[TBP]

Dusty Baker has a pretty impressive record. A 1671-1504 won-loss record, several trips to the playoffs, a World Series appearance (they lost in 7 games), three NL Manager of the Year awards. Thom Loverro of the Washington Times talked to Joey Votto and Jay Bruce and asked them what's been wrong with the Reds the last couple of years. Their answer was, "We miss Dusty Baker."

I'm looking forward to seeing what Dusty can do here.

[advertising guy]

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[MUDDOG]

Other than the toothpick, he’s OK.

[BO Stinkss]

52%.

[cripplecreek]

I miss Jim Leyland.

[nikos1121]

Speaking for the Cubs you can count the Nationals from ever getting close to a pennant from here out.

[demshateGod]

This after he publicly complained there were no black managers in MLB.

[SevenofNine]

The Lizard got hired by Nats?

[ErnBatavia]

...used to love it when he went to the plate with the Dodgers.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

They’re now forced to go with their second choice, Dusty Baker.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/nationals-manager-dusty-baker-bud-black-unresolved.html

I guess they needed to save some money for Max.

[csvset]

Can he keep his kid off of the field ?

[qam1]

The Nats hired Dusty

The Marlins hired Donnie

The Phillies hired one of Billy Bean’s extreme Saberguys

So it looks like the Mets & the Braves will be fighting out the division for the next 5 years

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

“looking forward to see what Dusty can do here.”

Allow me to clue you in

1. He will play veterans ad nauseum-way beyond it being obvious to everyone else that the side of beef is past his prime. He will tell the media that he is allowing them to “play out of” their slump
2. He will hardly steal, if ever! You can have the some of the fastest players in MLB on your roster and it won’t matter. He will not allow them to steal a base. Ask Willy Taveras, Drew Stubbs and Billy Hamilton:
3. He will wear your starting pitchers out:
4. He will make you crazy with bizarre decisions and leave you wondering why he did or did not do something that was obvious to even the most casual fan; and
5. He cannot close the deal. He will get the Nats to the post-season but (much like Bruce Bochy in 2012) he will get out-managed.

I remember when the Reds hired him. A friend from Chicago warned me that Dusty will get some over the hill bums that are loyal to him and play them too much. One he singled out was Corey Patterson. He said that Patterson cannot resist the low outside fastball and he could not hit the low outside fastball. I spent a Summer going nuts watching Dusty run Patterson out on the field and watching him continuously strike out on low outside fastballs.

Good luck Nats. You’ll need it.

[TBP]

It appears that Dusty was the Lerners’ selection, whereas GM Mike Rizzo wanted Black. The Lerners handled the contract process.