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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.
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(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.
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(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.