Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker is quite the public enemy on the North Side of Chicago. His latest blunder only adds to his legend.
The Reds were caught batting out of order in the ninth inning of their 8-3 loss against the New York Mets Sunday.
Catcher David Ross led off the inning by lining out to shortstop. However, the hitter in the No. 8 spot should have been outfielder Corey Patterson, with Ross hitting ninth after an earlier double switch.
Patterson was charged with the out, and Ross was allowed to take his actual turn in the No. 9 spot. Given a second chance, Ross capitalized by singling.
Sad Baker of the mistake, "It's my job to catch that."
No kidding, Dusty.
It's amusing that Patterson was charged with the automatic out. Frankly, Patterson is an automatic out even when he is allowed to hit, as evidenced by his .194 batting average.
Incredibly, Baker continues to allow Patterson to bat leadoff for the Reds. Patterson led off for Cincinnati on Monday against the Florida Marlins.
No wonder the Reds are 15-23 and mired in last place in the N.L. Central.
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