thelotd.com - 7/1/2008
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Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates and he asked the first Baker he saw why. That Baker was Darren, manager Dusty Baker's son, and Darren Baker answered in a way only a 9-year old could answer a first-ballot Hall of Famer, "because you don't hit well against lefties." Griffey entered Monday's game hitting just .200 this season against left-handed ...
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Dusty Baker's Son May Be Running the Reds
FanHouse —
... did redeem himself by hitting a walk-off home run (ahem, off right-hander Matt Capps) after coming into the ninth as a defensive replacement, but Darren's quick wit before the game makes you wonder if Dusty is letting the youngster have some input on the lineup. Of course, if a nine-year-old is making calls in the dugout, it might also explain why one of the team's biggest bats was trying to bunt with two runners on and no outs in the eighth inning. From C. Trent Rosecrans (via the Frog) Griffey's late-inning ...
Dusty Baker's Son Darren Rips Ken Griffey Jr.
FanIQ Blog —
... Of course, if a nine-year-old is in charge of a club, it might also help explain the bizarre move in last night's game to have one of the Reds' biggest bats attempt to bunt with men on first and second with no one out in the eighth. From LOT D: ...
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