Fearless Leader
Interesting item from the Daily Herald

"Wag the dog: The Cubs' baseball staff long have maintained that more night
games at Wrigley Field would enable the players to get more pregame work in
on fundamentals.


But for the third straight afternoon, the Cubs held a fan clinic on the
field. It didn't end until about 3:30 p.m.


Dusty Baker gave a sly and knowing smile when asked if these frequent
clinics impede the work of the team. But he didn't want to get into an
interdepartmental squabble.


"Well, I'm not in charge of that department," Baker said"

It sure is nice to see what you get for your $14 million. You get a manager who won't call out veterans for rookie mistakes (but he sure has no problem calling out rookies for them). He won't get off his seat to argue most umpire calls. He apparently doesn't watch most of his own team's games, at least at home, since he admitted he didn't see the Bartman interference play, he has admitted he hasn't seen plays at the plate, he hasn't seen close plays at other bases, and now, apparently, he won't stand up to the marketing department when doing so would benefit the way his team plays. How exactly does he earn that paycheck, and where do I get a job like that where I don't have to do anything?