Managerial search over. It's Dusty.

[paintmered]

I will seriously question my lifelong commitment to being a Reds fan if Dusty Baker dons with wishbone-C.

The thought of Dusty managing the Reds makes me cringe more than Panic at the Disco.

[RedsManRick]

Originally Posted by Heath

If there's good news, Baker likes the mashers. This'll probably get Dunn's option picked up.

He also likes putting fast scrappy guys at the top of the lineup and sacrificing them over when they do manage to get on base...in the top of the first inning....

[Matt700wlw]

Originally Posted by RedsManRick

He also likes putting fast scrappy guys at the top of the lineup and sacrificing them over when they do manage to get on base...in the top of the first inning....

He's not an OBP guy....so I hear.



Folks won't like that

[Falls City Beer]

Let me get this straight: you've sat through Bowden, O'Brien, and now Krivsky--but it's Dusty Baker who'd get you to jump ship?

Weak.

[Heath]

Originally Posted by RedsManRick

He also likes putting fast scrappy guys at the top of the lineup and sacrificing them over when they do manage to get on base...in the top of the first inning....

I forgot about that part. Pitchers and mashers I knew.

I forgot his man-love for Juan Pierre.

Thanks RMR.

[corkedbat]

I've been a faithful Reds fan for over 40 years. I've been the through the best and the worst of season's and never waivered, but if they name Dusty Baker as manager I may have found my breaking point. I can't imagine a worse candidate! Blech!

Keep Mack..Bring back Narron..Miley... give Hatcher or Oester a sot! Fine! Just for the love of everything holy! NOT DUSTY BAKER!

[Team Clark]

Originally Posted by Heath

I hope John Fay gets wrong on this so bad, he'll have to leave town.

Why would this be any different from all the rest of the garbage he has written??? I mean REALLY?? The truth is the Enquirer has Fay because writers do not want to come here. The paper is in flux and the Reds PR dept is difficult to work with. That torture is almost as Bad as having Narron in the dugout.

Look at how much trouble the Red are having filling simple Player Development roles. We're not talking about Senior level positions here... There is still a lot of issues going on behind closed doors. As a fan I am concerned on a lot of levels.

[Cyclone792]

Originally Posted by RedsManRick

Well, let's move past the pitching issue and discuss his Joe Morgan like understand of any analytical concepts. This is going to be a really rough off-season if it starts this way...

This would be a clear sign that we have management not interested in joining the 21st century of business practice. I know fandom is somewhat arbitrary based on where you grow up and what team you first root for. I've maintained my fandom despite moving away from Ohio at age 8. But this might be the straw that breaks my fandom's back.

At least we'll know the secret meaning to The Power of Tradition ... which is nothing more than a fancy way of saying Living in the Past.

[KronoRed]

Originally Posted by Falls City Beer

Let me get this straight: you've sat through Bowden, O'Brien, and now Krivsky--but it's Dusty Baker who'd get you to jump ship?

Weak.

There is bad and then there is toxic.

Dusty Baker is toxic.

[Team Clark]

Originally Posted by Cyclone792

At least we'll know the secret meaning to The Power of Tradition ... which is nothing more than a fancy way of saying Living in the Past.

If it's Ok with you I would like to copy that for my signature....

[KronoRed]

Originally Posted by Matt700wlw

He's not an OBP guy....so I hear.



Folks won't like that

Yeah folks who like getting people on base and scoring runs

[Falls City Beer]

Originally Posted by KronoRed

There is bad and then there is toxic.

Dusty Baker is toxic.

I really don't see it that way.

[Matt700wlw]

Take it for what it's worth, from Lance's blog...

Bob Brenly is not a candidate for the job. The Reds would have to move off their "extremley short list" for his name to become a factor. Joe Girardi is not interested in the job. All signs point to Dusty Baker.



Before you rip his sources....remember who had the Thom Brennaman and Jeff Brantley news well in advance

[Cyclone792]

Originally Posted by Falls City Beer

Let me get this straight: you've sat through Bowden, O'Brien, and now Krivsky--but it's Dusty Baker who'd get you to jump ship?

Weak.

I'm not going to jump ship and not be a Reds fan, but I somewhat understand the sentiment of those who may be hanging on by a few fingers. Eventually it gets to the point that the stupid crap piles up so high that some people just simply stop caring.

To me, the hiring of Dusty Baker would be yet another fresh symbol that this is an organization that just plain out doesn't get it. There's been a lengthy [and pretty good, I might add] discussion in another thread about the Yankees, market size, payrolls, smart organizations, bad organizations, etc. RMR made a point in that thread that if you don't spend a ton of money and you're stupid, then you have little to no chance to succeed in baseball, and that's a point I very much agree with.

We already know that the Reds won't shake the barrel with a large payroll. Of course, they can elect to not hire Baker and remain to be a farce; that's always a viable option too. But if this team hired Baker, it'd just throw another plainly visible nail in the coffin that the Reds' organization continues to be one of the most incompetent organizations in all of baseball. And if this organization continues to be just that, then it's just simply not going to start winning anytime soon.

[Falls City Beer]

If it's one guy that I don't want, it's that pud Girardi--he seems way more interested in showing people who's boss as opposed to managing personalities.

Dusty seems to work with personalities, if nothing else. And like I said, I like that he places a chip on each player's shoulder. That's admirable. I despise pleasantness.