firejoemorgan.com - 2/24/2008
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Being a dad is crazy! Oh my God, it's so insane. If you don't have kids, you just have no idea what it's like. Kids are nuts. I'd like to share just a few little observations I have to make about being a dad. 1. Just kidding. Here's a dumb quote from Dusty Baker . Baker has repeatedly talked about the desire to have a do-it-all leadoff hitter with speed. Dusty is the only one who wants ...
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MLB: Dusty Baker’s Not Down With OBP
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
... drive in. On-base percentage, that’s fine and dandy. But a lot of times guys get so much into on-base percentage that they cease to swing. It’s becoming a little bit out of control. “What you do is run the pitcher’s count up, that helps,” Baker said. “You put him in the stretch, that helps. But your job in the middle is to either score them or drive them in. The name of the game is scoring runs. Sometimes, you get so caught up in on-base percentage that you’re clogging up the bases.” FJM’s take
Walks Clog The Bases Redux
wrigleyville23 —
... *Found via commenter MileHighClub - if that's his or her real name - via FJM at ACB.
The Scorecard: Andy Sonnanstine will beat you at Ping Pong
Big League Stew —
... country, but did you know that Kyle Kendrick is also a pretty good pitcher? [Yahoo! Sports] • The only thing with a lower rating than the U.S. housing market? The demand for game-worn Carl Pavano merchandise. [Bugs & Cranks] • Down in Florida, a blogger conducted an interview with Elijah Dukes and lived to blog about it. [Nats320] • Silly Dusty Baker is back to saying silly things about silly basecloggers. [Fire Joe Morgan] • What is it like to have a new Roger Clemens book hitting ...
Ten Moves That Helped To Sink Teams
MVN Outsider —
... with a 7.56 ERA before being jettisoned by Mark Shapiro. By no means is Borowski to blame for the Indian’s injury-laden season, but this was the one move where the Indians have no one to blame but themself.
8. Reds hire Dusty Baker
I’m probably a little bias on this one, but what the hell were the Reds thinking? They take one of the most promising young teams in baseball and hand it to Dusty Baker? Should I provide a few links? Reds fans should be scared out of their mind, now and in the future. Dusty ...
The Reds did well this off season!
The Crawfish Boxes —
... ! I think I'm being too hard on him. Willy is just the type of hitter Manager Dusty Baker loves. Everybody wins! Well....not so much the Reds. But others do. ...
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Notes: Majewski turning heads —
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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.
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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.
