Dusty Baker Knows Quotations

He knows himself and how much he needs.

He takes, he doesn't strike out a lot, plus he knows how to play the game.

Roger knows how to pitch and he definitely knows how to win,

The Angels are a team that doesn't quit. They have a fundamentally sound team defensively, offensively, good team speed, good young bullpen that nobody knows that much about, ... And young pitchers, which is to their advantage, and most people don't know that much about them.

We haven't discussed that, and they're in the playoffs, ... Who knows when they'll finish? It could be the middle of September.

When you're not scoring runs, you're always trying to find a way. Jacque knows he messed up, though it doesn't matter now.

Everybody knows something, and nobody knows everything.

Walker is probably the front-runner for that position. But he knows he has some competition for that job.

The throw wasn't high enough to do that. But we want our guys to be aggressive on the bases. He knows he made a mistake on that one.

We had Roger in trouble a couple of times, but we managed only one run. Roger knows how to pitch, and he knows how to win.

You still play hard, which is the only way he knows how to play. But you just make sure you play smart along with it.

I had Bo. I know Bo has good stuff, especially if he's healthy. He said his arm is good. The guy knows how to pitch. He can throw every day, he'll never complain, you won't know he's around. He was a pleasure to have on my team. He's looking for an opportunity, and that's what will give him an opportunity.

I'll just take the same. Everybody asked if last year was a career year. I don't believe in career years. Once you do it once and find your formula, you should be able to do similar. He knows what he's doing now. He has an idea. He knows how to make adjustments quickly. He's very consistent. He recognizes very quickly what the opposition is trying to do to him and he knows his own limitations.

He throws strikes, he's not afraid. He doesn't pitch away from the bat. He knows how to pitch. He has three good pitches. He's still trying to get a feel of his breaking ball some. He's been impressive. It's the first time I've seen him and I like what I see.

He's one of the premier leadoff men in the game. Anybody that follows baseball knows it's tougher to find a good leadoff man than a good power hitter. We're very, very excited to have Juan Pierre.

The easiest time to hit is when you first get there because nobody knows you. After that, you've got to make adjustments. Once you get around the league, 'You don't like this, you don't like that. You chase this ball.' That's when it becomes interesting once people have a book on you.

Everyone in town and the whole team knows what's at stake.