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• Bits and Pieces, April 29, 2026
Steve Kettman, a former Bookshelf Conversation guest, discusses his work on Dusty Baker’s new book, Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life (out June 9). A reminder: The National Baseball Poetry Festival will be held May 7-10 at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. I had a BC with Steve Biondilillo, founder of the Festival, earlier this […]...2026
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• Reds, Andrew Chafin Agree To Minor League Deal
The Reds are in agreement with veteran reliever Andrew Chafin on a minor league contract, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. He has been assigned to Triple-A Louisville. Dusty Baker of Louisville’s NBC affiliate reports that Chafin has already reported to the team and will be active for the Bats’ season opener tonight. Chafin […]...2026
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• Dusty Baker, Juan Soto believe Albert Pujols should already have MLB manager job: ‘Right now’

It's been speculated that Albert Pujols could manage in the MLB -- but some think that he should already have a gig in the big leagues....2026
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• Report: White Sox nearing minors deal with Darren Baker, son of Dusty

The post Report: White Sox nearing minors deal with Darren Baker, son of Dusty appeared first on Sox On 35th. The son of legendary manager Dusty Baker appears set to join the White Sox. Second baseman and left fielder Darren Baker is supposedly nearing a minor-league deal with the South… The post Report: White Sox nearing minors deal with Darren Baker, son of Dusty appeared first on Sox On 3...2026
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• Long overdue

The internet has a great way of providing something you have always wanted, or never even imagined possible ... and then eventually ruining it. I experienced this great disappointment in duplicate in 2025. Two sites, so entrenched in my entertainment preferences for so many years, had evolved so far away from what I had valued them for that I could no longer ignore it. I am struggl...2026
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• Oh well, at least my blog buds came through

It was a very uneventful and quiet Christmas this year. Not a lot to boast about as far as gifts go. Unlike last year and the last few years, my sister-in-law did not get me any cards. I'm assuming she couldn't find any under the current Fanatics landscape because she always tries her best to get some for me. She did get me a Target gift card but there's nothing online to buy right now ...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ryno’s gone way too soon. Let’s celebrate his Hall of Fame career and life. Ryne Sandberg means so many things to so many people that it’s impossible to wrap that up in one paragraph, or even one article. Nevertheless, I will try here to capture the love that Cubs fans feel for the man affectionately called “Ryno” for not only his play on t...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Seth Lugo likes us, he really likes us! Seth Lugo talks about wanting to stay in Kansas City. “After being here for a year and a half, me and my family just fell in love with the city,” Lugo said, with his wife, Amanda, sitting in the front row of the press conference and the two Lugo boys, 5-year-old James and 3-year-old Myles, trying their very best to remain at...2025
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview

Federal Baseball goes one on one with Nationals legend Wilson Ramos With his family just outside the zoom screen, the greatest catcher in Nationals history, Wilson Ramos talked with me about his career and reflected on his time as a National. Ramos just recently announced his retirement, after nearly two decades of professional baseball and over a decade in the big leagues. After 6.5 seasons in th...2025
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• Nationals History: Mike Rizzo shocked the world when he signed Jayson Werth

Joy R. Absalon-Imagn Images Considered a massive overpay at the time, Jayson Werth’s leadership and production proved the Nationals right When Mike Rizzo signed Jayson Werth to a 7-year $126 million deal, it was both a statement of intent and a massive role of the dice. The deal made him the 12th highest paid player in the league, despite only one all star appearance. In my opinion, the ri...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: February 9

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images An incredibly busy day that somehow doesn’t have much to do with the Atlanta Braves organization. Braves Franchise History 1916: The National League votes down a proposal by the Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22. (The Reds want a decrease to 20.) MLB History 1884: The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds’ home field is...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and five other MLB players are listed in the Biogenesis Lab scandal

Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams be...2025
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• This day in Braves History: Eddie Rosario continues his incredible 2021 NLCS

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1991: The Minnesota Twins take a 2-0 lead in the World Series with a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The decisive blow is a leadoff home run in the eighth inning by rookie Scott Leius. Chili Davis also homered for Minnesota. 1992: The Toronto Blue Jays take the World Series lead with a 3 - 2 win over the Atlanta Braves on ...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ uphill both ways

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Well, they’re keeping things interesting. The Cubs are going to have to meatloaf the next two games to remain in the chase. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, g...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ meatloaf still on the table

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. End of one streak, start of another. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then...2024
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• Cubs 14, Nationals 1: Sweep!

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Cubs just completed their best road trip in many years. You did not expect an 8-1 Cubs road trip. None of us did. And yet, the Cubs, playing their best baseball of the year, did it at exactly the time they needed to, completing a three-game sweep of the Nationals with a convincing 14-1 win. It’s their sixth win in a row, a season high. They’ve also w...2024
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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" I also accepted this Dusty Baker with the rip through it."

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"Nothing says it better than what Henry Aaron told a young Dusty Baker when first facing Gibson."

2024
"Dusty Baker, who retired from the Houston Astros after last season, will return to San Francisco as special adviser to baseball operations, the Giants announced Thursday."

2023
"Dusty Baker announces retirement after 26 years as manager: 'Baseball has been my life'"

2022
"Astros' Dusty Baker says the 2022 World Series having zero U.S.-born Black players 'looks bad' for baseball"

2021
"But as one of Dusty Baker's former players, I know there's so much to love about its manager."

2020
"The Astros have decided to hire Dusty Baker to become their next manager, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today."

2018
"The Giants are expected to bring back former manager Dusty Baker as a special advisor to CEO Larry Baer, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today."

2017
"Dusty Baker will not return as manager of the Nationals for the 2018 season, the club announced Friday."

2016
"“He has an idea what they’re trying to do to him,” Nats skipper Dusty Baker told Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports earlier this month."

2015
"Major League Baseball has just one black manager—Dusty Baker, who was hired by the Washington Nationals Tuesday—with one vacancy left to fill."

2014
"Wild Cards Are Aces This is only the second all-Wild Card World Series, following the Giants-Angels in 2002 (and if Dusty Baker emerges from the dugout to take the ball from Russ Ortiz again, beware, Giants fans)."

• Reds, Andrew Chafin Agree To Minor League Deal
2026

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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball

James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Mike Rizzo has been an ever present for Washington Nationals fans, so I decided to take a look at his tenure On an early July night, the 16 year tenure of Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo came to an end. After getting swept by the Red Sox, Rizzo got axed alongside Davey Martinez, the manager he had become tied to the hip with in recent years...2025
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• Nationals history: Max Scherzer’s 20 strikeout game was mesmerizing

Brad Mills-Imagn Images In this edition of the 20th anniversary series, I will recount Max Scherzer’s 20 strikeout performance against his former team Max Scherzer is my favorite Washington National of all time. As a pitcher growing up, I admired him so much. Between his dominant stuff and dynamic mound presence, I wanted to be like Max. He had the eye of the tiger every time he took the m...2025
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• Nationals History: Mike Rizzo shocked the world when he signed Jayson Werth
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• This Day in MLB History: February 9
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• This Day in MLB History: Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and five other MLB players are listed in the Biogenesis Lab scandal
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire multiple players in exchange for Matt Kemp

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2013 - The Braves sign pitcher Gavin Floyd. 2017 - The Braves acquire first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, shortstop Charlie Culberson and pitchers Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy in exchange for outfielder Matt Kemp. MLB History 1926 - Judge Landis is given a new seven-year term as commissioner with a raise to $65,000. 1974 - Arbi...2024
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• Sunday Notes: Detroit’s Will Vest Developed Into a Quality Closer
Plus Ceddanne Rafaela on his season, Dillon Dingler on nerves, Alex Cora on the Astros, Dusty Baker hung out with hippies, facts and stats galore, and more....2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire multiple players in exchange for Matt Kemp
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• This day in Braves History: Steve Avery tosses 6 great innings in Game 4 of 1995 World Series

Set Number: X49459 Atlanta inches closer to their first World Series title in the South. Braves Franchise History 1995: Atlanta Braves pitcher Steve Avery throws six innings of three-hit baseball and reliever Pedro Borbón, Jr. comes out of the bullpen for his first appearance in 19 days to save a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 4 of the World Series. Set Num...2024
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• This day in Braves History: Eddie Rosario continues his incredible 2021 NLCS
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• Cubs 14, Nationals 1: Sweep!
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• Home run-hitting pitchers

Getty Chicks dig the long ball I was recently reading about the all-time career home run leaders for pitchers by each team. The Royals were towards the bottom of the pile, primarily since the American League instituted the Designated Hitter in 1973. Their home run leader is Jim Rooker, one of the original Royals. He has five, a record that will most likely never be broken. Four of those di...2025
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• Nationals History: Mike Rizzo shocked the world when he signed Jayson Werth
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• Outside The Confines: Somebody call a doctor

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Two major injuries hit the Dodgers over the weekend. Another week, another gambling scandal. Snoop Dogg starts broadcasting. And other news from MLB. Good morning. We’re going to start with the butcher’s bill, because it’s really expensive today. Especially for the Dodgers. Shortstop Mookie Betts broke his left hand when he was hit with a pitch in Sunday’...2024
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images At the end of baseball’s first month, things are starting to take shape. It seems impossible that a full month of baseball has passed us by. It feels like only yesterday we were celebrating Opening Day, and now we’re getting to a point where it might be time to stop saying “small sample size” as an excuse. The Dodgers aren’t a shocker as the NL West le...2024
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• Celebrating Henry Aaron on the 50th anniversary of becoming baseball’s all-time home run king

Hank Aaron embraces his mother after breaking Babe Ruth’s long-standing home run record. On April 8, 1974, Atlanta Braves great Henry Aaron broke his tie with Babe Ruth to become the sport’s lead in career home runs when he hit his 715th career home run. Monday, April 8, 1974. Fifty years ago, today – by date and day-of-the-week – the crown bestowed to baseball’s all-time home run king was...2024
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• Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves

Rick Mahler and Bruce Benedict were the starting battery on Opening Day in 1982. Bob Gibson, who started 10 Opening Days during his playing career, was making his debut as Atlanta’s pitching coach. | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Here are some of the famous and forgotten starters the Braves have had since moving to Atlanta in 1966, including one player who started at five differen...2024
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• Astros' Dusty Baker says the 2022 World Series having zero U.S.-born Black players 'looks bad' for baseball

This year's World Series between the Astros and Phillies will likely be the first without a U.S.-born Black player since 1950...2022
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• Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
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• Astros Expected To Hire Dusty Baker
The Astros have decided to hire Dusty Baker to become their next manager, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The sides are still negotiating a contract, per the report, though Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle tweets that he has been unable to verify that Baker is indeed the Astros’ choice. If Baker puts…...2020
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• Baker won't return as Nationals manager
2017
• Dusty Baker announces retirement after 26 years as manager: 'Baseball has been my life'

The Baseball Hall of Fame should be the next stop for the long-time skipper and former big-league outfielder...2023
• 2015 NLDS Game 3 Preview: Can Cardinals Handle Cubs Phenom Jake Arrieta?
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• Nationals hiring Dusty Baker for manager post
Nationals hiring Dusty Baker for manager post...2015
• Houston Astros are finalizing a deal with Dusty Baker for managerial role
Baker will take over for A.J. Hinch, who was fired earlier this month...2020
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• Oh well, at least my blog buds came through
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• Wild card matchups, in one tidy card

The postseason has already begun -- the Tigers and Guardians are on my TV as I write this. I do miss day time postseason baseball. Even though I'm a fan of night games and night cards, there's too much artificial light in the playoffs and I remember fondly the days of coming home from school to a game already in progress. So there's one good reason for wedging 12 teams in the play...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• Home run-hitting pitchers
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• Nationals history: Max Scherzer’s 20 strikeout game was mesmerizing
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• Elusive '80s cards ... really? Really

I have written many times that I view cards from the 1980s as the most accessible. The hobby was booming, "artificial rarity" was barely a thought, cards were plentiful. That, combined with being a very active collector of Dodgers cards, has given me a inflated idea of the '80s portion of my Dodgers collection: I HAVE THEM ALL! I never truly think that 100 percent, but part of me believ...2025
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• Wilson Ramos: The Exit Interview
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• Nationals History: Mike Rizzo shocked the world when he signed Jayson Werth
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• Long overdue
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• This Day in MLB History: Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and five other MLB players are listed in the Biogenesis Lab scandal
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• Outside The Confines: Somebody call a doctor
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• Outside The Confines: One month down
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• This Day in MLB History: January 29

Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams bef...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2003

Getty Images Not much happened, and then one BIG deal went down. The Cubs stood pat trade-wise over the 2002-03 offseason, though they did sign some free agents, including Tom Goodwin and Lenny Harris — the latter, terrible for the Cubs, wound up with a World Series ring after the Cubs let him go and he signed with the Marlins. Trade-wise... here we go. May 9: Traded Alan Benes to the Rang...2023
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• Dusty Baker is retiring as a manager

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images ... and I have thoughts. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Dusty Baker will announce his retirement from baseball today: A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday at noon ET at Minute Maid Park, where Baker is expected to publicly announce his decision. “I’m very grateful and thankful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this oppo...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series
Cubs World Series Champion Anthony Rizzo reacts to the Yankees’ win in the Division Series | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The battle of the evil empires To be perfectly candid, the scheduling issues due to rain postponements was the main reason for splitting the Championship Series guides. However, with the Yankees victory over the Guardians yesterday, the contrast between these two series c...2022
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• Dusty Baker makes these Astros about so much more than a scandal

Hate Houston if you want. But as one of Dusty Baker's former players, I know there's so much to love about its manager....2021