sports.aol.com - 2/25/2008
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It's late February, the pitchers and catchers have reported, this cold midwestern winter is, ever so slightly, warming up -- it's a time of rebirth. A time of epiphany. A time for baseball's dignitaries to come out of the cold and reveal their newfound knowledge. A time for Dusty Baker to ... continue to prattle on about on-base percentage! Awesome : "I'm big on driving in runs and scoring ...
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Cloggin'
baseballmusings.com —
... February 24, 2008 Cloggin' Dusty Baker remains concerned about players with good OBAs clogging the bases . Of course, I think he's really concerned about too many walks without hits leaving people on base (I don't agree with that either). Players like Ichrio manage a high OBA without walking very much. It doesn't matter how a batter gets on, just that he does it often. Posted by David Pinto at ...
Dude, I'm So Glad Dusty Baker Is Back In Baseball
FanIQ Blog —
... Fanhouse and a few other blogs touched on this yesterday, but this comment from Baker was too great to not pass along to those of you who might have missed it. ...
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Notes: Majewski turning heads —
Major League Baseball News 2/23/2008
New Reds manager Dusty Baker is still putting the faces with the names and then learning how to pronounce those names. But Baker can tell immediately who he likes in camp. He's already mentioned reliever Gary Majewski a couple of times.
Notes: Bray's shoulder improving —
Major League Baseball News 2/24/2008
Southpaw Bill Bray, who is competing for a spot in the Cincinnati bullpen, continues to be sidelined by a sore left shoulder. However, Bray is beginning to show signs of recovery and he is expected to be at full strength before the team breaks camp.
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Bleacher Report - MLB 2/25/2008
Manager: Dusty Baker Arrivals: RP Jeremy Affeldt, C Paul Bako, RP Fransico Cordero, SP Josh Fogg, 1B Andy Phillips, P Edison Volquez Departures: IF Jorge Cantu, RP Eddie Guardado, OF Josh Hamilton, SP Eric Milton Offseason grade: C+ ...
Notes: Gonzalez out until weekend —
Major League Baseball News 2/26/2008
Alex Gonzalez underwent an MRI exam on his injured left knee Monday night, and on Tuesday, Reds manager Dusty Baker said the shortstop would be out "for a couple of days" until he meets with team medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek to find out more.
