Tag Archives: Dusty Baker

Back To The Future on Dusty Baker and young arms

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We got an anonymous email referencing a short article in ESPN Magazine from July 12 2002 titled “Prior Restraint” that we were told would contradict the quotes that Dusty Baker made about Mark Prior at his news conference.  Seemed a … Continue reading →

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Nats News | Dusty Baker Introduced As #Nats Mgr. You Can’t Handle The Truth

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Do you remember Colonel Jessep played by Jack Nicholson say those famous words to the Tom Cruise character? A lot of truth can’t be handled.  There were some tough questions asked and answered, and Rizzo shot down some very shoddy … Continue reading →

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We’ll Make It Work—#Nats introduce Dusty Baker as Manager

Posted on November 5, 2015 by NatsLady

At 11 a.m. on the dot, F.P. Santangelo introduced Mike Rizzo. Mike was in a good mood, pointing out that he had a tie on and had broken out his World Series ring–which he only wears on his favorite day … Continue reading →

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Press Conference Questions Take 2

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DonH

After the serious discussions, especially Breaking: MASN lawsuit Decided for the moment, time for a light-hearted article. Now that we know the manager is Dusty Baker and not Bud Black, here are some questions for the press conference, including some that … Continue reading →

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“Nats News | Dusty Baker Officially Named Manager. Who is he?”

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Everyone in baseball knows the name Dusty Baker, but few Nats fans really know him. The most recognizable man in the world with a toothpick.  Johnnie Baker, Jr. will turn 67 years old on June 15th of the 2016 season and … Continue reading →

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So you want to be a manager? Dusty Baker took the job that most thought Bud Black would get.

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We will repeat this that there are only 30 MLB Managers jobs in the world.  Compare that to a typical 750 man workforce of MLB players made up of 60 catchers,  90 outfielders, 120 non-catching bench players, 120 infielders, 150 … Continue reading →

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A wild pitch! Dusty Baker officially named 6th manager of the #Nats

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As we wrote last night after we broke the news that there was a snag in the Bud Black deal and have said dozens of times “It’s never a deal until pen is on paper by both parties” and it … Continue reading →

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Avoiding a ‘Black’ eye: Make the pen mightier than the sword. Dusty Baker or Bud Black #Nats

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It’s never a deal until pen is on paper by both parties.  Earlier this evening we found out that the Bud Black deal was not close to a ‘done deal’ much to our surprise as all these other reports were … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Snag on Bud Black coming to the Nationals

Posted on November 2, 2015 by DonH

BREAKING 4:15PM 11/2/2015: Our Source: the Bud Black hiring has hit a snag over years in the contract, and the deal has fallen apart. The Nats have now moved on to Dusty Baker.  UPDATE 3:30PM 11/2/15: No press conference yet … Continue reading →

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Source: Breaking: Black/Baker are finalists! More to the story on release of training staff + MASN

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On the same day that Matt Williams and staff was released, we are being told that the members of the training staff like John Philbin who was not under contract for 2016 was also sent away with no answer on … Continue reading →

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