Scottie Baker is a very good pitcher. This 12 year old boy was projected to be our opening day starter prior to experiencing some soreness in his shoulder in the days leading up to the season. Through all of his troubles; giving up home runs, running into bad innings, forgetting his favorite teddy bear "Cuddles" on road trips, and issues with "nutty", Scottie can still bring the heat.
Every time that Scottie pitches, I always have visions of butterflies and no hitters. Here is a brief recap of the last few games.
6/9 Oakland: 8 innings, 3 earned runs. Took a shutout into the 9th before conceding to the bullpen. 8 strikeouts, 1 walk, and no home runs. Scottie! Good work!
6/4 Cleveland: 7 innings, 2 earned runs. 10 strikeouts, 1 walk, and 1 home run in another win. Dominating performance. This is what we were expecting out of Scottie to start the year.
5/29 Tampa: 5.2 innings, 4 earned runs. 4 strikeouts and 2 home runs. Not that great of a performance, but it was on the road, and Scottie had stayed up all night playing video games and eating sundaes the previous evening. We discussed his behavior, and although there were some tears and some yelling, he's agreed to start going to sleep early before games.
I believe that Scottie has turned a corner this season. He's delivered two very solid performances back-to-back, giving me another reason to love this young, innocent child. Wait, that sounds bad...
Let me explain. Not only is Scottie a promising, young pitcher, but he also provides a wide plethora of nicknames. In just a little bit of research, I've discovered that there are many sides to Scott Baker.
There is, of course, my version of Scott
Then there is the obvious baker comparisons (with a picture of nutty on his chef's hat).
The baker references naturally lead to a wide range of subsequent nicknames. Bake sale, Baker's dozen, Shake and Bake, among others.
Digging a little deeper, I've discovered that Scott has many interests outside of baseball. Although the images may not resemble the pitcher that we've grown to love, I can assure you that they are all, in fact, Scott Baker.
Scott Baker, Assistant Director of Clinical Care - Florida Hospital.
A long time resident of
Scott Baker - Coney Island Sideshow
Scott Baker fronts the Coney Island Circus Sideshow as the Outside Talker (known to the uninitiated at the "barker") who talks you into opening your wallet and buying a ticket to the show. Not surprisingly, Scott is a trained Broadway actor with many stage and film credits. When not in Coney Island, Scott often delights audiences with his pitching performances for the Minnesota Twins, wherein he performs many of the most dangerous pitching acts, all on his own.
Lord Justice Scott Baker
Although he looks considerably older in this picture, Scott Baker presided over the Princess Diana wrongful death lawsuit in Great Britain in 2007. In a high pressure, highly public situation, Scott performed admirably and in the proper context of public interest during the hearings.
There is so much about Scott that we don't know. Even with the tremendous pressure we place on him to carry the young pitching staff, he still manages to practice medicine, law, and freakshows. For that young Scottie, I have to offer my respect.
-Sota
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