Voice of Reason Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Dusty Baker has been hired to manage the Houston Astros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet16 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I really think the Astros could have got someone better. But who knows others may have decided to stay stayed away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Dusty is currently #16 all time in wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP1 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'm happy for him. Everywhere he goes, he takes his team to the playoffs. He is a proven winner. If you look at his career numbers both as a manager and his 19-year career as a player, he should be in the HOF. One of the most success people in the history of baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatNate Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I wish Dusty was still in Cincinnati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Everywhere he goes, he takes his team to the playoffs. Or, maybe better stated, His teams take him to the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP1 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Or, maybe better stated, His teams take him to the playoffs. I think we are on opposite sides on this one. Four different teams.... that is a lot of teams to take to the playoffs. Every one of those four teams was bad before he came and 3 of the 4 were bad the season after he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicdude Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Here's a quick story about the kind of guy Dusty Baker is: After the Reds had just lost Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS (where they had a 2-0 game lead and lost 3 at home to loose the series), Dusty was walking back through the tunnel to the Reds Clubhouse after finishing his post-game press conference. There was a group of fans taking a picture outside of the Diamond Club and as Dusty approached them the guy taking the picture mentioned Dusty to go on through. Dusty very nicely said "no, go ahead and get your picture". He waited until they were done then gave them a smile and a wave and then walked on back to the Clubhouse. Just can't think that there are that many Managers that would have first of all been that observant, or secondly would have been cordial enough to wait for those folks to get their picture. I was always a fan of Dusty as a player and Manager but that made me a fan of the man as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantNKY Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I'm happy for him. Everywhere he goes, he takes his team to the playoffs. He is a proven winner. If you look at his career numbers both as a manager and his 19-year career as a player, he should be in the HOF. One of the most success people in the history of baseball. Dusty Baker getting in the HOF would be extremely consistent with the absurdity with which the BWAA votes. In no way Dusty Baker should even be in consideration for the hall of fame. He’s the living embodiment of good, not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Dusty Baker getting in the HOF would be extremely consistent with the absurdity with which the BWAA votes. In no way Dusty Baker should even be in consideration for the hall of fame. He’s the living embodiment of good, not great. He is better than good and I don't think there is anyone in the HOF that is just "good". Let's at least call it very good, well above average or something like that. He is #5 all time in number of times managing his team into the playoffs. Every one of the top 15 on that list who is eligible for the HOF is in the HOF. And Dusty is #5 on that list. He will be in the HOF. The 4 managers ahead of him on playoff teams are Bobby Cox, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Casey Stengel. MLB Managers | Baseball-Reference.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantNKY Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 He is better than good and I don't think there is anyone in the HOF that is just "good". Let's at least call it very good, well above average or something like that. He is #5 all time in number of times managing his team into the playoffs. Every one of the top 15 on that list who is eligible for the HOF is in the HOF. And Dusty is #5 on that list. He will be in the HOF. The 4 managers ahead of him on playoff teams are Bobby Cox, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Casey Stengel. MLB Managers | Baseball-Reference.com He’s the Andy Dalton of baseball managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 He’s the Andy Dalton of baseball managers. Andy would have to be top 5 in passing to be comparable to Dusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I think we are on opposite sides on this one. Four different teams.... that is a lot of teams to take to the playoffs. Every one of those four teams was bad before he came and 3 of the 4 were bad the season after he left. Dusty is a great guy - a "player's coach", which to me reads the lunatics run the asylum. He has no - zero - personality or emotion. He will suck the air out of a city and its fan base. He is certainly not the guy I want coaching my potential contending team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantNKY Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Andy would have to be top 5 in passing to be comparable to Dusty. When Dusty had talent on the field he looked really good but still never got over the hump. When the talent wasn’t there around him, he looked mediocre. Sounds a hell of a lot like Andy Dalton to me. :idunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 When Dusty had talent on the field he looked really good but still never got over the hump. When the talent wasn’t there around him, he looked mediocre. Sounds a hell of a lot like Andy Dalton to me. :idunno: You aren't far off in your analogy. The difference is Dusty has accomplished a lot more in his career than Dalton. You actually have the wrong Andy. The better Andy to compare careers with Dusty is Andy Reid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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