Bring back Riggleman, heck bring back Rick Eckstein, I don’t care, just don’t hire Dusty Baker. NO, seriously Riz, NO, don’t even think about it. The rest is a blur, there was a gameball, a stupid monkey and Scott Spiezio. The most notable wrinkle in the lineup from last year is. The lineup the Astros used for Monday’s exhibition game against the Royals is likely the one they’ll trot out for Friday’s Opening Day game against Mariners at Minute Maid Park. But Dusty decided when Russ Ortiz gave up a few Texas Leaguers and 32 hoppers through the infield it was a good idea to turn to an overworked bullpen anchored by Rob Nen who pitched valiantly with a shoulder that was held together with paper clips, big league chew and an old Steve Bedrosian baseball card. Baker, on wearing mask: 'Yeah, I miss the toothpick'.
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Perhaps it’s because I grew up a Giants fan and in 2002 they had not won a World Series in either mine or my father’s life, but they were about to do it in spite of Dusty Baker. Baker wore wristbands, chomped toothpicks, Dusty Baker. Time ticks louder for this most beloved of baseball lifers, still the winningest. Dusty Baker got the boot the first time at age eight, after striking out and hurling his bat at the. (You see, even semi-rational thoughts are followed by no, no, just no.) HOUSTON (AP) Thousands of toothpicks have bitten the dust, yet Dusty Baker needs more. It is an Australian-made birchwood toothpick infused with tea tree oil. There, jutting out of his mouth, you'll see a toothpick. It is an Australian-made birchwood toothpick infused with tea tree oil. Zoom in on the lower third of Cubs manager Dusty Baker's game face. Hiring Dusty Baker is no different than hiring Joe Morgan or any of the other Luddites in baseball who refuse to accept math as an analytical tool.īaker is a great clubhouse guy who is well-liked by players, but unless the Nationals want Stephen Strasburg’s name to be synonymous with Mark Prior they should probably avoid hiring Baker. Zoom in on the lower third of Cubs manager Dusty Baker's game face. When Baker is taking a mask break, he habitually chews on a toothpick and. He dons an Astros-themed mask for most of Houston's games. The idea is so awful, so terrible the only thing I can do is keep repeating the word, NO.Įmma Span at did a great job of providing a well thought out and reasoned assessment of Dusty Baker as a manager that was much more eloquent than I intend to be. He wears sweatbands up and down his arms, along with a Fitbit. When I first learned about this my mind immediately flashed to William Shatner screaming “Khan” at the top of his lungs, except he was saying “NOOOOOOO!” I mean I felt like Michael Scott when he learns that Toby has returned to Scranton. That’s it, that’s my whole argument against Dusty Baker as manager of the Nats, NO. While, I’m sure Dusty Baker is a super duper nice guy who donates toothpicks and wrist bands to third world countries, no.
Mike Rizzo shouldn’t even take that call as a courtesy. So apparently Dusty Baker is interested in managing the Nationals.
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