The evolution of Dusty Baker

[Hammer]

Interesting article by RJ Anderson over at Baseball Prospectus



Rest assured, Wood wasn’t the only one Baker has ridden hard, as the graph below shows, going beyond 120 pitches was a common staple of a Dusty-managed rotation—the key word there being “was”. Since taking over the Reds, Baker has only had 14 instances where his starting pitcher has exceeded 120 pitches—he averaged 17 per season with Chicago, including 29 during that 2003 season, when the Cubs advanced to the National League Championship Series and accounted for nearly 13 percent of the 120-plus games on the season all by themselves:




http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=13948

[Moonlight J]

that guy is an idiot....no idea what he's talking about.




j/k - we've worked together for years. Would you believe he's a college junior?

[Hammer]

He sure likes commas and dashes.

he, isnt- alone......

[The Dane]

j/k - we've worked together for years. Would you believe he's a college junior?

Kinda reminds me of when Max Dworin (MaxD) frequented these boards. For years, I thought I was conversing with a middle-aged dude like the rest of us. Turns out he was, like, twelve. I wonder what he's been up to. I think he's in med school or something by now.

[MaxD]

Kinda reminds me of when Max Dworin (MaxD) frequented these boards. For years, I thought I was conversing with a middle-aged dude like the rest of us. Turns out he was, like, twelve. I wonder what he's been up to. I think he's in med school or something by now.

Funny you should mention that Dane. I am graduating from Johns Hopkins a week from today. Definitely not going anywhere near medicine, though. And I'm still around the boards, mostly read the political commentary in The Sports Bar. Glad I wrote in a style well beyond my years. I've probably regressed at this point...

[The Dane]

Funny you should mention that Dane. I am graduating from Johns Hopkins a week from today. Definitely not going anywhere near medicine, though. And I'm still around the boards, mostly read the political commentary in The Sports Bar. Glad I wrote in a style well beyond my years. I've probably regressed at this point...

Max! Yeah, I very rarely visit the Sports Bar, so I didn't realize that you were still around. Good to hear you are doing well, and congrats on graduating from Johns Hopkins. You have definitely done well for yourself. And good to see you still around here. You may not be old, but you are one of the old hats around here.

[MaxD]

Max! Yeah, I very rarely visit the Sports Bar, so I didn't realize that you were still around. Good to hear you are doing well, and congrats on graduating from Johns Hopkins. You have definitely done well for yourself. And good to see you still around here. You may not be old, but you are one of the old hats around here.

Yeah, I haven't posted since the new format went into effect, but RJ does have a spot on my bookmarks toolbar! Maybe I'll come back to the board more permanently in the post-grad world...