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
They found every hole. We helped them with a couple of errors, and we weren't doing it offensively.
They foul off a lot of his fastballs. That was a lucky bad hop for them.
There is a little light strain we have to watch. Slight leg thing. It's not serious.
We knew what we were getting with Juan. We've seen him do it so much against us. We did it a couple of times last year. I keep pointing out that you have to have the personnel to do something like that.
Walker is probably the front-runner for that position. But he knows he has some competition for that job.
We have a support staff here I think that can make a difference.
We haven't discussed that, and they're in the playoffs, ... Who knows when they'll finish? It could be the middle of September.
The problems starts when he throws a number of pitches. As long as we minimize his pitches, he says he feels great.
Water seeks its own level. He has to forget about spring training and call upon his past. His past has been very good, so why wouldn't his present and future be so?
Our greatest cause of concern would be day-after-night games,
We need an extra bat. We are a little short, especially with the guys that are a little hurt, and big Ben has done an outstanding job of coming off the bench.
That's the most unselfish, smartest spot in the lineup. You have to be able to handle the bat. It's also a position that won't run as much because then they'll walk D-Lee. It's a position for a more established, accomplished veteran player.
I was pulling for him to get one more hit to get to 200. It's even more for him to shoot for next year.
We have to take a chance, especially since Corey (Patterson) isn't going too good right now.