Dusty Gets His Way

Baseball Mastermind found this 4/22/2008 on vegaswatch.net [flag]

Joey Votto, in 2,985 minor league PA : 401 walks Dusy Baker, on Joey Votto in March : "He needs to swing more. I'd like to see him more aggressive." Shysterball now brings us the " list of dudes with a minimum of 20 ABs who haven't walked yet ": Matt Diaz (ATL): 62 ABs Joey Votto (CIN): 47 ABs Jose Molina (NYY): 36 ABs Mike Fontenot: (CHC): 31 ABs Jay Payton (BAL): 30 ABs Greg Dobbs (PHI): 25 ... [link]

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Links: Bonds & Hurt to the A’s?, Kid in Japan Gives up 66 Runs in 1.1 IP, Tim McCarver is Insane and More
Published 4/22/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
... Tim McCarver is insane. (Awful Announcing) —————————— Discussing the Tampa Bay Rays quickly rising payroll, which will be at least $54 million next season. The Rays will have some difficult decisions to make. (Rays Index) —————————— Dusty Baker is working hard to ruin Joey Votto. (Vegas Watch) —————————— The worst ...

Hump Day Reading
Published 4/23/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... ) Oh god, no. Dusty Baker doesn’t like walks, so Joey Votto isn’t walking. ( Vegas Watch ) Moneyball haters, rejoice! A backward glance at Nomomania (Sam Mellinger for the ...

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