Did Dusty Baker learn nothing from Mark Prior and Kerry Wood?

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Did Dusty Baker learn nothing from Mark Prior and Kerry Wood?
FanHouse found this 5/8/2008 on sports.yahoo.com [flag]
While watching Edinson Volquez dominate the Cubs on Wednesday (7 IP, 4 H, 10K) I couldn't help but think back to 2003. That was the last time I can remember seeing two young pitchers on the same team dominate opposing hitters in such a fashion. Of course, those two pitchers in '03 were Kerry Wood and Mark Prior . Yet as I watched Volquez's pitch count rise to 118 while the game was safely ... [link]

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Just Because Dusty Baker Sinned in the Past Doesn't Mean He's Sinning in the Present
Published 5/8/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: Reds, NL Central, CincinnatiEdinson Volquez threw 118 pitches in going seven innings during yesterday's 9-0 Reds win against the Cubs. At 24, that kind of usage in a game that was safely in hand naturally conjures up memories of the ruined arms of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. It did for Nick Friedell of Big League Stew, anyway, but I think there's a pretty big difference between the two cases. 118 pitches is a lot, especially since the Reds and their pen are off today, but it's a high for Volquez ...

The Wil Cordero Memorial Linkpunch, Thursday, May 8
Published 5/8/2008 by Camp Tiger Claw at Walkoff Walk
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite (mostly) baseball links we've come across. Where's the star power in the AL this year? UmpBump OH MY GOD DUSTY BAKER. JUST STOP IT. Big League Stew Cliff Lee rides the subway to Yankee Stadium. This is like going in one of those shark cages to get a good look at a Great White. Baseball Analysts You've got to be a real dick to make someone from Minnesota mad. RandBall ...

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Big Winners: Edinson Volquez, Joey Votto, and the Cincinnati Reds: Votto had his best game as a major leaguer after belting 3 of the Reds 7 homeruns against the Cubs, and Volquez improved to 5-1 with a miniscule 1.06 ERA, and leads all of baseball with 52 strikeouts. Dusty Baker could also be called a big winner as his club took 2 of 3 from the team that most recently fired him.......
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Just Because Dusty Baker Sinned in the Past Doesn't Mean He's Sinning in the Present

Hire Jim Essian! found this 5/9/2008 on sports.aol.com

Edinson Volquez threw 118 pitches in going seven innings during yesterday's 9-0 Reds win against the Cubs. At 24, that kind of usage in a game that was safely in hand naturally conjures up memories of the ruined arms of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior . It ...
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