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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
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Colten Brewer
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Hector Neris 
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Hayden Wesneski 
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Patrick Wisdom

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Brennen Davis, OF 
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Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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* Justin Steele, P   

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Julian Merryweather, P

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Bigger Than "The Thrilla In Manilla" or "The Rumble In The Jungle," It's "The Reunion At Wrigley!"

Submitted by Cubnut on

Do you remember that supercharged night back in 1999 when former Cub manager Jim Lefebvre, then manager of the Brewers, returned to Wrigley Field for the first time as skipper of another club, in a much anticipated showdown with Jim Riggleman?

I don't either.

But Johnnie B. Baker, Jr., is no Jim Lefebvre, and Lou Piniella is no Jim Riggleman. These guys are managerial heavyweights, and as much as Baker and Piniella claim there is nothing special about Baker's return to Wrigley beside the fact that both the Reds and Cubs will be trying to get a leg up on an NL Central rival, we all know much, much better.

Here, then, is a comparison to help you distinguish the combatants:

THE TALE OF THE TAPE
  Dusty Baker Lou Piniella
Age 58 64
Ht. 6-2 6-2
Wt. Way more than 187 lbs.
 Way, WAY more than 198 lbs.
Playing Record
 19 yrs., .278 BA, 242 HR
 18 yrs., .291 BA, 101 HR
Managerial Record
 15 yrs., 1168-1048 (.527)
3 times NL Mgr of the Year
3 division titles
1 NL Pennant		 21 yrs., 1611-1502 (.518)
2 times AL Mgr of the Year
5 division titles
1 World Series
Record as Cubs Manager 4 yrs., 322-326, .492
 2 yrs., 92-82, .529
High Point
 Almost reaching '03 World Series
 ???
Low Point
 Almost reaching '03 World Series ???
Endearing Quirk
 Toothpick-chewing
Base-throwing
Commonly Used Noun
 "Dude"
"Fellas"
In His Corner
Chris Speier
Dick Pole
Darren Baker
Matt Sinatro
When He's On The Defensive
 		Brings Darren into
post-game press conferences
Gets loud and sarcastic
Quote "My name is Dusty. It's not
Messiah."
 "What the hell do you
think isn't working? You see
the damn game!"

 

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Comments

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:18 am

I remember the Lou quote. What was it, his 10th or 11th game as manager and you already got the feeling the honeymoon was over between him and the local sports media. That was awesome to see after years of a manager who, if you didn't know any better, looked like he didn't care. - Great post, btw... very funny.

Submitted by allinginge on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:05 am

from ESPN After tossing six more scoreless innings in Class-A Monday, 19-year old Korean right-hander Dae-Eun Rhee is now 3-0 with a 0.56 ERA. Rhee has good stuff and is advanced for his age. He's establishing himself as one of the Cubs' top pitching prospects. A.Phil - this guy good then?

Submitted by Dmac on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:22 am

Somewhere there should be a mention about allowing your starters to throw until their arm sockets pop out, contrasted with Lou's ominous visit to the mound when Dempster was on the verge of blowing an early season game in the last innings last year.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:04 pm

hell, who doesn't spout it? it's his rep, deserved or not. public perception owns the statement, true or not. he's got a hell of a rep. for not playing kids that's pretty unfounded based on 1- what those "wasted kids" ended up doing 2- how other managers who don't have that tag do the same thing but get a pass (bobby cox, for instance...he's played a lot of kids, but look at what j.shur. had to take away from him for that to happen). and while people love to talk about dusty and kids...dusty and pitchers...no one wants to talk about how dusty has given a lot of young pitchers chances who HAVE gone on to have long careers.

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:09 pm

i wouldnt give you livan, ortiz, or schmidt, myself...wood, no. btw, having guys like livan and ortiz around isnt gonna help anyone's arguement about pitch counts seeing as they're guys who are built for that kinda work. also those guys pitched for years after leaving SF and hey, those new/bright/non-dusty managers sure used them as hard or harder...for years. no, i dont think kerry wood throwing an extra 5-10 pitches here and there did more damage to his arm that wasn't already inherently there.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:14 pm

well maybe they'd get injured anyway, maybe they wouldn't of if someone showed some restraint early in their careers. Is it Dusty's fault? probably not...could be though.

Definitively claiming Dusty isn't at fault is as equally absurd as claiming that he is...

best to err on the side of caution though with young pitchers...no one can argue that Dusty did that.

 

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:23 pm

thought he K'd more guys early in his career, but I was mistaken. Just a huge loss in velocity, but rather consistent career when you look at the numbers. 

I was just throwing a few names out there, I really don't think Dusty is any different than 90% of the managers out there.

 

 

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:20 am

Manny is technically correct. However, when your contract runs out and you're not asked back (and Dusty apparently asked for a one-year "final chance" deal), it's a matter of semantics at that point.

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:13 pm

CUBNUT: Thanks for this. However, I really think you could have done a bit more with Dusty's - ahem - Bench Coach while here: : "Dick Pole" Who is the largest, Dick Pole, Matt Sinatro, or Antonio Alfonseco?

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Submitted by Mister Whipple on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:44 pm

It's a good question. If I'm paid a lot of money to do a high end job by a company and media comes sniffing around looking for dirt on a member of the management team no longer employed and if I want to make sure my value doesn't decrease significantly, I sure as hell don't talk smack. This is an era of huge contracts, agents, and corporatism in MLB. I think people forget that when they assume a manager is beloved because no one has anything bad to say about him on the record.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:25 pm

More Tale of the Tape: Pet Player: Dusty: Neifi! Lou: The Riot! Lineup strategy: Dusty: Speed and contact in the 2 spot; OBP need not apply Lou: Whoever the fuck is hitting, gets to play Thoughts on rookie position players: Dusty: Vermin Lou: If they can hit, they can play Thought on rookie pitchers: Dusty: Those arms have a lot mileage, let's use it all up Lou: Throw a fucking strike already! 162 game strategy Dusty: It's a long season, pace yourself Lou: A win today is one less win later on (except Game 1 of the NLCS)

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:29 pm

high 40's for tonight, but 20 mph wind from the south-southwest...

Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:58 pm

I hope Dempster drills Dusty in the head with the first pitch. Screw Dusty. The best outcome for this series would be for the Cubs to sweep Cincy, and everytime we score a run we run over in front of the Reds dugout and moon Dusty's retarded ass.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 04:19 pm

Heads up to out of towners who aren't aware of the weather in Chicago. It's pretty windy today. Tom Skilling, WGN weatherman, this morning predicted sustained winds of 25-30mph tonight blowing out to dead center and 35-42mph tomorrow night. I don't think the wind is blowing that hard out where I live but I'm a long way from the park. We could see some high scoring games tonight and tomorrow.

Submitted by 10man on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 04:29 am

Great post indeed, but I'm officially protesting the spelling of Manila. See my signature.

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    White Sox DFA Bailey Horn. I'm thinking the Cubs would love to get him back although they probably won't have a decent chance of claiming him without another swap.

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    White Sox DFA'd Bailey Horn.

    He wasn't producing good results in Charlotte (AAA).

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    Oh my, now I will have nightmares of me sitting in the bowels of the Wrigley security detention cell.

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    ... is CubbyBlue and Tim's fantastic and timely visual takes on the Cubs (to be fair, he does have a much broader Chicago-flavored brush well beyond the Cubs).  Thanks for so many memorable images.  I am fortunate to own (one of my prize possessions) a print that I framed (55/200) of "The Last Out" with KB's shit-eating grin as he fields the series winning out of the 2016 WS.  

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    Incredible moment. Huge part of the fun of working there is when something magic like that happens, and you get to interact with baseball fans. 

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    That bear hug was indeed awesome. Word is that Dansby has become an outstanding clubhouse leader and that moment really demonstrated it. That reaction was one of a proud coach/mentor who’s student just excelled. I’m not even sure who was more overjoyed, Dansby or PCA. A veteran expressing that kind of unabashed support and enthusiasm for a struggling rookie is beyond fantastic to see.

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