you shouldn't be messing with it.
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Considering how much respect he has in the clubhouse and considering no manager got there in 15 years, I don't think it's worth chancing it to find out.
The players love him. Shouldn't that be enough? Why bother risking it? I hate to beat a dead horse, but the Red Sox thought they were smart and fired Terry Francona for the same reason(s). They ended up with an inept manager that the entire clubhouse hated.
When you have a good thing, you shouldn't be messing with it.
Do you think the talent level in the last 15 years (namely the pitching) was World Series contention worthy?