Dusty Baker out as manager

[djheater]

Baker out as Cubs' skipper

It's official: Baker out as Cubs' skipper

Dusty Baker is out as the Chicago Cubs' manager following a last-place finish and a failure to take the team to the playoffs in his four years. "I wish we could have gotten it done but we didn't," Baker said Monday. He compiled a 322-326 record during his time in Chicago.

(I don't know sports or nothin' but seems to me they did make the playoffs, just not the series)...

 

[dbk]

Might as well trade away Mark Prior and Kerry Wood while they maintain some value.

 

[NeoV]

neither has any value right now, and Wood is a free agent now

You could possibly get a team to take a flyer on Prior, but I wouldn't expect much in return.

Wood should give up on starting and become a dominant closer.

Dusty Baker has no concept of arm fatigue, his pitch counts for starting pitchers are stupidly high compared to almost every other manager - the only one worse in recent memory was the old guy who managed the Marlins to the WS title a few years ago, Jack McKeon.

 

[waggy]

baker sucked. many blame him for ruining Woods and Prior.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Bartman > Baker

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Bartman > Baker

We might as well try him.

 

[yosuke188]

I thought OP was gona start talking about how minorities are getting fired.

 

[PG]

It would help if the team spent some more money on better players.
I don't think it's fair to put all the blame on Dusty.