Baker Looking for a "True" Leadoff Hitter

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Reds fans have to love this.

 

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Dusty Baker was talking about the importance of a leadoff man.

 

“Everybody needs a leadoff hitter,” Baker said. “I think that is the most unappreciated, hardest to find quality position in baseball.”

 

That in itself may not be all that bad....but then where is he looking to find one?

 

To that end, Baker has talked to Kenny Lofton and Corey Patterson. Could either end up in Reds camp?

 

"There's a chance," Baker said. "They're out there looking for jobs. You want to get right pieces of the puzzle."

:lol: :lol:

 

Oh please let that happen. Sit Jay Bruce so that Corey Patterson can hit lead-off for the Reds.

 

I love me some Dusty Baker!!!!

 

And then this quote about Bruce.

 

"I haven't seen Bruce play," Baker said. "You see Junior (Griffey) who came at 19. Corey Patterson was rushed a bit and didn't get time to mature. It's kind of like raising your kid: You don't know if you did the right it until later. . . it's something that is very hard to judge. When is now? It's not secret Bruce is a star of futrue. Who knows he could be a star of the present. I'm very impressed talking to him."

[Derwood]

see, wrigley23 and DeuceBaseman are right

[Post Count Padder]

I just came to post this gem, but was beaten to the punch. Dusty's gettin all his horses back to the stable.

[BigbadB]

Every team should have the opportunity to bat Corey Patterson and Neifi Perez at the top of their order for half a season.

 

It's an amazing experience.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

A Neifi Perez signing cannot be far behind.

[BigbadB]

A Neifi Perez signing cannot be far behind.

 

Probably midseason. He can't "Save" the Reds if he's with them for a whole season.

[Post Count Padder]

A Neifi Perez signing cannot be far behind.

He's angry that Macias was grabbed by the Pirates and is frantically trying to convince Krivsky to trade for him.

[wrigley23]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

[USSoccer]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

What does this even mean?

[Bote McBoteface]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

 

COREY FREAKING PATTERSON

 

How can you defend that?

[Ryno12]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Yeah, because conventional thinking always holds true over time... Many times, it is those within the insitution that needs change that realize is last.

[BigbadB]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Come one. Even you have a better understanding and appreciation of OBP than Dusty Baker had.

 

Batting Corey Patterson at the top of the batting order= very bad

Batting Neifi Perez at the top of the batting order= very bad

[Sammy Sofa]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

[frostwyrm]

Jay Bruce for Juan Pierre!

[frostwyrm]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball still thinks the save is an awesome stat.

[Sammy Sofa]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball still thinks the save is an awesome stat.

 

I can trump that.

 

The Cy Young is mostly hinged on a pitcher's W-L record.

[frostwyrm]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball still thinks the save is an awesome stat.

 

I can trump that.

 

The Cy Young is mostly hinged on a pitcher's W-L record.

 

Pitcher's W-L is one of the dumbest stats ever created in any sport.

[Sammy Sofa]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball still thinks the save is an awesome stat.

 

I can trump that.

 

The Cy Young is mostly hinged on a pitcher's W-L record.

 

Pitcher's W-L is one of the dumbest stats ever created in any sport.

 

Damn right.

[Bote McBoteface]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball still thinks the save is an awesome stat.

 

I can trump that.

 

The Cy Young is mostly hinged on a pitcher's W-L record.

 

Pitcher's W-L is one of the dumbest stats ever created in any sport.

 

What? It's a pitcher's job to win ballgames.

 

 

Yeah, I'm kidding.

[Post Count Padder]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball thought for years that the home run was a "fad" and hitting a bunch of them was basically unsportsmanlike.

 

Almost all of Major League Baseball still thinks the save is an awesome stat.

 

I can trump that.

 

The Cy Young is mostly hinged on a pitcher's W-L record.

Pitcher A: 10-11 2.23 ERA 1.01 WHIP

Pitcher B: 17-8 4.25 ERA 1.33 WHIP

 

Pitcher B wins Cy Young.

[UMFan83]

If we accepted conventional thinking as is, the Earth would still be flat, and African Americans would still be going to different schools and restaurants because thats what everyone has believed and that's how everyone has done it throughout the years.

[Clem Fandango]

If batting Corey Patterson or Neifi Perez at the top of the order is wrong, then I don't want to be right

 

Oh, and frostwyrm, your avatar gives me nightmares

[Tracer Bullet]

If we accepted conventional thinking as is, the Earth would still be flat, and African Americans would still be going to different schools and restaurants because thats what everyone has believed and that's how everyone has done it throughout the years.

 

Actually, African Americans would still be possessions in this country. Conventional wisdom is frequently wrong. Tragically so, sometimes.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

And our resident Reds fan thought we didn't know what we were talking about.

 

:lol:

[Ding Dong Johnson]

yeah...him & I & all of major league baseball through the years. I wonder who is right between them & a handful of message board posters. Tough call.

hey, the first step is admitting it...