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Thread: Managerial search over. It's Dusty.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by BRM View Post
    You're just full of wonderful news today, aren't you?
    Silva was 11th in MLB in groundball outs. He's worth a look.
    "Don't trust any statistics you did not fake yourself."--Winston Churchill


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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wheelhouse View Post
    Silva was 11th in MLB in groundball outs. He's worth a look.
    Groundballs are good...

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    There are plenty of guys without big names in baseball that could successfully skipper a team. I really think getting a guy like Baker would have more to do with branding than a commitment to winning.
    "This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt700wlw View Post
    Groundballs are good...
    Strikeouts are better....
    Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Strikeouts are better....
    Says Adam Dunn...OK, I am joking!
    "Sometimes, it's not the sexiest moves that put you over the top," Krivsky said. "It's a series of transactions that help you get there."

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    There are plenty of guys without big names in baseball that could successfully skipper a team. I really think getting a guy like Baker would have more to do with branding than a commitment to winning.
    Well, "commitment to winning" is a loose term. I do think Baker would come in demanding the team spend the money it takes to give him what he thinks he needs to win. That doesn't make him right. The Cubs gave him what he wanted and it turned to mush.

    So it might wind up being more fluff (marketing) than substance (wins), but I'm reasonably sure Baker, Krivsky and Castellini would formulate a plan that they thought would bring about immediate success. It's possible to have the commitment and not the results.
    I'm not a system player. I am a system.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    BTW, if this goes down, then get ready for the club to make a major play for Carlos Silva.
    Wonderful, 10million + for 5 years.
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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Strikeouts are better....
    Yes they are. Matt Morris was right behind Carlos on the groundball outs list. Do we want him too?

    To be fair, I wouldn't mind Silva as long as the money is right, which it probably won't be. I'd hate to see the Reds throw so much money at him that it prevented them from spending money elsewhere.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by BRM View Post
    Yes they are. Matt Morris was right behind Carlos on the groundball outs list. Do we want him too?
    You know, Matt Morris was another guy that came to mind as a potential target if Baker gets the gig.

    And, no, I wouldn't want him, but I figure the club wouldn't be after a lot of guys I would want.
    I'm not a system player. I am a system.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt700wlw View Post
    Groundballs are good...
    if you have guys that can field 'em.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by flyer85 View Post
    if you have guys that can field 'em.
    The Reds infield defense is better now than in past years.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    You know, Matt Morris was another guy that came to mind as a potential target if Baker gets the gig.

    And, no, I wouldn't want him, but I figure the club wouldn't be after a lot of guys I would want.
    Do you think Baker would have that much control over player acquisitions? Would Wayne give him that much say?

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by flyer85 View Post
    if you have guys that can field 'em.
    The Reds tied some franchise record or broke a franchise record for fewest errors soemthing or other this season.


    Odd, considering how much the defense was lacking...

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt700wlw View Post
    The tied some record or broke a record for fewest errors soemthing or other this season.


    Odd.
    A team record, yes. They are still a bit range-challenged overall but they are making the routine plays more often now. They were still midde of the pack in team fielding percentage.

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    Re: Managerial search update(s) Could it be Dusty?

    Quote Originally Posted by Wheelhouse View Post
    Silva was 11th in MLB in groundball outs. He's worth a look.
    Silva let up 38 HRs in 2005.

    Keep looking.


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