...Reds manager Dusty Baker would like to have Kerry Wood play for his club in 2009, but general manager Walt Jocketty doesn't see it happening. "It would be tough with (Francisco) Cordero as our closer," Jocketty said. Baker called Wood, who pitched for...
...but it was hardly the year they envisioned. They had their eighth consecutive losing season. "We're getting better," manager Dusty Baker says. "I think you're going to hear from us soon. We have a great group of core players, and other players around the...
...the bullpen last season for the Cubs, reinventing himself as a capable closer with 34 saves. Will he pick up the phone when Dusty Baker from division foe Cincinnati calls him? The Cubs decided to pass on offering Wood a multiyear deal to retain his...
...manager Dusty Baker would like to have Kerry Wood play for his club in 2009, but general manager Walt Jocketty doesn't see it happening. "It would be tough with (Francisco) Cordero as our closer," Jocketty said. Baker called Wood, who pitched for him in...
...Gold Glove this year, emblematic of being the best defensive second baseman in the National League. Reds manager Dusty Baker said he was shocked when he talked to Phillips and his young star couldn't believe he won the Gold Glove, "And I couldn't believe...
...I thought I did fine statistically speaking, but it was difficult getting into the lineup on a daily basis. [Reds manager] Dusty [Baker] wanted to work me in slowly. I think every young player has to earn his playing time and Scott [Hatteberg] obviously...
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Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr. (born June 15, 1949 in Riverside, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He previously led the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, winning the 2002 National League pennant with the Giants.
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