October 02, 2006
Dusty Bin Of History
The Cubs and Dusty Baker officially parted ways today:
Dusty Baker is out as the Chicago Cubs' manager following a last-place finish and a failure to take the team to the playoffs in his four years.
The Cubs made the announcement Monday, a day after team president Andy MacPhail resigned and the club finished with a 66-96 record.
My biggest problems with Dusty were not having anyone ready in the bullpen in case Mark Prior tired in game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, and his desire for middle infielders who can't contribute offensively. We'll see how well he does with his next organization.
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Um how about the time he said walks aren't any good unless the guy who walks is fast, because otherwise the bases are clogged up. Glad they kicked his arse to the curb. Hope he ends up managing the BJ white sox
Or what about the time when he played neifi perez over ANY OTHER OPTION
My biggest problem with Dusty is that some other team is going to give him another chance.
re: Dusty Baker
three comments on dusty baker:
(1) he's not the one who interfered with that foul ball in the NLCS or he'd have been the toast of the town;
(2) He's a damn good manager and it's not his fault Prior and Wood won't pitch if they have a cut on their pinkies;
(3) DA BEARS DA BEARS DA BEARS DA BEARS GO BEARS DA BEARS!!!!!!
==art kyriazis, pretending to be from Chi-Town
Best. Managerial firing. Ever.
Art we don't call it Chi-town.
And, the Bartman play is so over exaggerated. It is not the reason the Cubs blew that series.
I'd love to see your reasons for saying he is a "damn good manager". I'm guessing I could counter every one of your points with 2 of why he is not.
Have fun coaching the Nationals Dusty. Buh Bye.
The worst thing Baker did was not a single in-game decision during the 2003 NLCS. After all, the Cubs could have gotten out of the inning through pure chance.
Baker can and should be held responsible for overworking Wood and Prior throughout 2003. The injury-plagued Wood was worked for 110 pitches per start in 2003, the most ever in his career. The 22-year-old Prior got nailed with 113 pitches per start, again the most ever in his career. Neither pitcher has been consistently effective or healthy since that long season of hard work.
This made short-term sense - the Cubs went to the postseason that year - and invited long-term catastrophe. You just can't abuse your team's two biggest assets like that and not expect to pay a price sooner or later. For Baker the bill came due today, but the Cubs have paid the piper for a long time now.
The only organization that should give him a chance is ESPN (or some other sports broadcasting.) Dusty can bring his silly non sense to the booth with the rest of the clowns