[Stardust]

You mean you don't like it when Richard "****" Pole (pitching coach, and yes that's his name) comes out to the mound and gets nothing accomplished? I listen to the Cowboy on 700 WLW during the games and it drives him crazy that the Red's can beat teams the first time around, but the Reds pitchers never develop any more pitches to get batters out and they get shelled. He's exactly right. (See recent losing streak and 9 1/2 games back).
I'm not ready to pull the plug on Baker yet, but his days are numbered. It doesn't help that Volquez has been hurt all year and Bruce and Votto have missed a ton of time.
With that being said, I can't leave a post with a negative comment. The Reds have some young building blocks and pitching, for the most part, as kept them in games, a big time change from the past.

RVW, I'll blame Dusty on his hire of **** Pole. Dusty had a reputation with both the Giants and the Cardinals of not developing pitchers and in the case of the Cubs, ruining great arms. I'm not a fan of Dusty's coaching choices. The expectation was the Dusty could come in and take the young talent that we have and turn them into superstars. That is still debatable. But if you look at Dusty's history, he builds a team around one offensive superstar (Bonds and Sosa). I think the writing is on the wall with the young talent. If Dusty is still here next year, you will see the Reds bring in an aging Big Bopper, and Dusty will revert back to HR ball as his only known way of winning games. If Dusty is here, say goodbye to the young talent. The acquisition of Rolen I believe is just the first of many similar moves you will see this guy perpetuate!