Monday, April 25, 2005

Dusty Baker: Worst Manager in Baseball

Can there be any other explanation for why a supposed "player's manager" would piss a man's career away the way Baker did tonight? Tell me. Why put in your newly-anointed closer to defend a seven run lead? Why, when he threw 20 pitches the night before? Why, when he has a history of career-threatening elbow injuries? Then: why leave him in after walking the first two hitters? And why leave him in after he gives up a monster home run to the next? And finally: why leave him in after he gives up yet another walk to the hitter after that? I'm sure if Chad Fox had been physically able to pitch with half of his elbow in Lake county, Baker would have left him in even after it clearly blew the fuck up. Alas, poor Dusty, simple anatomy was your undoing. Man cannot throw with smoking crater in middle of arm.

I'm not sure I can keep watching this team.