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hamelin4mvp
Might want to double check Baker’s career win percentage.
baseballrat
.526 winning %
petrie000
Dusty Baker coming in to get a team ‘over the hump’ in the playoffs… i’ve heard this story before more than once… it never seems to have a happy ending….
baseballrat
Cincy, sure over the hump after Dusty left. How many times did they make to playoffs the 10-15 yrs b4 Dusty?? Only Once, but 3 out of five yrs he was there. Hate all you want, But Numbers don’t lie
6blairpaul
For my money there’s no one more qualified and not only a great guy but he’s a baseball encyclopedia, my concerns are his health. And though not my place, after heart issues and a mild stroke a few years ago, it makes me wonder at 67 in June if it may be too much, but who am I to bring that up!
petrie000
no, numbers don’t… and it’s the big fat 0 in the WS wins column that stands out most of all. Dusty didn’t build that team in Cinci, he was brought in afterwards to make them champions… and he didn’t.
Same was true of the Cubs, and in all his time with the Giants, 1 WS appearance…. not wins, appearances.
Dusty wasn’t good enough to win a championship 10 years ago and the game’s become even more complicated since then. If the Nats want to avoid another september melt down, Dusty’s ego certainly won’t help stabilize that clubhouse, especially if he’s getting outmanaged on a nightly basis.
blackleather
And so, in your mind, Bud Black, who hasnt won a thing, should be the manager of the Nats?…is that about right?
ianthomasmalone
Well at least they got 2 no hitters out of Scherzer before Baker comes to town.
6blairpaul
As big a fan I am of Dusty Baker, at 66, I don’t get it. Maybe that’s a rediculous statement but if in fact it’s down to Bud and Dusty, it’s going to be Bud.
baseballrat
649-713
1671-1504
6blairpaul
Irrelevant. San Diego had some horrible teams. And Dusty had some heart issues and a mild stroke in ’12 or ’13.
A factor one would think.
gamemusic3 2
Bud Black is one of the most respected managers by analytics and Dusty Baker is not.
Strange to see a single organization consider them the top 2 candidates.
Sage
For the sake of their pitchers’ arms, I hope they hire Bud Black.
homeparkdc
In a separate CBSSports article, Jon Heyman admits he doesn’t know if the Padres have had second interviews with anyone except Gardenhire. This article about the Nats (based on a Washington Post article) should probably have the same Heyman disclaimer. Bud Black is my second choice after Ron Wotus, so I’d be pleased with either. At this point, though, I’ll go for “it ain’t signed, ’til it’s signed.”
blackleather
Sofield got a 2nd interview, Mon.
PLAYTOWIN
Pitching coaches generally do not make good managers. Dusty does not ruin pitchers. That claim has no basis in fact. Baker is a good manager. He is a good fit with the Nats.
blackleather
I agree, all this BS about Baker ruining arms, is garbage. Mark Prior works for the Padres, now…and was interviewed on sports radio here in SD when Preller hired him. And he did away with this notion that Dusty ruined him and his career. So, please…lets stop that lie. After Gardenhire, there is no more qualified managerial candidate, than Dusty Baker…end of discussion.
blackleather
Uh, excuse me…give credit, where its due. Baker didnt just “lead the Giants to the NL pennant”…they actually won it. And he “led them”, to the WS in 02.