![]() ![]() History of blown Game 6s, with the Giants in the 2002 World Series and the Cubs in the 2003 NLCS. The window does not open completely, and the windowpane is shatterproof. There is no glass in the room, not even over the framed picture. Offred now lives in a room fitted out with curtains, a pillow, a framed picture, and a braided rug. The Astros’ opponent will be either the team that selected Baker in the 26th round of the 1967 draft, the Braves, or the team for which he won his only championship as a player 40 years ago, the Dodgers. The scene changes, and the story shifts from the past to the present tense. And maybe, just maybe, he will end the distinction of being the manager with the most regular-season victories (1,987) never to win a Series. At 72 - “a cool 72,” Baker says - he is the second-oldest manager to reach a Series, after Jack McKeon of the 2003 Marlins. Hired by the scandal-ridden Astros in January 2020 to serve almost as a human shield, Baker is going back to the World Series for the first time in 19 years, a gap between pennants for a manager exceeded by only Bucky Harris, he of the 1925 Senators and 1947 Yankees. ![]() From his unique perch, he offers a unique perspective. Leaning over the top step, Baker will give signs and shout instructions to first-base coach Dan Firova. Astros bench coach Joe Espada says Baker does it out of superstition, trying to get rallies started. Dusty Baker might be the only manager who sometimes positions himself at the far end of the home dugout rather than near home plate. ![]()
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