Friday, August 05, 2005
From Chicagosports.com:
Baker was fuming after Wednesday's 4-3 loss because of his team's mental mistakes. Three Cubs pitchers did not cover first on ground balls. In the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs lost on a passed ball with the bases loaded, as catcher Michael Barrett threw down to third while Rollins was halfway up the third-base line, allowing him to score.
But it was the pitchers not covering first base that still had Baker upset.
"[Pitching coach] Larry [Rothschild] is going to address it," Baker said. "It's within his department."
So, Dusty...when is anything going to be in your department? When will the buck passing stop? When will you admit that it is you that is managing this team, not Rothschild or Clines or Spier or Matthews? When will we hear that you are going to do something about it?
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Baker was fuming after Wednesday's 4-3 loss because of his team's mental mistakes. Three Cubs pitchers did not cover first on ground balls. In the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs lost on a passed ball with the bases loaded, as catcher Michael Barrett threw down to third while Rollins was halfway up the third-base line, allowing him to score.
But it was the pitchers not covering first base that still had Baker upset.
"[Pitching coach] Larry [Rothschild] is going to address it," Baker said. "It's within his department."
So, Dusty...when is anything going to be in your department? When will the buck passing stop? When will you admit that it is you that is managing this team, not Rothschild or Clines or Spier or Matthews? When will we hear that you are going to do something about it?
¶ 9:42 AM
