Dusty Baker quote: "I have learned from hamstrings that when a guy says he feels good, you give him a couple extra days. Invariably, you top a ball and have to beat it out. It happens every time."

I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back.
DUSTY BAKER

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

I love watching American League games, you know what I mean?
DUSTY BAKER

He did his part in all ways. He pitched great, he made some great fielding plays, he stole a base, h...
DUSTY BAKER

You don't want him to get hit on the wrist or elbow.
DUSTY BAKER

We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much. He doesn't miss pitches up in the zone.
DUSTY BAKER

We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much, ... He doesn't miss pitches up in the zon...
DUSTY BAKER

I don't know if we've lit him up but we've beaten him and that's all that matters. So even if there ...
DUSTY BAKER

I don't know if we've lit him up. We've beaten him. That's all that matters. If there was something,...
DUSTY BAKER

Zambrano threw a heck of a game. I tried to let him get his 15th (win). We just played a good game, ...
DUSTY BAKER

Happy to have him around here and even happier to know he's feeling good.
DUSTY BAKER

The frustrating part is you still have memories of how great a player this guy is.
DUSTY BAKER

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out ...
DUSTY BAKER

That makes it sound like somebody's lying. I went through that a couple years ago, which was [untrue...
DUSTY BAKER

We told [Jones] when he got here that this park is made for him and his swing. It couldn't happen to...
DUSTY BAKER

I was joking with him -- I think he's a third-degree black belt, and I think some of his reactions c...
DUSTY BAKER

I believe that when the wind's blowing in. When the wind's blowing out, I don't care about the heigh...
DUSTY BAKER

So I let them be responsible for there particular areas. Then by the time it gets to me that means t...
DUSTY BAKER

He was given the OK from upstairs. What are you going to do when he's given the OK from upstairs?
DUSTY BAKER

The field's a lot faster than ours. That ball got to him a lot quicker than he expected. We'll try t...
DUSTY BAKER

That's why he has a golden glove.
DUSTY BAKER

I've never heard anybody booed in St. Louis.
DUSTY BAKER

I'm probably more bewildered than I am embarrassed,
DUSTY BAKER

We didn't know when he was going to be back in the first place. This is just a bump in the road.
DUSTY BAKER

I got no one to root for. I sure as heck ain't rooting for the White Sox or Cardinals.
DUSTY BAKER

You still have to have the punch to hit a three-run homer when you need it.
DUSTY BAKER

This late in the spring, you're more apprehensive than anything. He said it was mild. He felt it on ...
DUSTY BAKER

We had him on the hook in the first inning, and then he got that lead and then he started mixing his...
DUSTY BAKER

Our bullpen did a great job, and we dodged some bullets,
DUSTY BAKER

Our bullpen did a great job, and we dodged some bullets. It's hard to keep [the Reds] in the ballpar...
DUSTY BAKER

He's going to get better. It's a big jump from Double-A to the big leagues. He's hit everywhere he's...
DUSTY BAKER

D-Lee is still finding his stroke. When those guys really start swinging, we'll have a very potent o...
DUSTY BAKER

I heard Woody was very promising. He was low- to mid-90s with some of the things he threw. He's not ...
DUSTY BAKER

It has to come through Jim [Hendry, Cubs general manager]. It's not up to me. We just have to see ho...
DUSTY BAKER

A couple balls caught too much of the plate early, ... We were still in the ballgame, and we ended u...
DUSTY BAKER

It was hard real hard. Rem was great about it. He's a real pro.
DUSTY BAKER

It's a situation where [his emotions] are his best friend and also could be his nemesis at the same ...
DUSTY BAKER

I told him congratulations and he didn't know what I was congratulating him about,
DUSTY BAKER

If we can get them going in the middle of the lineup and get Juan Pierre on base, we've got a chance...
DUSTY BAKER

I mean the guy, he's progressing like we said. Mark's going good. I asked him. I get tired of asking...
DUSTY BAKER

Usually when this stuff starts, we get the credit for it even though a lot of times it was started [...
DUSTY BAKER

I've never seen or heard of an assault with a belly. ... That's a tough sell in court -- assault and...
DUSTY BAKER

I've got a year and some change (remaining) on my contract. I've never not honored a contract in my ...
DUSTY BAKER

Our greatest cause of concern would be day-after-night games,
DUSTY BAKER

First I have to see him out of the bullpen. I do know Ryan Dempster is my closer.
DUSTY BAKER

It's too early for me [to give up on the season],
DUSTY BAKER

Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the mi...
DUSTY BAKER

It hurts us not to play Friday night games. We got home late Thursday from Puerto Rico and had to pl...
DUSTY BAKER

They are both great fans and they have been for years and years. It is a bit more of a social event ...
DUSTY BAKER

You know it's there, but you don't really see it. Guys don't discuss it or talk about it much. It's ...
DUSTY BAKER

It's very weird for me,
DUSTY BAKER

It's not about Kerry as much as it is about us. It's about where we are realistically and where he i...
DUSTY BAKER

We're lucky to have him now. We have to find a way to keep him in the lineup.
DUSTY BAKER

My wife [Melissa] talked to his mom, and she said he led every league coming up in home runs. The ma...
DUSTY BAKER

He certainly deserves it,
DUSTY BAKER

He's throwing the ball great. We just can't go to him when it means something yet. I have to talk to...
DUSTY BAKER

It's a situation where the Yankees wanted [Lawton] and needed him, and I understand we got a pretty ...
DUSTY BAKER

We'll mix and match and do what we can. We owe it to ourselves and our paying fans to put the best t...
DUSTY BAKER

Eventually, you have to start thinking about [next year], but we want to end up [this season] the be...
DUSTY BAKER

Certain kids stick out, ... And when I saw Adam in spring training, I liked his attitude, his work e...
DUSTY BAKER

A big blow to us.
DUSTY BAKER

When you first come up, you want to get some hits,
DUSTY BAKER

The problems starts when he throws a number of pitches. As long as we minimize his pitches, he says ...
DUSTY BAKER

I talked to him last night and this is the first time he's been in a playoff situation. I just told ...
DUSTY BAKER

He's had that from time to time. That's the first time he's had it this year, but when a guy comes t...
DUSTY BAKER

He said he could go one more. But you could see he was laboring out there, throwing the ball high,
DUSTY BAKER

The guy can pitch, but we had an opportunity to beat him today, just like we had an opportunity to b...
DUSTY BAKER

He's a guy who wants to come here and do well. It seems the more you try, the worse it gets.
DUSTY BAKER

Maybe I shouldn't have cursed. I had just given him the highest compliment last week when I said he'...
DUSTY BAKER

They're externally humble but internally very confident, ... He does everything easy, kind of slow-m...
DUSTY BAKER

This is the youngest team I've had, which is what I've been yearning for really for years now. The y...
DUSTY BAKER

I've got a game plan. Some of it depends on how healthy Todd feels, how his legs feel. He's still re...
DUSTY BAKER

That's what we're here for is to see. Eventually, I think he'll be a fine [No. 2] hitter. I don't kn...
DUSTY BAKER

I can remind Carlos all I want. But when you get out there against Cuba or whoever and start banging...
DUSTY BAKER

You've got to admire him for not quitting. When you're hungry, you can find a way to do things. He w...
DUSTY BAKER

Hey, you can't pick where you put them. I try to protect my guys the best I can. If you're in the bi...
DUSTY BAKER

You would think over the course of a winter -- actually three winters, two winters -- that guys woul...
DUSTY BAKER

I had Bo. I know Bo has good stuff, especially if he's healthy. He said his arm is good. The guy kno...
DUSTY BAKER

They foul off a lot of his fastballs. That was a lucky bad hop for them.
DUSTY BAKER

I'm sure he'd like to end the year pitching, knowing Woody. If we can get him in there, we'll try to...
DUSTY BAKER

Woody is the most advanced. Miller and Prior aren't too, too far behind.
DUSTY BAKER

It's not over with yet. You don't know if somebody is going to offer Sammy a job here soon or what i...
DUSTY BAKER

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle...
DUSTY BAKER

He's got a good tempo, good rhythm going, great control, great movement. When things are going good,...
DUSTY BAKER

Now with as much parity as there is now if you gain a couple of key players and remain healthy you c...
DUSTY BAKER

I just hope my army is sharp.
DUSTY BAKER

I've never seen anything like that.
DUSTY BAKER

It could be anything, ... Preferably, it's a six-inning arm, but we don't know. It could be a couple...
DUSTY BAKER

We were told he would pitch sometime in that first game -- possibly.
DUSTY BAKER

It's impossible to predict a rehab. We want him as soon as possible, but you can't rush him. You hav...
DUSTY BAKER

He's going to have nerves -- that's natural. Hank Aaron told me when I came up, 'It's natural to be ...
DUSTY BAKER

I talked to him. He's tired of it, too. You could tell he was a little distraught about the whole th...
DUSTY BAKER

He doesn't have to show more. I like what he's shown already. He has to show more of the same.
DUSTY BAKER

You're always hoping for a no-hitter when a guy goes that deep in a ballgame. We figured it'd be Eck...
DUSTY BAKER

I'd rather not [have the Cardinals celebrate] here, of course. Our whole thing is just to win. If it...
DUSTY BAKER

That's not overrated. One thing's for sure. Good hitting really beats bad pitching. You can count on...
DUSTY BAKER

What would you rather have mystique or wins?
DUSTY BAKER

You want mystique or you want wins? Know what I mean? ... Mystique's still here because the structur...
DUSTY BAKER

Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in th...
DUSTY BAKER

An older club tends to get it together later than a young club. Just like spring training. Young guy...
DUSTY BAKER

It's a great run by Greg. The guys really wanted to win for him. We left him out there to give him a...
DUSTY BAKER

It's the same with pitching. You talk to Greg Maddux and I'm sure he has a game plan, but he also so...
DUSTY BAKER

You're playing against guys who are younger than you, so you can set them up. You get to a certain p...
DUSTY BAKER

I've got a fine system, ... Short of that, you're weakening yourself and the team if you take this g...
DUSTY BAKER

I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn ...
DUSTY BAKER

I'm not a guy that sits around and does nothing.
DUSTY BAKER

I have a lot of interests.
DUSTY BAKER

Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach ...
DUSTY BAKER

I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every mor...
DUSTY BAKER

I love the game of baseball.
DUSTY BAKER

The fundamentals of baseball haven't changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With ...
DUSTY BAKER

My affections are easily swayed and I can be very unfaithful.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

Every year the kids learn something and I learn something. I know where we need to put the focus nex...
DUSTY AUXIER

We thought we would be a playoff team when the season began. We had 17 games decided by less than 10...
DUSTY AUXIER

We have had problems playing teams that don't have good records. This is the first time this year we...
DUSTY AUXIER

We talked about coming out and playing 32 minutes of solid basketball and I think we played 27 or 28...
DUSTY AUXIER

Twenty-seven points is a lot to give up in a half, not to mention in one quarter.
DUSTY AUXIER

It's not disappointing to lose; we have lost before, but to lose with little or no effort is upsetti...
DUSTY AUXIER

Thurston has some great shooters, but our defense just got in their face and shut them down.
DUSTY AUXIER

It says a whole lot about his character. To step up there and made two free throws like that is some...
DUSTY AUXIER

I worry about this game more than I do against some of the better teams. We have a tendency to play ...
DUSTY AUXIER

We played well for the most part. We had a couple of lapses that ultimately cost us.
DUSTY AUXIER

I have tried sex with both men and women. I found I liked it.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I burp like everyone else and I'm promiscuous.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

Sometimes the ladies involved give too much of themselves, sometimes not enough.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

He would sing 'Happy Birthday,' and he would sing in the loudest, most obnoxious, off-key tone. For ...
DUSTY RHODES

The results can be stunning.
DUSTY RHODES

Basically I'm a drag queen myself.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I'm the most misunderstood, misquoted person I know, honestly.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

It's marvellous to be popular, but foolish to think it will last.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I've been waiting a whole year to put the pads back on Saturday and can't wait. TCU is going to get ...
DUSTY DVORACEK

That's been the Achilles heel of our team the whole year.
DUSTY PERDUE

My sexuality has never been a problem to me but I think it has been for other people.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I'm the most misunderstood, misquoted person I know, honestly.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I've been poked, prodded and pulled.
DUSTY DVORACEK

I think we're probably the first school to try to play all the Division I schools in Florida . The r...
DUSTY RHODES

You can talk about the secondary all you want. It's not very difficult to throw touchdown passes to ...
DUSTY DVORACEK

The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co...
DUSTY CRANE

I just let them know we want to go one step farther than we went last year.
DUSTY PERDUE

Wow. You just caught me off guard. One of the most creative minds there has ever been. I was a fan w...
DUSTY RHODES

This amazing cast of renowned, talented Hollywood actors brings the rich storyline of GUN to life.
DUSTY WELCH

This amazing cast of renowned, talented Hollywood actors brings the rich storyline of Gun to life. P...
DUSTY WELCH

Sometimes you have to let people down in order to get on, particularly in showbusiness.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I told you last week I'd have to start taking that blood pressure medication again.
DUSTY SIMS

All in all, I thought our effort was great. Obviously, we weren't favored to win the dual, but I thi...
DUSTY RHODES

I just think that Mark has got the attributes it would really take to lead the city - fresh leadersh...
DUSTY RHODES

I feel like we have a good schedule. It's a tough schedule, maybe one of the toughest in the country...
DUSTY RHODES

Being able to host Florida downtown at the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds is big. I really appreciate...
DUSTY RHODES

He said, 'I'm flying off like an eagle off the top rope. I'm going to fly like a bird. I'm flying li...
DUSTY RHODES

Personally, I think SmackDown! has to be a little spicier than it is, a little more electrifying tha...
DUSTY RHODES

I like Stephanie, ... She reminds me of Saphire a little.
DUSTY RHODES

They were just more athletic and quicker. We were never able to compensate for that speed.
DUSTY PERDUE

We lost that one in the first quarter. Their press was dynamic and they were just quicker than us.
DUSTY PERDUE

We have to play our game. We're not going to be able to play the way they want to play.
DUSTY PERDUE

We're playing a very good fundamentally coached team. They play man-to-man defense and they run up a...
DUSTY PERDUE

We've just got to step up and play. If we play the way we've been playing, I like our chances.
DUSTY PERDUE

I'm very excited about the way our kids played. We didn't do some smart things down the stretch, but...
DUSTY PERDUE

It's going to be very tough to play this weekend without those guys and play as good as we've been p...
DUSTY PERDUE

I like doing things the tough way.
DUSTY MCANICH

I do kind of like being the underdog, it doesn't put as much pressure on me. I feel like I wrestle b...
DUSTY MCANICH

I work hard in practice. Oh, a little basketball doesn't hurt either. I played basketball (Friday).
DUSTY MCANICH

Steamboat's strength is not downhill, for lack of experience, but our athletes skied very well in th...
DUSTY MATHESON

All of the Steamboat athletes moved up from their start positions in both the downhill and super-G.
DUSTY MATHESON

As a whole, Steamboat athletes had a great week, and they skied well. Everyone competed at their hig...
DUSTY MATHESON

It seems that all the hard work these athletes have put into their season is paying off, and everyon...
DUSTY MATHESON

We are hearing a lot from the companies about building out in rural South Dakota. We just aren't hea...
DUSTY JOHNSON

This might be one more step in deploying these technologies in a cost-effective way to rural areas.
DUSTY JOHNSON

It is not something we've heard a lot about, but I am interested in learning more and finding out if...
DUSTY JOHNSON

There seems to be less of a collector's philosophy among people and the products they own.
DUSTY HILL

The guy played all the way up to the end. I can dig that. What else are you going to do? You've got ...
DUSTY HILL

Our hearts go out to all of our neighbors who have suffered because of Katrina. We're very happy to ...
DUSTY HILL

It's being relentless. You have to get off of the ball with good pad level and hand placement. That'...
DUSTY DVORACEK

When you watch the tape, you'll see we got after them. There wasn't any doubt to it at all. It was t...
DUSTY DVORACEK

He's a big sucker, and he plays hard. He's as good as it gets in college football.
DUSTY DVORACEK

You take for granted how much of a role model you are. I took that for granted last year, and now I ...
DUSTY DVORACEK

We made good plays when we needed to make good plays.
DUSTY DVORACEK

When we had to make a play, we made a play. When we had to dig down, we did. And that's being tough.
DUSTY DVORACEK

I don't know what happened. I thought he was sacked. He just made a great play. Give him credit.
DUSTY DVORACEK

I feel like I'm going to, but that's going to be up to the doctors. I don't see any reason why I wou...
DUSTY DVORACEK

Really, it's just about character and pride. We have a lot of both on this team, and I think everybo...
DUSTY DVORACEK

We're thrilled. Sometimes it just takes a long time.
DUSTY CRANE

It took a long time getting these approvals through. We were struggling with the Coastal Commission ...
DUSTY CRANE

The Board of Supervisors has not formally reviewed the bill, but Beaches and Harbors has the same co...
DUSTY CRANE

Los Angeles County has not directly opposed the bill, but several groups, including Beaches and Harb...
DUSTY CRANE

Hell, have I been a hell-raiser!
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I was a nothing kid. Not particularly good. Not particularly bad.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I'd love to retouch my whole life.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I find it an effort to keep up appearances.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely.
JOSEPHINE BAKER

The rainbow flag is a symbol of freedom and liberation that we made for ourselves.
GILBERT BAKER

Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, d...
NICHOLSON BAKER

What has 'The Patchwork Girl of Oz' got in its favor? Quite a lot, from our point of view in...
KAGE BAKER

People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant...
KAGE BAKER

I saw the Kino print of 'The Man From Beyond,' but apparently a superior new print has been ...
KAGE BAKER

In 1916, Universal Studios released the first filmed adaptation of Jules Verne's novel '20,0...
KAGE BAKER

I have learned from hamstrings that when a guy says he feels good, you give him a couple extra days. Invariably, you top a ball and have to beat it out. It happens every time.

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I have learned from hamstrings that when a guy says he feels good, you give him a couple extra days. Invariably, you top a ball and have to beat it out. It happens every time.

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