Apr 15th 2008 12:15PM by Eamonn Brennan
Kerry Wood is, so far, a pretty decent closer. That’s good, because that’s his exact job description. Closer.

Kerry Wood is not, so far this year, all that great at talking about baseball. Case in point: his analysis of Lou Piniella and Dusty Baker:
Asked the difference between managers Lou Piniella and Dusty Baker, Kerry Wood said they’re actually quite similar, pointing to their main character trait.

I shouldn’t get too frothy with Kerry, because I highly doubt this is all he said. He probably snuck in a few more cliches in the hopes of getting the microphone-wielding mongrels out of his grillpiece. But Wood’s quote is roughly akin to saying any of the following:

“They’re both homosapiens.” “They both require h20 to sustain life.” “They both manage baseball.” “They both, at one point, have managed for the Chicago Cubs with varying levels of success.” “They both may or may not have startlingly awkward dog-to-wife hierarchies in their home.”

Wait, that’s just Dusty. So how they’re different.