Damn it feels good to be a Reds fan...

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 6, 2008 2:34 PM CST in News

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 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 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."

"He wants to get better. Barry Bonds he always told me Dunn would be one of the best around. Comes to hitting, Barry's got a pretty good idea."

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."

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Yeah, who needs that new-fangled OBP anyway?

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Mar 6, 2008 2:32 PM CST reply actions

Walks...

are what women go on after dinner. This is baseball, damn it!

by GhettoBear04 on Mar 6, 2008 2:36 PM CST reply actions

Ha Ha...

very true, no crying or walks in baseball GB!
Unless you take away Wash's sunflower seeds then he'll cry you a river.

C J come back! Come back! <---just imagine the raw emotion in "Titanic" when Leonardo watches Kate go under for the last time. Come back!

by LAMuscleFag on Mar 6, 2008 2:52 PM CST up reply actions

Aggressiveness

Hey, I got an idea, simple trade:

Adam Dunn and Joey Votto fro Rudy Jaramillo straight up :)

now the Reds have a much more agressive lineup. We'll even throw in Nelson (slider-speed bat) Cruz for good measure.

by iblum on Mar 6, 2008 2:41 PM CST reply actions

Yeah

Baker would have no worries about Nelson Cruz "clogging up the bases".

by bflood36 on Mar 7, 2008 11:25 AM CST up reply actions

Mets

Well, the Mets seemed to be in a pretty tight spot with the sudden rash of injuries. Seeing as how they have an overabundance of vets and the Reds have a lot of "kids", Minaya must wonder what Votto would cost.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Mar 6, 2008 2:43 PM CST reply actions

Dusty Baker

Worst manager in baseball, bar none.

I am baffled by the fact that this guy is respected in the league. The path he leaves in his wake is riddled with young arms and ruined hitters.

by JBImaknee on Mar 6, 2008 3:14 PM CST reply actions

Great Googily Moogily

What a dolt.

Look out, March. February is engorged and it's poking into you!

by thedirkatron on Mar 6, 2008 3:51 PM CST reply actions

dusty's comments

cant wait for FJM to get ahold of this one

Theory: Jeter wears rings on fielding hand,rendering fielding borderline impossible.

by rentz on Mar 6, 2008 4:15 PM CST reply actions

Same thought

But doesn't it figure that the same guys who slags arms compensates by having hitters rip away?

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Mar 6, 2008 4:47 PM CST up reply actions

Didn't FJM already do a peice

On comments Dusty made that where similar to this?

"The only thing Gerald Laird can beat me at is number of glazed donuts eaten in 10 minutes" - Miles

by LSJ on Mar 6, 2008 5:28 PM CST up reply actions

FireDustyBaker.com

It is seriously scary to see this level of ignorance and incompetence at such a high level in this league. I'd boycott the team until the organization cleaned house and got rid of all the front office folks who decided that Dusty Baker as a manger is a good idea.

And yes, FJM has covered Dusty extensively, and he deserves every last bit of ridicule coming his way.

by alon91 on Mar 6, 2008 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

Barry Bonds

Thinks Adam Dunn will be "one of the best around"? Hey, does this mean that Barry was sharing his steroid stash with Dunn?

(kidding, just kidding...)

"The only thing Gerald Laird can beat me at is number of glazed donuts eaten in 10 minutes" - Miles

by LSJ on Mar 6, 2008 5:27 PM CST reply actions

that thing about called third strikes

people on this board used to say that stuff all the time about brad wilkerson

by ab03 on Mar 6, 2008 5:48 PM CST reply actions

Here's an interesting thing

Didn't think it deserved it's own diary. But in Jay Jaffe's latest chat he mentions that he did a few of the Team Health Reports that Will Carroll generally does because "Will can't do those specific teams due to his consulting interests".

This includes the Texas Rangers. I wonder what kind of work he's done with the team...

Glenallen Hill Secrets

by a bebop a rebop on Mar 6, 2008 8:17 PM CST reply actions