A Child Can Manage A Team Better
I'm not talking about those little freaky kids with giant heads who are smarter than I am either. I'm talking about just your regular, nose-picking, dirty hands, run of the mill child. Dusty Baker is worse than a 4 year old child when it comes to managing a baseball team.
Today's case in point: Freddy Bynum hit second in the order last night for the second time (at least, I didn't watch much baseball this weekend) in a row. Now, why do I think a child could manage more?
Well, a child doesn't have Hank Aaron stories to bore its players to sleep. Hank Aaron was great. I get it. Help me hit, don't tell me a story with some arbitrary statement about how one of the greatest baseball players was able to make adjustments.
That being said, Dusty doesn't help his players, so a child, knowing nothing of baseball, would be exactly the same. But I digress. So Freddy Bynum and his teeth are hitting a robust .263 this season. Now, I know that Dusty is so excited to have him off of the DL that he feels like a kid who forgot how great his favorite toy was and now that he's playing with it again, it feels brand new.
I think children have a concept of higher numbers being better. Granted, many would trade a dollar for 2 quarters. But whose to say Dusty Baker wouldn't either? Ryan Theriot, a player who has been much better than advertised up to this point for as much time as he spends on the bench, is hitting .286. Now, I haven't spent much time in kindergarten lately, but I believe that .286 is higher than .263. Theriot's OBP is 30 points higher than Juan Pierre, the person who is supposedly the best the Cubs have at getting on base.
I hate Dusty Baker. There is not much that makes me happier right now than the Cubs sucking, because it's only sealing his fate as being out at the end of the season. And I can't help but think that it is entirely due to me. That's realistic, right?
Also, on another Cubs note, a lot of people talk about the Cubs starting pitching being the problem this season. That is not entirely untrue, but it's not completely true. The Cubs as a team are hitting .265. Their opponents are hitting .259. Somehow, however, the Cubs have taken 231 less walks than their opponents. So, terrible pitching, and the inability to hit with anyone on base are why the Cubs blow. And Dusty 4 year old child Baker
Today's case in point: Freddy Bynum hit second in the order last night for the second time (at least, I didn't watch much baseball this weekend) in a row. Now, why do I think a child could manage more?
Well, a child doesn't have Hank Aaron stories to bore its players to sleep. Hank Aaron was great. I get it. Help me hit, don't tell me a story with some arbitrary statement about how one of the greatest baseball players was able to make adjustments.
That being said, Dusty doesn't help his players, so a child, knowing nothing of baseball, would be exactly the same. But I digress. So Freddy Bynum and his teeth are hitting a robust .263 this season. Now, I know that Dusty is so excited to have him off of the DL that he feels like a kid who forgot how great his favorite toy was and now that he's playing with it again, it feels brand new.
I think children have a concept of higher numbers being better. Granted, many would trade a dollar for 2 quarters. But whose to say Dusty Baker wouldn't either? Ryan Theriot, a player who has been much better than advertised up to this point for as much time as he spends on the bench, is hitting .286. Now, I haven't spent much time in kindergarten lately, but I believe that .286 is higher than .263. Theriot's OBP is 30 points higher than Juan Pierre, the person who is supposedly the best the Cubs have at getting on base.
I hate Dusty Baker. There is not much that makes me happier right now than the Cubs sucking, because it's only sealing his fate as being out at the end of the season. And I can't help but think that it is entirely due to me. That's realistic, right?
Also, on another Cubs note, a lot of people talk about the Cubs starting pitching being the problem this season. That is not entirely untrue, but it's not completely true. The Cubs as a team are hitting .265. Their opponents are hitting .259. Somehow, however, the Cubs have taken 231 less walks than their opponents. So, terrible pitching, and the inability to hit with anyone on base are why the Cubs blow. And Dusty 4 year old child Baker
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