Dusty Baker Quotes


You've got a wish list. - Dusty Baker


You're teaching at the big-league level, but you can't teach them until they make mistakes because you don't know what they don't know, ... It's not like they have a 'Baseball 101' manual that everyone studies. - Dusty Baker


You're playing against guys who are younger than you, so you can set them up. You get to a certain point in your career and you almost know what's coming. You learn to trust your feelings. Hank Aaron told me you don't become a great player until you learn to trust your feelings. - Dusty Baker


You're always worried about injuries. But I can remind Carlos all I want to. When you get out there and Cuba or whoever they're playing starts banging him around pretty good, I think he'll forget exactly what I told him. That's how it is. - Dusty Baker


You're always ready for games. Practice is something that's very necessary to get you ready for games. They've practiced very good and very hard so far. - Dusty Baker


You're always hoping for a no-hitter when a guy goes that deep in a ballgame. We figured it'd be Eckstein who would break it up. He's a good little ballplayer. It's hard to corral him. - Dusty Baker


You're always concerned about it and you wonder how they're going to handle it. We've only played a few games. It's a period of adjustment for anybody changing leagues. You don't know the pitchers, you don't know the umpires, you don't know the philosophy of the pitching coach on the other side -- especially when you've been in the other league. - Dusty Baker


You'd think he's left-handed when you watch him throw. He's one of the best athletes I've been around. People are surprised when they see him run. This guy can fly. - Dusty Baker


You'd rather have too many than too few. - Dusty Baker


You'd hope so and think so. Usually when it comes down to the last couple roster spots, you go on what you have seen here as well as the past. - Dusty Baker


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