Flip-flopper Dusty (Kiley in Sun-Times)

[XZero771679666304]

Okay, I hated that trem during the election campaign, but this snippet from the Sun-Times is kind of funny:

 

Dusty Baker seemed to absolve his team when asked before Tuesday's game if he thought Cubs players were making mistakes because of a lack of concentration.

 

''There were a couple games there, but all in all, I can't chastise them for not focusing and concentrating,'' Baker said. ''I can't say that. When things are going poorly, it's a little bit more difficult to concentrate than when things are going great. We're just not getting it done, that's all.''

 

But interviewed 10 minutes later in the dugout by a reporter for WSCR-AM (670), Baker gave a far different answer when asked if his players were concentrating properly.

 

''We've had a total letdown in that area,'' Baker said. ''It bothers the heck out of us. It bothers my coaches and it bothers the players when it happens to them. We have to be more aware and more alert.

 

''A lot of them are mistakes we should not be making, not having the foresight and being prepared before that occurrence happens.''

 

Baker said modern players don't ''police'' one another the way they did when he played.

 

''When we came up, we policed ourselves,'' Baker told the radio reporter, ''but guys aren't apt to get on each other now as much as they were in the past.''

 

Policing the players is your job, Dusty.

[YearofDaCubs]

Okay, I hated that trem during the election campaign, but this snippet from the Sun-Times is kind of funny:

 

Dusty Baker seemed to absolve his team when asked before Tuesday's game if he thought Cubs players were making mistakes because of a lack of concentration.

 

''There were a couple games there, but all in all, I can't chastise them for not focusing and concentrating,'' Baker said. ''I can't say that. When things are going poorly, it's a little bit more difficult to concentrate than when things are going great. We're just not getting it done, that's all.''

 

But interviewed 10 minutes later in the dugout by a reporter for WSCR-AM (670), Baker gave a far different answer when asked if his players were concentrating properly.

 

''We've had a total letdown in that area,'' Baker said. ''It bothers the heck out of us. It bothers my coaches and it bothers the players when it happens to them. We have to be more aware and more alert.

 

''A lot of them are mistakes we should not be making, not having the foresight and being prepared before that occurrence happens.''

 

Baker said modern players don't ''police'' one another the way they did when he played.

 

''When we came up, we policed ourselves,'' Baker told the radio reporter, ''but guys aren't apt to get on each other now as much as they were in the past.''

 

Policing the players is your job, Dusty.

Seriously, all this talk from Hendry saying this is not Dusty's fault might get him fired too. Dusty needs to go in a bad way, things are not good at all. Any other team would've let him go already.

[cubweiser03]

Okay, I hated that trem during the election campaign, but this snippet from the Sun-Times is kind of funny:

 

Dusty Baker seemed to absolve his team when asked before Tuesday's game if he thought Cubs players were making mistakes because of a lack of concentration.

 

''There were a couple games there, but all in all, I can't chastise them for not focusing and concentrating,'' Baker said. ''I can't say that. When things are going poorly, it's a little bit more difficult to concentrate than when things are going great. We're just not getting it done, that's all.''

 

But interviewed 10 minutes later in the dugout by a reporter for WSCR-AM (670), Baker gave a far different answer when asked if his players were concentrating properly.

 

''We've had a total letdown in that area,'' Baker said. ''It bothers the heck out of us. It bothers my coaches and it bothers the players when it happens to them. We have to be more aware and more alert.

 

''A lot of them are mistakes we should not be making, not having the foresight and being prepared before that occurrence happens.''

 

Baker said modern players don't ''police'' one another the way they did when he played.

 

''When we came up, we policed ourselves,'' Baker told the radio reporter, ''but guys aren't apt to get on each other now as much as they were in the past.''

 

Policing the players is your job, Dusty.

 

Agreed. Id like to know what exactly what he thinks needs to be 'policed'. When someone says that its more or an indication of a clubhouse full of lazy or non-commited players. I dont see this Cubs team as either of those. This is a balogne statement by Dusty.

[Beligol]

You know I have always found the statments that players aren't concentrating or aren't policing themselves to be ludicrous. These guys get played a ton of money each year to go out and play a baseball game. Now if they were being paid a pitance to go shovel cow manure for 12 hours a day I could see a certain lack of concentration, if a baseball player isn't concentrating then maybe he needs to be given a chance to do the other job for a few days.

[biittner77]

You know I have always found the statments that players aren't concentrating or aren't policing themselves to be ludicrous. These guys get played a ton of money each year to go out and play a baseball game. Now if they were being paid a pitance to go shovel cow manure for 12 hours a day I could see a certain lack of concentration, if a baseball player isn't concentrating then maybe he needs to be given a chance to do the other job for a few days.

 

There's no correlation between how much someone gets paid and how hard they will work. Money has nothing to do with it. Baseball is a job. It's a good job most of the time and it pays well but make no mistake; it's a job from the moment someone pays you to do it. That means you have to do it even when you don't want to. No matter who you are or what you do, no matter how much you love your job there are going to be days when you'd rather stay home.

[Cubfanintheknow]

You know I have always found the statments that players aren't concentrating or aren't policing themselves to be ludicrous. These guys get played a ton of money each year to go out and play a baseball game. Now if they were being paid a pitance to go shovel cow manure for 12 hours a day I could see a certain lack of concentration, if a baseball player isn't concentrating then maybe he needs to be given a chance to do the other job for a few days.

 

There's no correlation between how much someone gets paid and how hard they will work. Money has nothing to do with it. Baseball is a job. It's a good job most of the time and it pays well but make no mistake; it's a job from the moment someone pays you to do it. That means you have to do it even when you don't want to. No matter who you are or what you do, no matter how much you love your job there are going to be days when you'd rather stay home.

 

I've had quite a few jobs. These guys have basically had just one: baseball. I think it would be very hard to stay focused each and every day.

[Electron Blue]

You know I have always found the statments that players aren't concentrating or aren't policing themselves to be ludicrous. These guys get played a ton of money each year to go out and play a baseball game. Now if they were being paid a pitance to go shovel cow manure for 12 hours a day I could see a certain lack of concentration, if a baseball player isn't concentrating then maybe he needs to be given a chance to do the other job for a few days.

 

There's no correlation between how much someone gets paid and how hard they will work. Money has nothing to do with it. Baseball is a job. It's a good job most of the time and it pays well but make no mistake; it's a job from the moment someone pays you to do it. That means you have to do it even when you don't want to. No matter who you are or what you do, no matter how much you love your job there are going to be days when you'd rather stay home.

 

I've had quite a few jobs. These guys have basically had just one: baseball. I think it would be very hard to stay focused each and every day.

 

Exactly. And while some people could probably name a real-world equivalent, most "companies" are never "out of it" halfway through the year. Motivation's a tricky thing.

[Larry Horse]

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