Just Because Dusty Baker Sinned in the Past Doesn't Mean He's Sinning in the Present

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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 [flag]
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 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, ... [link]

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Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “At Least We’re Not the Brewers” Edition
Published 5/9/2008 by Bad Kermit at Hire Jim Essian!
... Apparently, the Dusty Baker apologists followed him all the way to Cincinnati. Since I still have a bit of a soft spot in my hard for the folks in that town, I’ll spare you the suspense, Reds fans. Edinson Volquez is screwed. ...

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