Dusty Baker Quotes


You've just got to play smart when something is wrong. You still play hard. What you don't want to happen is altering his swing and creating bad habits. As far as how many at-bats down here, it depends on how he feels. - Dusty Baker



You've just got to give Roger credit today for holding us. - Dusty Baker



You've got to throw strikes. That's with most young guys. Throw strikes, throw quality strikes. Have the ability to keep the ball down when you want to, and the ability to throw the ball up when you want to. When you throw the ball outside, you don't want it to creep back inside. The main thing is just relax. Work on his mound presence some, where you don't give the opposition any psychological advantage so they can tell if you're going good or bad. - Dusty Baker



You've got to make sure he's OK so this thing doesn't linger all year long. You saw the difference some last year in the second half after he hurt it. - Dusty Baker



You've got to get to the fifth spot first before you get to the fourth spot. All I know is [Marshall and Guzman] are throwing great. - Dusty Baker



You've got to be able to keep them in sight. If they get out of sight, it makes it tough. - Dusty Baker