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Dusty Baker Can't Bench Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick Any Longer
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The Houston Astros and Dusty Baker are finally deploying their best possible hitting lineup for the first time this season, tonight. : r/baseball
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Justin Verlander gets high praise from Astros manager Dusty Baker
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Dusty Baker – Society for American Baseball Research
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Astros fans increasingly frustrated with Dusty Baker backing struggling reliever despite poor results: People are afraid of saying who is to blame
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In Dusty Baker, the Astros Have a Manager Worth Rooting For - The New York Times
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World Series: Astros manager Dusty Baker laments absence of US-born Black players in this year's showpiece, Baseball News
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Dusty Baker worried over 'premeditated retaliation' against Astros - Sports Illustrated
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World Series 2021: It's hard to root against Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker