dusty being dusty (BUT NOT DUMB, GET IT STRAIGHT)

[treebird]

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"The main thing is he's trying so hard he's not swinging at strikes," Baker said before the streak was halted. "They're not getting him out, he's getting himself out. I talked to him about that. It's like fishing, you've got to get that first one in the boat and once you do, you've got the skunk out of the boat."

 

personally i wouldn't let a skunk in the boat with me in the first place

Edited April 11, 2006 by treebird

[snoodmonger]

I saw that last night. I think he's just trying to sound silly now.

[YearofDaCubs]

What he said is perfectly understandable. Getting Skunked is a term fishermen use when they finish the day without catching a fish.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

What's dumb about those statements? Not understanding something doesn't make the statements dumb.

[C.C.]

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"The main thing is he's trying so hard he's not swinging at strikes," Baker said before the streak was halted. "They're not getting him out, he's getting himself out. I talked to him about that. It's like fishing, you've got to get that first one in the boat and once you do, you've got the skunk out of the boat."

 

personally i wouldn't let a skunk in the boat with me in the first place

 

It's amazing how some fans just pick apart every aspect of Baker. He's having a fine year so far...

[Wheelimus]

Yeah, so far Dusty hasn't pissed me off. He's never got this many games in without doing it before. :lol:

 

Make fun of his bad decisions, not how he says things. That just comes off as snobbish and elitist. I'll badmouth him the first time he costs us a ballgame.

 

I don't know, maybe he took a class over the winter or started reading NSBB :lol:

[Blueheart05]

What he said is perfectly understandable. Getting Skunked is a term fishermen use when they finish the day without catching a fish.

[David]

We can make fun of the things he says all we want.

 

Bad managerial moves should be criticized and bashed, not made fun of.

[srbin84]

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"The main thing is he's trying so hard he's not swinging at strikes," Baker said before the streak was halted. "They're not getting him out, he's getting himself out. I talked to him about that. It's like fishing, you've got to get that first one in the boat and once you do, you've got the skunk out of the boat."

 

personally i wouldn't let a skunk in the boat with me in the first place

 

It's amazing how some fans just pick apart every aspect of Baker. He's having a fine year so far...

 

Agreed.

[rocket]

it's funny because dusty is using another dumb fishing analogy. this is just like the striped bass and the grudzielanek girlfriend quotes. they're not necessarily wrong things, but the way they are said is stupid and hilarious, and attention should be called to it.

[CubinNY]

Like any great sage, John B. Baker talks in parapbles.

[srbin84]

What's dumb about fishing?

[rocket]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

 

It's only dumb to those who can't understand it. :wink:

[oldcubsfan]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

 

And why is that?

[rocket]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

 

And why is that?

 

Because the intent of his message is very clear without the fishing reference. It'd be just as dumb as if Dusty was a big fan of backgammon and threw in random backgammon references when talking about a player who is struggling.

[oldcubsfan]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

 

And why is that?

 

Because the intent of his message is very clear without the fishing reference. It'd be just as dumb as if Dusty was a big fan of backgammon and threw in random backgammon references when talking about a player who is struggling.

 

See, I find the reference no dumber than tearing apart every word the man says. It is a very harmless analogy.

[srbin84]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

 

And why is that?

 

Because the intent of his message is very clear without the fishing reference. It'd be just as dumb as if Dusty was a big fan of backgammon and threw in random backgammon references when talking about a player who is struggling.

 

So are you saying he shouldn't make analogies in situations like this? I think he was just trying to get some fans to relate to the slump Jacque was in.

[rocket]

So are you saying he shouldn't make analogies in situations like this? I think he was just trying to get some fans to relate to the slump Jacque was in.

 

He can say whatever he wants. I personally find his fishing analogies funny and weird.

[srbin84]

So are you saying he shouldn't make analogies in situations like this? I think he was just trying to get some fans to relate to the slump Jacque was in.

 

He can say whatever he wants. I personally find his fishing analogies funny and weird.

 

That's fine if that's your opinion. You're entitled to it. Somebody declaring them dumb, especially if they don't understand them, seems dumb to me though, personally. And it's as much to do with the constant search for a reason to slam Baker when he is doing all the major things the Dusty haters wanted him to do as the analogy itself.

[Danny82]

What's dumb about fishing?

 

Nothing. But making fishing analogies when talking about baseball sure is.

 

And why is that?

 

Because the intent of his message is very clear without the fishing reference. It'd be just as dumb as if Dusty was a big fan of backgammon and threw in random backgammon references when talking about a player who is struggling.

 

So, I take it you find most all analogies dumb?

[rocket]

as dumb as fishing for a marlin using only an earthworm for bait.

[treebird]

talking in analogies that people dont understand is dumb, even if they turn out to be technically correct

[oldcubsfan]

Is the problem with the analogy or those who don't understand it?

[srbin84]

I guess Dusty can only make analogies about MVP baseball, Napoleon Dynamite and Weezer.