Dusty Interested in Extension? Reds Declined?
 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/n...-or-themselves

Just scroll down to the Around the Horn portion.

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I'm glad to know that he is interested in the continuation of his employment here though, and not packing it in like some have suggested.

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"Are you confident in the 'I Love You' return? Because if you don't get that return, that's a pretty big matzo ball hanging out there."

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I can honestly not think of one reason why I would want Dusty to return. Honestly, not one. Sure, he's not to blame for everything. Maybe he shouldn't be blamed for any of it. But I don't see how bringing him back next year will help this team at all. It just doesn't seem like a good fit. Dusty is a great guy, and I thoroughly enjoyed the one conversation that I had with him, but I do NOT want him as the Reds manager past 2010.

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He pulled the same thing in Chicago at the end of 2005 and in spring training, then DLee got hurt early in 2006 and all his talk about extensions stopped. It moved on to the "injuries dude" until they fired him in August or September

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While it's good news on the surface of it, it leaves me a bit concerned. If Dusty is worried about his job security come August/September, how likely is he to prioritize the short term wins and losses compared to the long term implications of pushing his players hard? History suggests Dusty prefers to play for the immediate return. Not good. If the Reds don't intend to bring him back, I'd love to see him sent on his way sooner rather than later solely for the sake of our young pitchers' arms.

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always been that way, it's why he was never a good fit. However, the FO has never admitted to a youth movement and pointing a few years out in the future.

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He also had an extension tussle in his last year in SF, mostly owner based not GM, he didn't get it... he took the team to the WS though.

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Yeah, but he seems to play for the immediate return regardless of his contract situation. Prior, Zambrano and Wood were pitching 130+ pitch games during Baker's first year with the Cubs.

I'm not sure it will be any more of a concern than it was the last two years.

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Fair point. Best to just get rid of him now regardless. :evil:

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I'm glad to know the front office isn't willing to rubber stamp an extension. If Baker is fired, it'll be really interesting to see who the candidates would be. Will Jocketty go old-school or will he try someone new?

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Something to watch. Right now I have to question if Baker's refusal to meet the media -- an extremely unusual move by a major league manager -- reflects some instability on his part that may be related to his having been turned down. Pure, idle speculation, for sure, but you have to think that getting a rejection like that has to affect one's attitude, especially if the prospect of another losing season -- he hasn't had a winning team in a while -- begins to loom larger.

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The cynic in me wonders if it is more than a coincidence that this revelation comes out so soon on the heels of the hiring of Joe Morgan? Not implying that Joe is the manager-in-waiting, but that the Reds were sending a pre-emptive message that they are an employer that values diversity in the front office.

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Boy if the Reds did hire Joe Morgan I can only imagine the ruckus that would cause.

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I can imagine the media and the 700 crew would love it, "Big Red Machine GUY OMG!!!"

Colossal disaster that it would be :D