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Brandon 20
Please tell me Baker’s considering retirement…I really feel like he’s been a big part of why the Reds fell last year, some of his late inning decisions are bone-headed and I have to say I think he’s getting too old for this.
ctownboy
If the Reds want to save money AND have a guy who can manage like Baker, I can do it. Pay me $1 million dollars (a pay cut from what Baker is making) and I can do the following just, like Baker does:
1) Make excuses for why a veteran player should be brought in and overpaid.
2) Have WAAAAYYYYY too many players in Spring Training.
3) Make excuses for why a veteran player made the team (instead of a younger, better, less expensive player).
4) Have a fast Center Fielder bat lead-off, no matter if they can actually hit or not or draw a Walk (Corey Patterson, Wily Taveras) and no matter if they Strike Out at a record pace (Drew Stubbs).
5) Bat a Short Stop second for no apparent good reason other than they are a Short Stop (Alex Gonzalez, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Paul Janish, Zach Cozart).
6) Make sure two Left Handed hitters don’t bat back to back in the order (no matter if they are above average hitters or if they have better stats against Left Handed Pitchers than the Right Handed batter that takes one of their places)
7) Bat the Catcher eighth.
8) Let hitters face pitchers they have bad stats against just because I “feel” they can get a hit.
9) Make double switches late in Games just to make it look like I am doing something as a Manager.