7/5 Cubs (Maddux) @ Braves (Colon) 6:35 PM CSN

[XZero771679666304]

 

our best PH is NOT Macias. That is Baker's fault for having the guy first off of his bench every chance he gets. I was real surprised to see Hairston come in at 2nd today instead of Macias. He has some real weird obsession with Jose. Tonight we had Barrett, Cedeno and Dubois on the bench..all are better options in that situation then Macias was put in. Whenever Hairston doesn't start, hes always on the bench, yet Macias is always the guy Baker chooses to PH for the pitcher. This team is getting so annoying to watch.

 

It's almost becoming worse to watch then the 2002 team. We have so much more talent offensively then the 2003 team and we have our pitching staff completely healthy, yet were not doing a dang thing to win games.

 

Dubois is not a better option. The guy strikes out every third time at bat and has been hitting .225 since the end of April. I know he has high expectations but the reality is that he has been pretty bad.

 

Hendry has no excuse for leaving Dusty with a pathetic bench. BTW I think Dusty is doint a bad job too, but the bench is not his problem.

 

Macias makes more outs than Dubois, as is incontovertibly evidenced by his higher OPB. And Dustbag even batted Macias ahead of Dubois earlier when Dubois was tearing it up, so you can't really say it's because Jason has been slumping. Barrett is a better option. Cedeno is a better option.

 

There is ZERO excuse for Macias to be batting in a bases loaded PH situation with any of those guys sitting on the bench. Zero.

[E.J.]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

Based on the teams performance & the decisions being made by Dusty, boy I hope your right! Maybe the Cubs can salvage some of this season. Is there another Jack McKeon type manager out there?

 

I never thought I'd see you write something like this TrueBlue. You know things are going bad when even the most optimistic fans are calling for Dusty's head. He needs to go already.

[Buford T Justice]

they are gonna be 2 games under .500 it's not over but there needs to a shake up..

[XZero771679666304]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

[XZero771679666304]

they are gonna be 2 games under .500 it's not over but there needs to a shake up..

 

I have always jumped on people who make those "season over" remarks, but we're nearing that point.

[Flames24Rulz]

to make matters worse, the Astros are winning and they would tie us in the standings if everything holds up :evil:

[YearofDaCubs]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

I remember when the guy wanted Matt Williams to be our 3B. Granted, we had a bad situation at 3b at the time but come on Matt Williams was striggling. Good thing he decided to retire or else we might not have ARam right now.

[CUBZ99]

 

our best PH is NOT Macias. That is Baker's fault for having the guy first off of his bench every chance he gets. I was real surprised to see Hairston come in at 2nd today instead of Macias. He has some real weird obsession with Jose. Tonight we had Barrett, Cedeno and Dubois on the bench..all are better options in that situation then Macias was put in. Whenever Hairston doesn't start, hes always on the bench, yet Macias is always the guy Baker chooses to PH for the pitcher. This team is getting so annoying to watch.

 

It's almost becoming worse to watch then the 2002 team. We have so much more talent offensively then the 2003 team and we have our pitching staff completely healthy, yet were not doing a dang thing to win games.

 

Dubois is not a better option. The guy strikes out every third time at bat and has been hitting .225 since the end of April. I know he has high expectations but the reality is that he has been pretty bad.

 

Hendry has no excuse for leaving Dusty with a pathetic bench. BTW I think Dusty is doint a bad job too, but the bench is not his problem.

 

Macias makes more outs than Dubois, as is incontovertibly evidenced by his higher OPB. And Dusty even batted Macias ahead of Dubois earlier when Dubois was tearing it up, so you can't really say it's because Jason has been slumping. Barrett is a better option. Cedeno is a better option.

 

There is ZERO excuse for Macias to be batting in a bases loaded PH situation with any of those guys sitting on the bench. Zero.

 

Your only reason that Dubois is a better option is that his OBP is .10 pts higher than Macias? Give me a break. Dubois is hitting .167 as a PH and has been absolutely horrible latetly. My guess is that Dusty batted Macias in that situation because Macias makes contact, and didn't want to watch Dubois strike out again.

 

I can't stand Macias, but every statistic (except OBP) warrants Dusty batting him over Dubois in that situation. Just illustrates how bad Dubois has been this year.

[XZero771679666304]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

I remember when the guy wanted Matt Williams to be our 3B. Granted, we had a bad situation at 3b at the time but come on Matt Williams was striggling. Good thing he decided to retire or else we might not have ARam right now.

 

I'd also bet the farm that Hendry envisioned a whole lot more PT for Cedeno when he called him up, and he deserves it. But what can you do? The better options are there on the roster, but it's Dusty who has them anchored to the bench.

[gflore34]

When Ron Santo starts calling for something to be done, you know its bad. Well Mr. Hendry, if you wish to save the 2005 season, something better happen TODAY, not tomorrow, not seconds before the trading deadline, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Honestly, I would just let the season go down the toilet at this point. There are way too many problems with this club that a move or two isn't going to turn this team into a World Series contender. Don't bother mortgaging a part of the future for what's probably a hopeless year. Sell off some guys in the last year of their contracts that other teams might find useful, and do a better job in the offseason of putting a good team on the field for 2006.

 

At the very least, I'd like to see Hairston, Walker 1 and 2 for the remainder of this season. Of course, that would require, Baker putting aside his player first philosophy and going with his best options. Furthermore, I sincerly hope some yelling, shouting and chair throwing is going on the Cubs clubhouse, someone getting POed about their pathetic play.

[YearofDaCubs]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

I remember when the guy wanted Matt Williams to be our 3B. Granted, we had a bad situation at 3b at the time but come on Matt Williams was striggling. Good thing he decided to retire or else we might not have ARam right now.

 

I'd also bet the farm that Hendry envisioned a whole lot more PT for Cedeno when he called him up, and he deserves it. But what can you do? The better options are there on the roster, but it's Dusty who has them anchored to the bench.

All Hendry has to do is fire Dusty. Problem solved.

[CUBZ99]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

 

It wasn't Dusty's fault that Hendry failed to fill big holes over the off season and left him with a less than avg. bench. Also, not Dusty's fault that Hendry made few improvements to the bullpen. Hendry should take as much blame as Dusty. But I would like to see both of them go.

[XZero771679666304]

 

Your only reason that Dubois is a better option is that his OBP is .10 pts higher than Macias? Give me a break. Dubois is hitting .167 as a PH and has been absolutely horrible latetly. My guess is that Dusty batted Macias in that situation because Macias makes contact, and didn't want to watch Dubois strike out again.

 

I can't stand Macias, but every statistic (except OBP) warrants Dusty batting him over Dubois in that situation. Just illustrates how bad Dubois has been this year.

 

Remember earlier in the season when Dubois was hitting everything in sight and Macias was still getting PH opportunities ahead of him? You see, it doesn't matter what the stats are, Macias would be getting those opportunities. If Jason were hitting .400, Macias would still be hitting ahead of him because of Dusty's misguided sense of loyalty, and everyone knows it.

 

And what aboout Cedeno and Barett, who were sitting on the bench and both better options than either Macias or Dubois? Your assertion that Macias is the best PH is total BS, Dubois or no Dubois. You can't blame Hendry for Macias batting there, I'm sorry to say.

[Roast]

 

our best PH is NOT Macias. That is Baker's fault for having the guy first off of his bench every chance he gets. I was real surprised to see Hairston come in at 2nd today instead of Macias. He has some real weird obsession with Jose. Tonight we had Barrett, Cedeno and Dubois on the bench..all are better options in that situation then Macias was put in. Whenever Hairston doesn't start, hes always on the bench, yet Macias is always the guy Baker chooses to PH for the pitcher. This team is getting so annoying to watch.

 

It's almost becoming worse to watch then the 2002 team. We have so much more talent offensively then the 2003 team and we have our pitching staff completely healthy, yet were not doing a dang thing to win games.

 

Dubois is not a better option. The guy strikes out every third time at bat and has been hitting .225 since the end of April. I know he has high expectations but the reality is that he has been pretty bad.

 

Hendry has no excuse for leaving Dusty with a pathetic bench. BTW I think Dusty is doint a bad job too, but the bench is not his problem.

 

Macias makes more outs than Dubois, as is incontovertibly evidenced by his higher OPB. And Dusty even batted Macias ahead of Dubois earlier when Dubois was tearing it up, so you can't really say it's because Jason has been slumping. Barrett is a better option. Cedeno is a better option.

 

There is ZERO excuse for Macias to be batting in a bases loaded PH situation with any of those guys sitting on the bench. Zero.

 

Your only reason that Dubois is a better option is that his OBP is .10 pts higher than Macias? Give me a break. Dubois is hitting .167 as a PH and has been absolutely horrible latetly. My guess is that Dusty batted Macias in that situation because Macias makes contact, and didn't want to watch Dubois strike out again.

 

I can't stand Macias, but every statistic (except OBP) warrants Dusty batting him over Dubois in that situation. Just illustrates how bad Dubois has been this year.

 

Actually, Jason has the lead in SLG also. So, out of the three main categories (AVG/SLG/OBP) Macias only has the lead in average.

 

Macias v.s Dubois statistical comparison.

[CUBZ99]

 

Your only reason that Dubois is a better option is that his OBP is .10 pts higher than Macias? Give me a break. Dubois is hitting .167 as a PH and has been absolutely horrible latetly. My guess is that Dusty batted Macias in that situation because Macias makes contact, and didn't want to watch Dubois strike out again.

 

I can't stand Macias, but every statistic (except OBP) warrants Dusty batting him over Dubois in that situation. Just illustrates how bad Dubois has been this year.

 

Remember earlier in the season when Dubois was hitting everything in sight and Macias was still getting PH opportunities ahead of him? You see, it doesn't matter what the stats are, Macias would be getting those opportunities. If Jason were hitting .400, Macias would still be hitting ahead of him because of Dusty's misguided sense of loyalty, and everyone knows it.

 

And what aboout Cedeno and Barett, who were sitting on the bench and both better options than either Macias or Dubois? Your assertion that Macias is the best PH is total BS, Dubois or no Dubois. You can't blame Hendry for Macias batting there, I'm sorry to say.

 

Hendry is the one who wanted Macias and had the obsession with him in the first place. If you hear Hendry talk about Macias he has nothing but glowing things to say about his versatility and ability to pinch hit. I think Dusty and Hendry are in lock step on Macias.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

Based on the teams performance & the decisions being made by Dusty, boy I hope your right! Maybe the Cubs can salvage some of this season. Is there another Jack McKeon type manager out there?

 

I never thought I'd see you write something like this TrueBlue. You know things are going bad when even the most optimistic fans are calling for Dusty's head. He needs to go already.

 

Early in the season, I wasn't ready to completely right Dusty off, b/c of a few questionable decisions. I was willing to give him some time & the benefit of the doubt & remain optimistic that he could get the job done. Boy have I been wrong. It bothered me that some posters were so pessimistic so early in the season towards Dusty & JH. Bashing management or other Cubs players is something I felt Trolls do. Pessimism isn't something I like to pertake in. However, now I have changed my mind & realize Dusty getting the axe sooner than leter would be beneficial to the future of this orginization. I'm an optimist @ heart like most true Cub fans, but Dusty has driven me to the brink & I have had enough!

 

Answer me this: Wasn't the Cubs bench in 03' a little more reliable than 04' or 05'? I know the Cubs had the likes of: Goodwin,Harris,Simon,Martinez & a platoon situation of Choi & Karros. Am I missing anyone? Thoughts??

[Mark_R]

half our team needs to be put up against a wall and shot

 

This garbage is getting old. Don't care if you're joking or pissed or what not.

 

--no more death threats or vows to kill or otherwise maim individuals because of what happens during the course of a baseball game. It's fine to express frustration and anger and/or to talk about retaliation within context of the game (brushbacks or whatever); just please stay out of the realm of violent crimes that are eligible for the death penalty

 

Amen, Serena.

Edited July 6, 2005 by Mark_R

[Brian]

When looking at tonights line-up.

The best option at catcher... wasn't playing

the best option at first... wasnt' himself/than wasn't playing

the best option at short... wasn't playing

the best option at center... wasn't playing

the best option at left... was playing, but isn't that good of an option

On top of that a Greg Maddux who now adays either gives up a ton of runs or gives up just enought to keep you in the game. and you get the display we saw.

[Flames24Rulz]

Glanville was on the 03 bench too but your right, our bench is considerably worse this year then it was in 03. That of course falls on Hendry. If we got an OF in the offseason, Hollandsworth would have been on the bench the entire year and would have helped it out a lot more. Unfortunately, our offseason wasn't all that great and we didn't get a LF.

[XZero771679666304]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

 

It wasn't Dusty's fault that Hendry failed to fill big holes over the off season and left him with a less than avg. bench. Also, not Dusty's fault that Hendry made few improvements to the bullpen. Hendry should take as much blame as Dusty. But I would like to see both of them go.

 

That may be, but for every problem Hendry created by non-action, Dusty has exacerbated twice over with his greivous ineptitude. Remember Chad Fox, who everyone knew was not to pitch consecutive days early in the season? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember in ST when Hendry and others were saying that Dempster should be the closer so Hawk could go back to the role he was comfortable in? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember when Dubois was ripping the ball and was white hot and we watched Holla hit .200 for a month? We have a decent leadoff hitter in Hairston and an excellent 2 hole hitter in Walker, and yet we watch Perez and Patterson languish at the top of the order while Lee's prowess goes wasted? You see how a white-hot Cedeno was brought up and promptly mired on the bench in favor of an ice cold Perez? And on, and on, and on.

 

Hendry as much to blame as Baker? I don't think so.

[Flames24Rulz]

half our team needs to be put up against a wall and shot

 

This garbage is getting old. Don't care if you're joking or pissed or what not.

 

--no more death threats or vows to kill or otherwise maim individuals because of what happens during the course of a baseball game. It's fine to express frustration and anger and/or to talk about retaliation within context of the game (brushbacks or whatever); just please stay out of the realm of violent crimes that are eligible for the death penalty

 

Amen, Serena.

 

thank you Serena. The team frustrates me, but death threats? Cmon guys, it's not THAT serious.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

 

It wasn't Dusty's fault that Hendry failed to fill big holes over the off season and left him with a less than avg. bench. Also, not Dusty's fault that Hendry made few improvements to the bullpen. Hendry should take as much blame as Dusty. But I would like to see both of them go.

 

That may be, but for every problem Hendry created by non-action, Dusty has exacerbated twice over with his greivous ineptitude. Remember Chad Fox, who everyone knew was not to pitch consecutive days early in the season? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember in ST when Hendry and others were saying that Dempster should be the closer so Hawk could go back to the role he was comfortable in? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember when Dubois was ripping the ball and was white hot and we watched Holla hit .200 for a month? We have a decent leadoff hitter in Hairston and an excellent 2 hole hitter in Walker, and yet we watch Perez and Patterson languish at the top of the order while Lee's prowess goes wasted? You see how a white-hot Cedeno was brought up and promptly mired on the bench in favor of an ice cold Perez? And on, and on, and on.

 

Hendry as much to blame as Baker? I don't think so.

 

Has JH made some mistakes? Sure, but he has made more good decisions than bad. Baker is more to blame than is Hendry & it's not even close.

[YearofDaCubs]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

 

It wasn't Dusty's fault that Hendry failed to fill big holes over the off season and left him with a less than avg. bench. Also, not Dusty's fault that Hendry made few improvements to the bullpen. Hendry should take as much blame as Dusty. But I would like to see both of them go.

 

That may be, but for every problem Hendry created by non-action, Dusty has exacerbated twice over with his greivous ineptitude. Remember Chad Fox, who everyone knew was not to pitch consecutive days early in the season? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember in ST when Hendry and others were saying that Dempster should be the closer so Hawk could go back to the role he was comfortable in? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember when Dubois was ripping the ball and was white hot and we watched Holla hit .200 for a month? We have a decent leadoff hitter in Hairston and an excellent 2 hole hitter in Walker, and yet we watch Perez and Patterson languish at the top of the order while Lee's prowess goes wasted? You see how a white-hot Cedeno was brought up and promptly mired on the bench in favor of an ice cold Perez? And on, and on, and on.

 

Hendry as much to blame as Baker? I don't think so.

I blame both of them. Twiddle-dee and Twiddle-dum.

[E.J.]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

Based on the teams performance & the decisions being made by Dusty, boy I hope your right! Maybe the Cubs can salvage some of this season. Is there another Jack McKeon type manager out there?

 

I never thought I'd see you write something like this TrueBlue. You know things are going bad when even the most optimistic fans are calling for Dusty's head. He needs to go already.

 

Early in the season, I wasn't ready to completely right Dusty off, b/c of a few questionable decisions. I was willing to give him some time & the benefit of the doubt & remain optimistic that he could get the job done. Boy have I been wrong. It bothered me that some posters were so pessimistic so early in the season towards Dusty & JH. Bashing management or other Cubs players is something I felt Trolls do. Pessimism isn't something I like to pertake in. However, now I have changed my mind & realize Dusty getting the axe sooner than leter would be beneficial to the future of this orginization. I'm an optimist @ heart like most true Cub fans, but Dusty has driven me to the brink & I have had enough!

 

Answer me this: Wasn't the Cubs bench in 03' a little more reliable than 04' or 05'? I know the Cubs had the likes of: Goodwin,Harris,Simon,Martinez & a platoon situation of Choi & Karros. Am I missing anyone? Thoughts??

 

I've never seen more stupidity by one person that I see daily with Dusty Baker. And the fact that seemingly the whole world sees the stupid mistakes that Dusty makes every day, but yet he is too stubborn to change his ways is just scary. I have a feeling he's going to be on his way out in the next few weeks. Or at least I hope so.

 

The thing about our bench this year is that it really isn't as bad as it's shown. The problem is is Dusty decides to use Macias or E. Wilson instead of Dubois or Hairston in key situations just because they are more "experienced". Wilson had no right being on this team, but Macias isn't that bad if he was used properly. The fact that Hairston and Dubois still ride the pine while Macias, Wilson, and even Neifi early on in the season were used in critical situations is just another reason why Dusty needs to go immediately.

[gflore34]

I think Hendry is too much of a Dusty a$$ kisser to can him..

 

The Trib is spending alot of money for this crap, and I doubt they are too happy. I'll go out on a limb and say that if the Cubs win less than 2 of the remaining games before the ASB, Dusty gets the axe.

 

You think they would eat Dusty's $4M next year that fast? For some reason I think Hendry actually agrees with Dusty's managerial moves. He is the one that supplies Dusty with the players. If Dusty goes Hendry needs to get the Axe on the same day.

 

Do you honestly think that Dusty doesn't have a big say in personnel decisions? He has almost all of the say in who gets called up/ sent down, and all of the say in who plays. Hendry is not without blame, but Dusty deserves the lion's share of it.

 

It wasn't Dusty's fault that Hendry failed to fill big holes over the off season and left him with a less than avg. bench. Also, not Dusty's fault that Hendry made few improvements to the bullpen. Hendry should take as much blame as Dusty. But I would like to see both of them go.

 

That may be, but for every problem Hendry created by non-action, Dusty has exacerbated twice over with his greivous ineptitude. Remember Chad Fox, who everyone knew was not to pitch consecutive days early in the season? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember in ST when Hendry and others were saying that Dempster should be the closer so Hawk could go back to the role he was comfortable in? Well, we know how that turned out. Remember when Dubois was ripping the ball and was white hot and we watched Holla hit .200 for a month? We have a decent leadoff hitter in Hairston and an excellent 2 hole hitter in Walker, and yet we watch Perez and Patterson languish at the top of the order while Lee's prowess goes wasted? You see how a white-hot Cedeno was brought up and promptly mired on the bench in favor of an ice cold Perez? And on, and on, and on.

 

Hendry as much to blame as Baker? I don't think so.

 

Has JH made some mistakes? Sure, but he has made more good decisions than bad. Baker is more to blame than is Hendry & it's not even close.

 

I agree, Baker and his loyalty to inept players, is reason #1 why this team is not going to be much better than .500 this season and didn't make the playoffs last year. In 2003, we were fortunate his loyalty was to an effective player in Lofton.