Asked about being back in baseball after a year off, Dusty said, “I enjoyed spending time with my son, my wife, my daughter and my dog. My dog is 11-years-old and I miss my dog. That’s the best woman in my life.” Baker’s 9-year-old son heard that comment and quickly said, “I’m going to call mom and tell her.”
“I love my mom, my sisters, my daughters, everybody, and it’s no slight on anybody, but my dog (Bailey, a German short-haired pointer) - well, my wife knows how I feel about my dog. My wife ain’t never run and got no pheasant for me. Best hunting dog I ever had and don’t they always talk about man and his dog? Ain’t no slight on any women in my wife.
...Baker went on to talk about his two young pitching sensations - Johnny Cueto and Edinson Volquez - and how he relates to them.
“These guys know what is at stake and they’re hungry and I like hungry guys,” said Baker. “Do you know the pressure that is on these guys? They’re from another country (Dominican Republic) and probably their parents and family don’t have much. It’s the first time in their lives they have a chance to make some money. There is something to hunger - and need.”
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1. Honkie Kong Posted: March 18, 2008 at 08:05 PM (#2714949)So Homer is already in the doghouse?
This is Dusty Baker we're talking about. I bet the dog rarely walks.
I hope he goes hunting at night. Germans aren't suited for activity under the sun, unlike, for example, a chihuahua.
He likes his dog to be aggressive. Pees on the first tree it sees.
Still, he's a better manager than the two idiots that the Giants have brought in since he left.
Just reminded me my dog is out in the rain right now, had to go let him in, I can't hear him barking from this room.
The current dog's in the clear when it comes to Darren Lewis.
I at first just stopped reading here because it was funnier
Was this a typo in the excerpt? The possiblities are... substantial. One hopes for at least one woman in one's wife. Um. Or maybe not.
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