Ever wonder why everyone loves Dusty Baker?  Escpecially, if he has managed a team you love, it can be very hard to understand.  But here is a Bruce Jenkins piece that gives no insight into baseball, but makes you realize Dusty is one cool cat.
That is the life.

Well, I am down in Florida for a very quick trip, and I thought I would be able to spend to day around some baseball activity somewhere but it now looks like that isn’t going to happen.  It rained all night, and fields aren’t in any shape for “outdoor activities.”  I won’t be back at [...]

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So Cincinnati ownership has written a letter to Reds fans asking for their continued patience, and attempting to explain their trades of Griffey and Dunn.  This from the same owner who fired a pretty good GM this spring because the team needed to “win now!”  The Reds have done horribly since the trades, which should [...]

Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday, was traveling to Louisville, and thought I would have a chance mid-day, but that chance never came. Spent the early part of the day at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory.  Its a pretty interesting tour, though also pretty short.  You could do the whole thing in [...]

I wrote a long entry on Thursday about the firing of Wayne Krivsky, something I still can’t believe.  Really the guy is good. Today, Bill Madden makes the case with a few more hard facts than I was able to find.  He does make Castelini sound a little crazy or whimsical or something.  In Castellini’s three-year [...]