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Article: Maybe Baker wasn't so bad, after all; Cubs proving they can play as badly under Piniella as they did for Dusty
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 5, 2007
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The bad baserunning, lousy defense, ineffective bullpen, lack of
timely hitting and general ineptitude -- to think you thought it was
all Dusty's fault.
Funny how it works, isn't it? The faces change, but the results
stay the same. You couldn't wait to force Dusty Baker out of town.
You held him accountable for everything that was wrong with the
Cubs. Every loss. Every injury. Every time the bullpen -- choose a
reliever -- couldn't find the plate. Every time an outfielder --
choose an arm -- couldn't hit the cutoff man. Every time a batter --
and there were many to choose from -- couldn't advance a runner or
get a guy in from third.
Man, that Baker was a crummy manager. Or so you ...