Reds Insider: Dusty on Votto, Dunn and aggressiveness

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The Dustification of Joey Votto
Published 3/6/2008 by In a Nutsack at wrigleyville23
... Joey Votto, one of the Reds' top prospects, has just been Dustified: “I really, really hate the called third strike. I hate that. You're guess and you ain't ready to hit.” Dusty continues... “He ...

I know Dusty's Long Gone But...
Published 3/6/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
Damn....just damn. (emphasis added) ----------------------------- Dusty Baker wants his hitters to hit. He likes aggressive hitters. He was talking about Joey Votto and finished with this:  “I really, really hate the called ...

Dusty on Votto, Dunn and aggressiveness
Published 3/6/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Dusty on Votto, Dunn and aggressiveness Reality apparently has an anti-Baker bias. Does the aggressive stuff go for Adam Dunn, too? “Like I said, I don’t like called third strikes. Dunn’s not a kid. He’s not old, but he ain’t a kid. I bet you he gets better. He’s from Texas, right? There’s not a cow in Texas if he don’t get better.” [...] On Votto: “He needs to swing some more. I talked to him about that. Strikeouts aren’t the only criteria. I’d like to see him more aggressive.” “A lot of this on-base percentage is taking away the aggressiveness of some young kids. Most ...

Dusty Baker Can't Stop, Won't Stop
Published 3/6/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
Filed under: Reds, NL Central, CincinnatiSometimes, the commenters here at FanHouse send me into a deep, perilous existential crisis. Am I really making fun of Dusty Baker too often? Do I have it out for the man? Are my fingers really greasy? These are the questions that haunt my dreams. And then I realize: It's not me. It's Dusty: "I really, really hate the called third strike. I hate that. You're guess and you ain't ready to hit." Does the aggressive stuff go for Adam Dunn, too? "Like I said, I ...

Daily Link Roundup
Published 3/6/2008 by R.J. Anderson <info@beyondtheboxscore.com> at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
So first Dusty Baker had to be corrected on Jay Bruce's injury history and now he's trying to "fix" Joey Votto. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: ...

I know Dusty’s Long Gone But…
Published 3/6/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
Damn….just damn. (emphasis added) —————————– Dusty Baker wants his hitters to hit. He likes aggressive hitters. He was talking about Joey Votto and finished with this:  ...

In the News
Published 3/7/2008 by Jared at Right Field Bleachers
... - Dusty Baker is being Dusty Baker in Cincinnati. "A lot of this on-base percentage is taking away the aggressiveness of some young kids," he said. Gotta love it when a coach bashes OBP. Dusty, of course, made the "clogging up the bases" comment in Chicago. He's laughable. What will Cincy fans think in July when all of their pitchers' arms are blown out and Dusty is chastising his players for taking walks... ...

Friday links
Published 3/7/2008 by MB at Friar Forecast
... Dusty Baker on Dunn, Votto, etc. Baker’s pretty well criticized by statheads, but interestingly he may actually help players play ...

THT Daily: Aloha Friday
Published 3/7/2008 by Matthew Carruth at THT Live
... done, this will surely be the DIPS of this decade. Power of the Mind - Are hGH's benefits all just a placebo effect? Player Categorization - Let's Go Tribe runs with an idea from Joe Posnanski to group players by performance buckets and evaluate teams that way. Young and Johnson - The latest look into the positional battle between Dmitri Young and Nick Johnson . Here's a hint, don't come to camp pushing 300 pounds if someone's after your job. Ouch! My Brain. - Dusty Baker speaks and Reds' fans collectively reach for the ...

Baker Calls for Agressiveness at the Plate
Published 3/8/2008 by Dave Rouleau at Baseball Digest Daily
... to be more aggressive at the plate. He made a couple of questionable statements : "I really, really hate the called third strike. I hate that. You're guessing and you ain't ready to hit." On Votto: "He needs to swing some more. I talked to him about that. Strikeouts aren't the only criteria. I'd like to see him more aggressive." "A lot of this on-base percentage is taking away the aggressiveness of some young kids. Most of the time you've got to put handcuffs on a young to keep him from swinging." I love player development in the minor league and like many 'experts', I have ...

Prospectus Today: The Teflon Manager by Joe Sheehan
Published 3/9/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... , given that he has managed successful teams, made postseasons, won a pennant, owns a career .527 winning percentage from the dugout. Maybe I make him a caricature, a toothpick-chewing, OBP-hating Luddite who doesn’t trust anyone under 30. Then he starts talking “On [Joey] Votto: ‘He needs to swing some more. I talked to him about that. Strikeouts aren’t the only criteria. I’d like to see him more aggressive.’ “’A lot of this on-base percentage is taking away from the aggressiveness of some young kids. Most of the time you’ve got to put handcuffs on a young to keep him ...

Dusty Gets His Way
Published 4/21/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
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 ABs Brian Bixler (PIT): 24 ABs So Taguchi (PHI): 21 ABs Darin Erstad (HOU): 20 ABsI'd now like to ...