Dusty Baker...wow

[westofyou]

He's a baseball manager... this is baseball, pick up a book and read some baseball history, the game is littered, LITTERED with this stuff, every spring.

I love how Dusty's soooooooooo stupid, yet has been in the game for 40 years now... damn... he's dumb.

Yes we get it, he's a scary "old school" guy.

Just like every other grown man who wears a uniform and doesn't play from what I can see.

[bucksfan2]

Originally Posted by lollipopcurve

Hopper makes a lot of solid contact. And unlike Freel (at least last year), who hits a lot of fly balls, he usually puts it on a line or on the ground, as he should do.
Hopper has proved to be a much better player than many here have given him credit for, beginning with his callup in 06 and continuing to today.

A guy like Hopper and his skill set are very important to a team like the reds. Hopper is one of the few reds who consistantly puts the bat on the ball. He uses his greatest asset, his speed, to help his game. He is not going to have a great ops and may be an average defender but on a team that strikes out at an alarming rate a guy like Hopper has value.

[Blitz Dorsey]

Originally Posted by lollipopcurve

Hopper makes a lot of solid contact. And unlike Freel (at least last year), who hits a lot of fly balls, he usually puts it on a line or on the ground, as he should do.
Hopper has proved to be a much better player than many here have given him credit for, beginning with his callup in 06 and continuing to today.

Exactly. And although some blow it off, he is the best base-hit bunter in MLB.

[BoydsOfSummer]

Originally Posted by westofyou

He's a baseball manager... this is baseball, pick up a book and read some baseball history, the game is littered, LITTERED with this stuff, every spring.

I love how Dusty's soooooooooo stupid, yet has been in the game for 40 years now... damn... he's dumb.

Yes we get it, he's a scary "old school" guy.

Just like every other grown man who wears a uniform and doesn't play from what I can see.

True. But that doesn't mean I have to like this one, Big daddy.

[westofyou]

Originally Posted by BoydsOfSummer

True. But that doesn't mean I have to like this one, Big daddy.

Of course not, but boy I've heard Sparky say stuff that makes him look like Mortimer Snerd too... and we all loved Sparky.

Put a ball cap and tight polyester pants on a grown man and watch the stupidity flow from their mouth when they stand on the field in February.

No reason to be so surprised.

[dougdirt]

Originally Posted by westofyou

Of course not, but boy I've heard Sparky say stuff that makes him look like Mortimer Snerd too... and we all loved Sparky.

Put a ball cap and tight polyester pants on a grown man and watch the stupidity flow from their mouth when they stand on the field in February.

No reason to be so surprised.

Well, it has been months since real baseball talk.... we all are antsy and jump on the first things we hear.

[blumj]

Originally Posted by westofyou

Of course not, but boy I've heard Sparky say stuff that makes him look like Mortimer Snerd too... and we all loved Sparky.

Put a ball cap and tight polyester pants on a grown man and watch the stupidity flow from their mouth when they stand on the field in February.

No reason to be so surprised.

Wow, a Mortimer Snerd reference. Impressive.

[westofyou]

Originally Posted by blumj

Wow, a Mortimer Snerd reference. Impressive.

I'm dating myself with that though.

[SunDeck]

Originally Posted by PuffyPig

If everyone is going to disect every Baker comment,we will get posts like this all year.

He said Hopper hit the ball hard.

Big deal. Move on. Nothing here.

Party pooper.

[blumj]

Originally Posted by westofyou

I'm dating myself with that though.

Yeah, but don't feel too bad. I admitted I got it.

[sonny]

Originally Posted by lollipopcurve

Hopper makes a lot of solid contact. And unlike Freel (at least last year), who hits a lot of fly balls, he usually puts it on a line or on the ground, as he should do.
Hopper has proved to be a much better player than many here have given him credit for, beginning with his callup in 06 and continuing to today.

Solid post. Your words made a lot of noise in this thread. And I should know, I use my ears a lot

[Ltlabner]

Originally Posted by westofyou

No reason to be so surprised.

Cool...we can change the name of the forum to "No Comment Zone".