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
We didn't know when he was going to be back in the first place. This is just a bump in the road.
We didn't just give him the job. He earned it.
We didn't help ourselves. We had some chances. It's very aggravating to leave those runners out there. That was the ballgame.
We didn't help ourselves. We had some chances, ... It's very aggravating to leave those runners out there. That was the ballgame.
We had Roger in trouble a couple of times, but we managed only one run. Roger knows how to pitch, and he knows how to win.
We wanted him to get that victory, but we needed it badly. He didn't get it, but he gave it to us.
Boy, that was a great comeback victory especially after we kind of gave it to them in the (sixth) inning with those two runs.
Besides, ... I knew his family had come down to see him, and I wanted to get him in the game.
Be more specific of who you are talking about. Yeah, I talked to Walk. We got it straight.
Big Z had trouble feeling the ball. He couldn't feel it in his fingers. We were hoping to get five innings out of Z and then go to the bullpen.
Big weekend for Sean, Jerome and Glendon. We have to get some guys going and preserve our bullpen. The better our starters can be, the better for all of us.
We want to get him in the position to give him the best chance to make the club. He worked hard last winter. We know he can help this club. I can tell he's helping some of the young guys and the veteran guys about how to go about their business and how to play this game.
We were one of the better teams in the league on the road. That's usually the toughest part of the equation. We need to play well at home and establish home-field advantage and superiority.
You hope it's just a minor setback. We have to stay positive and keep our fingers crossed.