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Baker brushed off at Wrigley
Posted on October 2, 2006 1:15 PM
Many know the woeful Chicago Cubs as lovable losers, but there was no more love for Dusty Baker from the Cubbie powers-that-be. Dusty's been dusted off by the organization, said the Sun-Times.
Yeah, it's Dusty's fault the moronic management forced him to depend on Mark Prior and Kerry Wood in the rotation again, and to have to plug those holes when the two once again picked up a whole bunch of injuries.
It's his fault that Derrek Lee's broken wrist sidelined him for much of the season, and that "genius in his own mind" GM Jim Hendry shipped Greg Maddux to the Dodgers. Yup blame Dusty for that and whatever else happened this year in Wrigley Field.
The National League has been wielding the long knives in a few places for over a week. Joe Girardi won't be the Marlins manager because he doesn't get along with his bosses. He'll probably take home a Manager of the Year trophy when he cleans out his office after one year in sunny Florida. Because, hey, the front office gave him a whole $15 million payroll to work with, they're so generous.
It's the typical boss and employee relationship. Point out that the boss is a moron who couldn't find "wet" in the middle of the Pacific doesn't work. That makes his boss look bad, having to admit to making that mistake. Out the employee goes.
Frank Robinson won't be back in DC with the Nationals. His team couldn't pitch, had problems fielding, and only a couple of decent hitters in the lineup. Obviously all Robinson's fault here too.
(Almost forgot about Felipe. No longer having to deal with the Barry Bonds circus can't be a bad thing.)