i'm surprised mgmt extended his contract after they blew it in the divisional last year against the giants, aside from maybe continuity.

i like dusty, but like one of y'all said (think it was old pro), he invariably added a wrinkle here and there/overly-managed the game at times, when he shoulda sat back and done nothing.

sometimes it worked -- flipping bonds for kent in the batter order in '02 -- sometimes not.