I wanted to get a Redszone Poll on your opinions of Dusty Baker to start the season after the completion of spring training.
I like Dusty Baker very much.
I am encouraged by Dusty Baker to this point.
Too early/More info needed
I am discouraged by Dusty Baker to this point.
I don't like Dusty Baker at all.
I wanted to get a Redszone Poll on your opinions of Dusty Baker to start the season after the completion of spring training.
Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
It's not good.
Someone who is in the role of making decisions who doesn't know how to make them.
Um...
The Good: Handling of the media and clubhouse. Leadership and respect he brings (i.e. got rid of Stanton)
The Bad: Perceived rep of favoring vets and shredding young arms
The Ugly: The complete lack of understanding of run production and lineup construction, especially judging by his quotes to said media
Last edited by *BaseClogger*; 04-01-2008 at 10:13 PM.
What are the options?
For the record, I'm undecided on The Dusty, as I don't think he's fully evaluated the talent of the 25 man roster, much less the organization.
To play on a Bill Parcells analogy, we can't expect The Dusty to cook us a World Champion meal if he doesn't know what he's got in his pantry or what he's missing from his pantry.
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nm, there's options now
Last edited by Highlifeman21; 04-01-2008 at 10:04 PM. Reason: replied too soon, no options yet!
Should've made it public. I want the Dusty lovers outed.
Oh yeah, and you probably couldn't have picked a worst roster to hand over to Dusty. Bad fit...
Good manager and leader of people, poor strategizer and tactician. Would love to have him on the coaching staff, just not as the #1 guy. Very poor fit for a team that's going to require patience.
That's all I say on the topic... in this thread.
Last edited by RedsManRick; 04-01-2008 at 10:11 PM.
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.
this thing has 20 page thread written all over it...
Ask me again after Cueto and Volquez get 10-15 appearances under their belt.
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And Joey Votto gets a hundred plate appearances.
My opinion of Mr. Baker isn't too high at the moment, but I will admit that is due to the preconcieved notions that I have of him as a manager though. Spring training and one regular season game just isn't enough time for me to erase those notions.
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
I like Dusty a lot...
"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."
Last edited by Reds Nd2; 04-01-2008 at 10:44 PM. Reason: Spelling among other things.
"...You just have a wider lens than one game."
--Former Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, on why he didn't fly Josh Hamilton to Colorado for one game.
"...its money well-spent. Don't screw around with your freedom."
--Roy Tucker, on why you need to lawyer up when you find yourself swimming with sharks.
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