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
He's been hitting since he came into the organization.
He's doing pretty well. We feel very fortunate. It could've been a lot, lot worse. I guess Michael has a hard head.
He's doing fine. You always want him further ahead than he is but in our minds, he's right where he should be at this time. There have been no setbacks, his rehab is going well. He hasn't been off the mound yet, but right now we're satisfied with his progress.
Hopefully, they don't have me come over and clean it up.
He was ok. They all say they're ok (after getting hit).
He wasn't all black. It was black and white, so it doesn't mean nothing.
He was given the OK from upstairs. What are you going to do when he's given the OK from upstairs?
He was feeling kind of tired all day. He's pitched a lot of innings.
He was going to third, but the runner had beaten him because the ball was high. He decided to throw to first, but it was too late.
He was more aggressive, he was in the strike zone. He worked quickly, which allowed the players to stay alert on defense. His body language and demeanor was a lot better, which he promised me it would be after our discussion. You like to see a young man do what he says, because talk is cheap. He said what he is going to do and he did it.
He is making progress. He hit on the field so that's a big improvement right there, so will keep our fingers crossed.
He doesn't say it, but it's on our minds. The thing is he wants to pitch as many innings as he can to win.
He doesn't have to show more. I like what he's shown already. He has to show more of the same.
He doesn't fool around out there, does he? He gets the ball and throws it. This guy learned how to put different pressure points on the ball to make the ball move. This guy is the best I've ever seen.