Dusty Baker
Dusty Baker
Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr.is an American Major League Baseball manager and former player. He is currently the manager for the Washington Nationals. He enjoyed a 19-year career as a hard-hitting outfielder, primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. He helped the Dodgers to pennants in 1977 and 1978 and to the championship in 1981. He then enjoyed a 20-year career as a manager with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and now Washington Nationals. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 June 1949
CityRiverside, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I don't know if anybody is going to pitch that long. That's No. 1. He's a great competitor, a great guy and a great teammate.
I don't know. Joe Morgan could play. Both of them could play. I can't touch that (question).
He pitched masterfully. That wind was on our side a couple of times today.
He puts pressure on the opposition. He brings a different dimension to our lineup so we can play small ball and set up the guys behind him to play long ball as well.
I figured he would come back when we would come in - I told my wife that, ... He could have waited. I don't want him to hurt himself.
If he keeps throwing the ball like that, there'll be no problem.
If he's in long relief, that's just like starting. If he's in long relief, we have a pretty good idea as far as time to get loose and get ready. It's not like I have to hurry up and get him ready for one batter.
I certainly don't condone the things that have happened and transpired in the past. But everybody deserves a fresh start.
I can say the exact same thing about most posters on TCR if you change the word
I can remind Carlos all I want. But when you get out there against Cuba or whoever and start banging it around ... I think he'll forget exactly what I told him. That's how your competitive juices flow. If you know Carlos, when was the last time you saw Carlos take it easy?
He struggled some last season. He made some mistakes he doesn't usually make, and they didn't miss them. He's in great shape.
He struggled early on and made a couple of young mistakes, ... The last two innings, the sixth and seventh, were when he threw the best.
He strained something in his arm the other day doing double plays. He's just trying to take it easy. We're trying to get everybody out of here healthy.
He throws strikes, he's not afraid. He doesn't pitch away from the bat. He knows how to pitch. He has three good pitches. He's still trying to get a feel of his breaking ball some. He's been impressive. It's the first time I've seen him and I like what I see.