Rivera to Yanks: bring back Torre or else.

Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

Rhoden scribbled:

How predictably biased & stupid. If you think Joe Torre couldn't manage a pitching staff, Dusty Baker would kill one, especially a young one like the Yanks. With Hughes, Kennedy and Chamberlain, the Yankees shouldn't let Dusty Baker buy a ticket to a game, let alone have any authority. If Rivera comes back, the last thing the Yankees needs is Moron Baker warming him up 2 times in the 7th and 8th innings and then bringing him, tomorrow.

Yankees fans dont care about color, they care about wins and rings and they aren't always right. They thought Torre's hiring was stupid, and at the time, they weren't far off. Torre proved he was capable of change and self awareness. Dusty doesn't seem to have that level of introspection. Yankee fans were right about Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps.

Dusty Baker in the Bronx? Biggest Fucking Mistake since Ed Whitson.

Sorry Billy, find another black guy to advocate for, but if you think Dusty Baker is an improvement over Joe Torre, you'd probably promote Al Sharpton for the next Nobel Peace Prize.



http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/sports/baseball/13rhoden.html?n=Top/News/Sports/Columns/William%20C%20Rhoden

BTW Baker didn't manage Bonds, Bonds managed Baker.

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

Did Rhoden see any of the Cubs games that Dusty managed in the four years Baker was there?

Hiring Dusty to manage the Yankees is comparable to if Kentucky Basketball hiring Steve Alford.

Asinine and absolutely the most dumbass reccomendation since Steve Pederson brought Bill Callahan to Lincoln.

"Sucessfully managed" Barry Bonds? What the fuck are you talking about, Bill? Dusty let Barry do whatever the hell he wanted and pleased. Translation = free reign in the locker room. Barry was just hitting his peak, albeit, with some medicinal "help".

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

Sure, why the hell not?

Just trade Joba for Glavine while you are at it.

 

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Other than not having a clue about how to handle pitching, I think Dusty's a pretty good in-game manager.

Torre has a clue how to handle pitching -- he just doesn't ever trust a pitcher.

Sign of an old-time slugger. Ted Williams managed the same way. So did Frank Robby.

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

So, 'yab, which black managers would you consider qualified to manage the Yankees?


(crickets)

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

Randolph
There must be someone in the minors
Shit, I'd take Tony Gwynn over Baker.

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

To clarify, I was addressing heyabbott specifically, and believing he won't consider a black qualified for the job.

 

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I know Dooley, but to be honest, I could not think of many.

How many can you name?

 

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Oh, believe me dooley, there are a good number of blacks who are qualified for the NYY job.

Dusty doesn't qualify because he is a two-time loser (retread) as a manager. :-*

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

Maybe Dusty will bring along Zeke once the Knicks release him.

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

I have no idea. But given the makeup of rosters these days, I'd be apt to look for someone who could speak both spanish and english. This would rule out Dusty, twice.

 

Re: Rhoden to Yanks: Hire Dusty Baker

Actually Dusty speaks fluent Spanish. I dig his English too, man.