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But Patterson is exactly the type of player Dusty Baker likes.....he runs fast, and is a really really crappy hitter. So he doesn't clog the bases.

How could they let Baker's future son-in-law go? That's a travesty!!!!

By the way Lizard, you can wear the same glasses as Joe Maddon, you just will never be him.

Walt's first mistake was listening to Dusty! Both players never really produced for the Cubs, both were a liability at the plate with too many strikeouts. Bako won't be in the majors very long, not even as a utility catcher.

Dusty...

Walt's best move would probably be to let Dusty go.... although losing Patterson is a step in the right direction.

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Originally posted 01:16 PM ET  10.10 by Les Grossman

Dusty smokes like Thelonious Monk

monk actually eschewed drugs.....apparently he was sorta mentally ill and life was pretty trippy by itself. Dusty, on the otherhand........ (god love him though, i prefer a hippy to a macho conservative any day of the week)

dusty is loyal to a fault. dusty likes to give veteran guys opportunity after opportunity. he needs learn to get on with it put the players in that best give his team a chance to compete regardless if there rook's or not.
its taken the the gm this long to grow a pair and make the necessary moves to improve this team. i like dusty and think he's a player's manager but his personnel decisions have always been suspect to me.

Dusty likes to play the veterans because it's the easy way. This way he can place them blame on the vet, he did it in Chicago all the time, it's too risky to play a rookie and then have to explain your decision when they fail to produce.

FINALLY!!!!! Later Patterson. Don't forget to take Dusty with you. That would be beautiful.

Breaking news.

"Dr. Timothy Kremchek was called into the locker room today to remove Dusty's lips from Patterson's backside so they could seperate until Dusty goes to another team. Once reaching the other team Dr. Timothy Kremchek will perform another surgery to re-connect Dusty's lips to Patterson's ****."

Jesus, it's about time. Patterson would have a hard time pinch-hitting for a t-ball team!!!

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Originally posted 04:21 PM ET  10.10 by BleedScarletGray

Breaking news."Dr. Timothy Kremchek was called into the locker room today to remove Dusty's lips from Patterson's backside so they could seperate until Dusty goes to another team. Once reaching the other team Dr. Timothy Kremchek will perform another surgery to re-connect Dusty's lips to Patterson's ****."

Any mention if the toothpick survived the surgery?

Dusty clearly gave Patterson too much playing time to the detriment of the team - he got playing time even while under the Mendoza line. It was very strange. I would think that it had an effect on the entire clubhouse. Dusty's ability as a manager should be strongly questioned.

As a Cubs fan who watched Dusty mismanage the hobbled Cubs teams of 2005-2006 into utter irrelevence, I can empathize with Reds' fans frustration. Corey Patterson, though an excellent fielder and baserunner, has hitting discipline that make Rob Deer and Gorman Thomas look like Carew. Corey's inability to accept coaching under 2 different Cubs' coaching staffs, a decent one in Baltimore, and again in Cincy shows clearly why he will never be anything more than a 5th OF on a very average team. He is a AAAA player that let his attitude get in the way of his ability to use the excellent tools he was born with.

As for Bako's future in Cincy, I think Jocketty should rethink letting Bako walk away. Besides being an excellent defensive catcher with a good arm, he is also good at working with a pitching staff. He's a very good #2 catcher, and it's not Dusty's fault (certainly not Bako's) that Bako was the Reds' best option to start in 2008. It's not Bako's fault that he couldn't respond by hitting like Posada, Soto, or IRod. Bako is a solid, cheap #2 catcher that can help a team with young pitching. Hanigan is a 28 year-old, statistically still a rookie, and may end up a decent #2 backstop; however, not a lot of 28 year-old rookies develop into MLB-ready anything. Walt should re-think Bako as his #2 for 2009.