1,671-1,504 in 20 seasons a manager
Led the Giants to the 2002 World Series, which they lost to the Angels.
Led the Reds to 2 NL Central Division titles.
Led the Cubs to the 2003 NLCS.
(11-03-2015, 01:28 PM)QueenCitySouth Wrote: [ -> ]1,671-1,504 in 20 seasons a manager
Led the Giants to the 2002 World Series, which they lost to the Angels.
Led the Reds to 2 NL Central Division titles.
Led the Cubs to the 2003 NLCS.
They're doomed. Why do people keep hiring this guy?
(11-03-2015, 04:24 PM)McC Wrote: [ -> ]They're doomed. Why do people keep hiring this guy?
He is a winner.
How many times have the Reds been worth a shit in the last 20 years when Baker was not the manager? The Reds should have kept him.
I know he has never won a World Series, but I don't know of any manager available who has.
(11-03-2015, 08:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: [ -> ]He is a winner.
How many times have the Reds been worth a shit in the last 20 years when Baker was not the manager? The Reds should have kept him.
I know he has never won a World Series, but I don't know of any manager available who has.
He was the beneficiary of the best roster the Reds have had in quite a while. And he still couldn't win a playoff series.
He had outstanding rosters with the Cubs and Giants too. Hence, all the wins. Worth mentioning--a whole bunch of losses too, not far above .500.
He is out of touch with how to win in today's game. I stand by what I said--they are doomed. Not doomed to sukking. They have too much talent to be bad. Just doomed to never getting over the hump.
(11-04-2015, 11:41 AM)McC Wrote: [ -> ]He was the beneficiary of the best roster the Reds have had in quite a while. And he still couldn't win a playoff series.
He had outstanding rosters with the Cubs and Giants too. Hence, all the wins. Worth mentioning--a whole bunch of losses too, not far above .500.
He is out of touch with how to win in today's game. I stand by what I said--they are doomed. Not doomed to sukking. They have too much talent to be bad. Just doomed to never getting over the hump.
Then who should they have hired?
I say Baker was the best option out there.
(11-04-2015, 12:29 PM)fredtoast Wrote: [ -> ]Then who should they have hired?
I say Baker was the best option out there.
That probably had a lot to do with it. There probably aren't a lot of great options. Don't know what weird thing happened with Bud Black.
(11-03-2015, 04:24 PM)McC Wrote: [ -> ]They're doomed. Why do people keep hiring this guy?
They really wanted Brian Price, but he wasn't available. Hopefully, he will be soon.