How happy were you when the Cubs got Dusty Baker?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I was very concerned with his veteran-loving attitude, and I hated the argument that he was a "winner" because he was getting winner credit for a lot of teams that choked.

[NewUserName]

my brother has lived in the Bay area since the late 80s, so I was more aware of Dusty's weaknesses than I probably normally would. I also figure that his weaknesses would not be good with what the Cubs had in place at the time. I put 2 but may have been a little more optimistic. Funny that by July of 03 I was convinced that he was a bad hire and making the playoffs didn't change my mind.

[biittner77]

There's a lot of lies being told in this thread. Mostly about how old people were. I'll admit I was about a 7 because I thought that, outside of Bonds, he had virtually nothing else with the Giants but still won games. I also still believed in Hendry at that point. That was back in the Cubs.com days. I don't remember anyone there talking about abusing pitchers.

 

NSBB could just as easily have been called fireDustyBaker.com

[Hairyducked Idiot]

There's a lot of lies being told in this thread. Mostly about how old people were. I'll admit I was about a 7 because I thought that, outside of Bonds, he had virtually nothing else with the Giants but still won games. I also still believed in Hendry at that point. That was back in the Cubs.com days. I don't remember anyone there talking about abusing pitchers.

 

NSBB could just as easily have been called fireDustyBaker.com

 

I have no idea if the old Chicago Tribune prospero boards are still around or have archives, but the proof would be there if you wanted it.

 

Here's a post from alt.sports.baseball.chicago-cubs discussing the acquisition:

 

Also, can I go on record here and say that Dusty Baker will only end

up being Don Baylor Redux? They are very much like each other --

ex-Managers of the Year who like veterans over youngsters, little ball

over on-base percentage, abusing stating pitchers, and playing mind

games and power struggles with their players.

 

Yes, it was coming up back then.

[jersey cubs fan]

There's a lot of lies being told in this thread. Mostly about how old people were. I'll admit I was about a 7 because I thought that, outside of Bonds, he had virtually nothing else with the Giants but still won games. I also still believed in Hendry at that point. That was back in the Cubs.com days. I don't remember anyone there talking about abusing pitchers.

 

NSBB could just as easily have been called fireDustyBaker.com

 

What are the lies people are telling about their ages?

[biittner77]

There's a lot of lies being told in this thread. Mostly about how old people were. I'll admit I was about a 7 because I thought that, outside of Bonds, he had virtually nothing else with the Giants but still won games. I also still believed in Hendry at that point. That was back in the Cubs.com days. I don't remember anyone there talking about abusing pitchers.

 

NSBB could just as easily have been called fireDustyBaker.com

 

What are the lies people are telling about their ages?

 

I misread people saying they were a 9 with they were 9. Nevermind. My 3 year old was awake all night and I'm not exactly firing on all cylinders.

[ctcf]

Wow didn't expect 7 to be the most popular option. Glad I wasn't alone.

 

In my defense though, I was like 14 or something.