Dusty Baker

Johnnie "Dusty" Baker, Jr. (born June 15, 1949 in Riverside, California) is a former outfielder and current manager in Major League Baseball.

Criticisms

Many people, including Cubs fans and sportswriters, have criticized Baker's performance and decision-making as a manager. In particular, some have criticized Baker for:

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• handling rookie players poorly, putting them in positions to fail or unfairly passing them over in favor of older players
• ignoring statistics when filling out the lineups. For example, in a good portion of 2005 he put Corey Patterson and Neifi Pérez in the top of the batting order, despite having two of the worst on base percentages on the team
• lacking focus

While many Cubs fans have called for Baker's removal, it appears that a contract extension is in the works.

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