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Dusty Baker

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in Riverside, California, The United States

June 15, 1949

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Johnnie B. Baker Jr., known since youth as Dusty, was born in Riverside, California, and went to high school at Del Campo High near Sacramento. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the June 1967 amateur draft and went on to a nineteen-year Major League Baseball career, finishing with career marks of 242 home runs, 1,013 RBIs and a .278 batting average. During his ten seasons managing the San Francisco Giants starting in 1993, he was a three-time Manager of the Year and took the team to the 2002 World Series. He also managed the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. He lives near Sacramento with his wife, Melissa, and son, Darren, and has his own energy company, Baker Energy Team. This is his first book.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 435 ratings · 69 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life 4.14 avg rating — 282 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the Love of the Cubs: An A-to-Z Primer for Cubs Fans of All Ages by Frederick C. Klein, Mark W. Anderson (Illustrations), Dusty Baker (Foreword) 4.06 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss the Sky: My Weekend in Monterey at the Greatest Concert Ever 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Blue: The Remarkable Story of the 2003 Chicago Cubs by Chicago Tribune, Dusty Baker (Foreword) 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Cincinnati Reds History by Mike Shannon, Dusty Baker (Foreword) 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remember Who You Are: What Pedro Gomez Showed Us About Baseball and Life by Frank Martin, Dave Sheinin, Tim Keown 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can Teach Hitting: A Systematic Approach for Parents, Coaches, and Players by Dusty Baker, Jeff Mercer, Marv Bittinger 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Things Nationals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know) 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Dusty Baker On Hitting, Interactive CD-ROM for Windows by Dusty Baker, Marvin L. Bittinger (Goodreads Author), Jeff Mercer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.”
― Dusty Baker

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― Dusty Baker, Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life

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“to human nature in a lot of ways. We live in a culture right now where a lot of influences push people to resent or blame others. You see people turning to resentment and bitterness to fuel some kind of internal fire to make themselves feel powerful. But fueling your resentment and bitterness will exact a toll. It will hollow you out. Over time, it will turn you into a different person. The resentments we hold to our heart block us from seeing the good in the world. The resentments we hold onto block our heart from seeing the good in the world. If we hold enough resentment, we stop seeing the good altogether. That’s happened to me, in moments, but it did me no good. That way lies emptiness of the soul. I felt angry, but I felt soulless, and that’s not a good feeling. That, to me, is the Devil’s work. Like anyone, I have had to work to overcome the occasional impulse to blame others. The toughest thing that people do in life is forgive each other.”
― Dusty Baker, Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life

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