WAY TO GO BUSTY

I am writing this blog today in honor of Juan Bustabad, minor league coach for the Dodgers. I have gotten to know Busty over the past 3 years at Dodgers Fantasy camp. Yes we pay alot of money to live a dream of a lifetime, to put on a Dodger uniform that we all dreamed about as kids. Busty has been at all 3 camps that I been to and he is first of all a class human being and secondly a **** of a coach/instructor. I have had the opportunity to observe him coach his Gulf Coast League team and he works the **** out of these kids. He enforces fundamentals and is like a surrogate father to these 18-21 year kids, especially the latin ballplayers. The Dodgers are lucky to have him in their organization. I just hope he gets the accolades that he deserves.

Busty was selected twice in the first round, first by the Oakland in 1979 5th overall and then again in 1980 by the Red Sox. Unfortunately the closest Busty got to the bigs was Triple A. He retired in 1989 and began coaching in the Dodgers organization and left to go to the Marlins organization 94-99. All Busty has done is win at every level that he has managed. At the Rookie level and class A level he has won at least 5 division titles, including the last 2 GCL Division titles. To be able to do this consistently at this level is unbelivable. He is taking 18-21 year olds who have never met one another and with different cultures and getting them to perform as a team is remarkable.

On September 18, 2007, Busty got his call to the Show. Hats off to you Busty, you get to spend the next 2 weeks with the major league team. Enjoy, you deserve itand make sure you bring pictures to Fantasy camp with you. No one is more deserving and hopefully one day you will get the opportunity to stay full time. By the way you looked 5 years younger on TV.

Jonsie