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Redsauce Another 'cloggin up the bases' sighting! Awesome. -
Jason Congrats to whoever had nine in a "how many days into spring training before Baker references clogging the bases" office pool. -
The Zoner Ha ha. As a Cubs fan, I delight in this. What a joke. Reds fans are in for quite a treat. Dusty thinks either you hit or you don't hit. Period. It's all so random to him.
Have You Ever Noticed This About Parenthood?
FIRE JOE MORGAN —
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 this? What kinds of hitters is he looking for further down the lineup? Does he want guys with lofty on-base percentages? The answer will likely not sit well with fans of the book "Moneyball," because Baker said he believes the OBP statistic is ...
MLB: Dusty Baker’s Not Down With OBP
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
MLB: Dusty Baker’s Not Down With OBP Now...who was defending Dusty the other day? Baker has repeatedly talked about the desire to have a do-it-all leadoff hitter with speed. What kinds of hitters is he looking for further down the lineup? Does he want guys with lofty on-base percentages? The answer will likely not sit well with fans of the book “Moneyball,” because Baker said he believes the OBP statistic is overvalued. “I’m big on driving in runs and scoring runs,” Baker said. “Guys in the middle should score about close to equal to what they drive in. On-base percentage, ...
Dusty Baker Remains Hilarious
FanHouse —
Filed under: Reds, NL Central, CincinnatiIt'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 runs," Baker said. "Guys in the middle should score about close to equal to what they drive in. On-base percentage, that's fine and dandy. But a lot of times guys get so much into on-base percentage ...
Walks Clog The Bases Redux
wrigleyville23 —
Some believed that Dusty Baker's "walk clog the bases" quote was a myth, much like the Loch Ness Monster. In fact, I was a skeptic after seven minutes of Googling for the actual quote one night. But much like Nessie (before she was done in by global warming), we have new evidence that it is indeed true: "I'm big on driving in runs and scoring runs," ...
Dusty's Greatest Hits (Cont'd)
JoeSportsFan.com —
For Cincinnati Reds fans, the 2008 season will be a whole lot more interesting than any other this decade. Dusty Baker is at the helm, leaving behind the innane ramblings of Steve Phillips and Fernando Vina along with Karl Ravech's toupee in Bristol, Connecticut. If nothing else, there will be plenty of quote-worthy gems emanating from Great American Ballpark this summer. ...
Cubs Fans, This Is Your Life: Cubs At Royals 3:05 CT
A League of Her Own —
... far be it for us to question your inexplicable self-confidence.
As for us, though, we'll stick with what we have going right now:
As for his offense, Fukudome said, through interpreter Ryuji Araki, that he's making progress.
"I've found a couple things I need to work on, and I'll keep working throughout Spring Training," Fukudome said.
Ahhh. That's better, isn't it?
In case you aren't convinced, I give you the piece de resistance:
Then:
"I'm big on driving in runs and scoring runs," Baker said. ...
Top Ten Baseball Fallacies
Top Ten Chicago Sports —
There are a lot of things that people believe about baseball that are flat out not true. Here are the Top Ten. 10. Derek Jeter is a good shortstop This really isn’t news to anyone who actually follows baseball, but more for the rest of you. I know math is for nerds and nerds have to wear thick glass and don’t know how to talk to girls and all that jazz, but two of these nerdy-nerds came up with mathematical equations to determine quality defenders. Defensive ability is the hardest thing in baseball to judge, because errors are subjective and range can be difficult to judge because, once again, it is ...
