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标题: [外电] Dusty Baker interested in managing the
时间: Thu Oct 10 10:55:47 2013
Dusty Baker interested in managing the Nationals
Baker有兴趣当国民的教头 (简易翻...SHOCK)
With their roster’s talent and their ownership’s willingness to spend, the
Nationals will have no shortage of qualified candidates lining up to replace
Davey Johnson as their next manager. They added another big name to that list
this week
Longtime manager Dusty Baker, whom the Reds fired late last week, contacted
General Manager Mike Rizzo through his agent to inform the Nationals he is
interested in the job. Baker said no interview has been schedule, and it is
not clear if the Nationals have reciprocal interest in him.
“It’s early,” Baker said in a phone conversation. “A lot of stuff doesn’
t really happen until the World Series is over. Right now, I’m in no hurry.
I just let them know that I was interested.”
国民需要新教头取代Davey Johnson
Baker刚被红人火，目前跟国民还没见面
虽然现在谈还太早，但是Baker有兴趣
Baker led the Reds this season to 90 wins and the National League wild card
playoff game, where they lost to the Pirates. Baker said the Nationals offer
the quality any experienced manager would want: the ability to win big, and
win right away.
“It’s a good team. It’s a very good team,” Baker said. “I’m about
winning. My son told me – he was crying the other day – he wanted to play
for the Reds. Then he told me, ‘Dad, if you want to win, you want to go to
the Nationals.’
“I don’t have a whole bunch of years left, but I’ve got some good ones
left. I want to take a team to the top.”
Baker帮红人拿下90胜，并拿到外卡，但是输给海盗
Baker说国民所提供的任何有经验的教头都会想要:有能力能获胜
Baker称赞国民队很棒，是支好球队
Baker的儿子曾经想要加入红人，但现在告诉他老爸要赢球的话就去国民
Baker, 64, is one of the most accomplished candidates available. He owns a
.526 winning percentage over 20 seasons as a big league manager, and his
1,671 wins rank 16th all-time. Baker has made the playoffs with three
different teams. Baker took the San Francisco Giants to the 2002 World
Series, where they lost in seven games to the Angels. He left San Francisco
and won a division title with the Cubs in 2003.
Baker, like any manager, has garnered criticisms. He has drawn ire for
overusing starting pitchers and over-reliance on outdated tactics, such as
frequent sacrifice bunts. But his teams win. Under Baker, the Reds made it to
the postseason in three of the last four years, even if they failed to
advance past the first round.
While the Reds initially portrayed Baker’s dismissal as a mutual parting,
Baker reiterated he wants to continue managing.
Baker 20个球季，5成26的胜率，1671胜排行第十六多，
带领三支不同的球队进季后赛，2002年带巨人走进WS但在第七场输给天使，
常被批评太爱触击，过度依赖先发投手，过时的战术。
“I don’t know why people think I’m going to retire,” Baker said. “I told
them I’m a young 64. I’m better [physically] now than I was at this time
last year. I feel younger now. I’m serious. I’m taking better care of
myself than I was then. I’ll know when the time comes for me to go home. I’
m not of those that refuses to face reality.”
Through a team spokesman, Rizzo said he will not be commenting on the team’s
managerial search.
The Nationals lost one potential candidate this afternoon when Joe Girardi
agreed to a four-year contract extension to remain with the New York Yankees.
Multiple people familiar with the Nationals’ thinking believe ownership
seeks a younger manager to follow Johnson, who at 70 was the majors’ oldest.
Baker, who was Johnson’s teammate for two seasons with the mid-70s Atlanta
Braves, would be one of the oldest managers in the majors.
Baker rejected the idea that his age would be an issue. Baker suffered a
mini-stroke last September before he returned to manage in the playoffs. He
said the health scare prompted him to better take care of his physical
condition. His wife is 12 years younger than him, and he has a 14-year-old
son* and a 32-year-old daughter.
“I got a young wife, young son, young daughter,” Baker said. “They keep me
young.”
国民没机会找Girardi了(已跟洋基续约四年)，国民要找一个年轻一点的代替七十岁的DJ
Baker跟DJ在70年代在勇士当过队友，64岁的Baker也是资历很深。
Baker声称年龄不是问题，跟年轻人在一起可以使他更年轻。