Dusty Baker in "Paying Attention"

[Alkie]

ESPN is showing the Cubs/steM right now and for some reason Dusty Baker is calling this game.

To kill time, they had each guy in the booth choose their overall #1 pitcher in baseball.

Dusty Baker, who managed the division rival Chicago Cubs for FOUR.  FUCKING.  YEARS.  declared "Roy Ahws-walt" to be his #1 pitcher overall.

THEN LEARN HIS FUCKING NAME, BITCH.

[Sambito]

If its a choice, rather it be #1 ahs-walt
than the lack of recognition with good pronunciation..

but you are right Alkie, Dusty is a bitch

[Alkie]

How could you have spent 4 years in the NL Central and still not know how to pronounce one of the 5 best pitchers in the game's fucking name???

[Noe]

How could you have spent 4 years in the NL Central and still not know how to pronounce one of the 5 best pitchers in the game's fucking name???

Wonder if Michael Barrett will call the booth later and meltdown on the former skipper.

[MusicMan]

Dusty Baker thought:

- Mark Prior could throw approximately 250 pitches a game;
- black players more better disposed to play in day games;
- Kerry Wood could throw approximately 300 pitches a game;
- Michael Barrett was a catcher, not a giant vagina;

and YOU'RE surprised that he can't pronounce words correctly?

[dirty steve]

i thought coming in "Big Z" was going to have to start 125 games for them this year, but know i see he will have to start, and finish, 125 with that bullpen.  two outs, and you load the bases, then walk the winning run in.  10 losses pinned on your bully--nice.

at least we have 4 1/2 months of mount piniella to erupt.

[Curly]

How could you have spent 4 years in the NL Central and still not know how to pronounce one of the 5 best pitchers in the game's fucking name???

It's the Budweiser in Chicago...look what it did to Harry.

[Limey]

Stupidity

[Fredia]

Dusty Baker thought:

- Mark Prior could throw approximately 250 pitches a game;
- black players more better disposed to play in day games;
- Kerry Wood could throw approximately 300 pitches a game;
- Michael Barrett was a catcher, not a giant vagina;

and YOU'RE surprised that he can't pronounce words correctly?

and how many arms are aching, hurt or long longer working because db kept them out there

[Foghorn]

Wonder if Michael Barrett will call the booth later and meltdown on the former skipper.

Remlinger probably hurt his finger on the speed dial.

Damn, THAT was a great weekend of baseball in Wrigley.  I'll always remember that weekend and the 3 game series in August of 1998 when Alou bitch slapped the Cubbies out of the division race.

[Limey]

Damn, THAT was a great weekend of baseball in Wrigley.  I'll always remember that weekend and the 3 game series in August of 1998 when Alou bitch slapped the Cubbies out of the division race.

Was that the weekend when the air force jet buzzed the field?  IIRC, the Astros score 40-odd runs in 3 games.  Quite amazing.

[Bench]

and how many arms are aching, hurt or long longer working because db kept them out there

Mike Marshall thinks he can cure Prior and Wood lickity-split

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-marshall051007&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

It's long, but it's actually a very interesting read.

[strosrays]

How could you have spent 4 years in the NL Central and still not know how to pronounce one of the 5 best pitchers in the game's fucking name???

In my opinion, Dusty would've had a lot better chance at sounding semi-coherent had an apparently sober Rick Sutcliffe not been shadowing his every utterance with bland affirmations, sycophantic re-affirmations, and statements which seemed to be blatant attempts at earning Dusty's benediction.

My thumb hasn't been so sore from hitting the mute button since Worrell left to go sell real estate in Sealy.