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(01-12-2018, 01:45 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Reds got tired of making the playoffs and fired Baker.

And how many series did he win?  Let's see--swept by the Phillies, choked away a 2-0 lead in a five game series, swept at home.  End the season on a 5 game losing streak and then lost the Wild Card game.  Lost his last six games here.

The Reds were done making the playoffs no matter who the manager was. 

The Nats must be stupid too cuz they also canned his ass.

Dusty Baker was Marvin Lewis in pin stripes. 

This says it all about Dusty--




Baker has presided over some of the biggest collapses in baseball history.[citation needed] In 1993, his Giants led the National League West by 9.5 games on August 7, but ended up losing the division to the Atlanta Braves and missing the postseason. The Giants lost 12-1 on the final day of the season when a win could have forced a tiebreaking game with Atlanta for the division championship. In 2002, the Giants led the World Series against the Anaheim Angels 3 games to 2. San Francisco had a 5-0 lead in the seventh inning of the sixth game, but allowed the Angels to score six unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings to win. The Angels also won Game 7 to win the championship. In 2003, Baker's Cubs led the National League Championship Series 3 games to 1 against the Florida Marlins. The Marlins stormed back to win the final three games of the series, including overcoming a 3-0 Chicago lead in the eighth inning of Game 6 (the game that featured the Steve Bartman incident). In 2012, Baker's Reds led the National League Division Series 2 games to 0 against the San Francisco Giants. With the final three games of the series at home in Cincinnati, the Reds needed to win just once to advance to the National League Championship Series, but the Giants completed the comeback by winning games 3, 4, and 5 and went on to win the World Series. The Reds also suffered a six-game losing streak to end the 2013 season, including a loss in the Wild Card game at Pittsburgh. Reds general manager Walt Jocketty admitted the team's latest collapse played a role in the decision to fire Baker.[25]

So, please hang up this tired and false narrative once and for all.