[jammin' jamey]

I know I will prob get my head warmed up by most of you over this, but I kinda like the hire. Maybe the Reds knew they had no intentions of going after Jockety and thus in turn pretty much ruled out there shot at LaRussa.

After calming down and settling in, I agree, the move could've been worse. It's hard to argue with they guys resume. Baker's won 90 or more games 5 times in 14 years. The Reds as a franchise have won 90 games 5 times in the past 29 years . Baker has also won 1,100 games. Players respect him. Every manager has their faults and Baker has his though - pitching staff problems being the biggy.

As for Jocketty, he's not turned down a Reds job yet. According to the Dayton Daily News, Jocketty may accept a position in the Reds front office, such as CEO of the team and he would be a step above GM Wayne Krivsky.