Dusty Tops List of Baseball's Worst Managers

By Todd McClamroch in News on May 12, 2006 4:45PM

Well, at least the Cubs are number one in something. Dusty Baker has moved from second to first place on Maxim's list of Major League Baseball's Worst Baseball Managers this year. Dusty's job has been safe until recently due to his early success with the Cubs. He guided them to back-to-back winning seasons in 2003 and 2004 something; that had not happened in the previous 30 years.

But as the Cubs continue to struggle and have lost 9 out of 11 games in May, the cries for Dusty’s head are getting louder. Chicagoist's favorite line from the Maxim article was "Guys like Tony La Russa approach the late innings like a chess match; Dustbag approaches them like a game of Connect Four."

Dusty could learn a lesson from Casey Stengel, manager of the then-expansion New York Mets. Stengel had a
horrific team, but at least his Stengelese quotes eased the pain of losing, while Dusty regales us with his touchy-feely management style of, “We're not going home looking for more wounds—we're going home to
heal.”

Chicagoist thinks Steve Bartman would have more luck as manager in turning this team around. Who would you nominate as the next Cubs' skipper?