696 Quotes by Dusty Baker

"He means a lot to us and a lot to the city and the organization. He's earned it, and it couldn't have happened to a finer guy."

"It was a privilege for me to manage one of the greatest players in the history of the game, so it will be tough to replace that personality when Barry does retire."

"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."

"He's in the running. This guy has a semi-microscopic ERA."

"I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati."

"He came up a little sore. I think it was his shoulder. They said he's OK."

"We've had a total letdown in that area. It bothers the heck out of me, it bothers my coaches, and it bothers the players when it happens to them."

"It doesn't matter if we're in the playoffs or not, we're trying to get to .500. We've got something to play for. Guys are still trying to get hits and get wins."

"It wasn't a very clean play right there. That was poor judgment."

"He's probably the front runner for that position. It's just a matter of how he looks, how healthy he is because at the end he had a few health issues."