At 72, Dusty Baker Is Writing His Final Chapter
The Lead
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🗓️ 22 October 2021
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The Houston Astros hold a 3-2 lead on the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, putting them one game away from another World Series appearance. For their manager, the legendary Dusty Baker, another shot at the Fall Classic could give him a chance to rewrite a postseason legacy filled with near misses and tough beats. Today, The Athletic's Jake Kaplan joins us to talk about Baker's tough playoff past and what getting a ring would mean for the man who carried Satchel Paige's golf clubs and palled around with Hank Aaron.
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| 0:45.0 | After a tumultuous couple of years, the Houston Astros and Manager Dusty Baker are a win away from the World Series. |
| 1:00.0 | At Brownball right side, Gareal, to the back of the Astros take game five and lead this best of seven series, three games to two. |
| 1:15.0 | Today, the Athletics Jake Kaplan on how the 72 year old Baker is trying to rewrite his own legacy and capture the one thing missing from his resume. |
| 1:25.0 | From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. It's Friday, October 22nd, and this is the lead. |
| 1:35.0 | So Jake, you covered the Houston Astros for the Athletic. What have the last 24 hours been like for you? |
| 1:42.0 | Lots of leaving and coming from Fenway Park and Logan Airport. Yeah, it was a weird few days. Not only just 24 hours, you know, the Astros look like they were about to fall apart after game three on Monday. |
| 1:54.0 | And then come back and win game four and game five on Tuesday and Wednesday to take three to lead in the series coming in a game six on Friday back in Houston. |
| 2:03.0 | Well, as you mentioned, you were in Boston for the last three games of this series. So what was the energy like inside Fenway? |
| 2:09.0 | Yeah, it was a great baseball atmosphere. |
| 2:12.0 | I'll play the Empire tonight is last Diaz. Glad you're with us tonight on FS1. |
| 2:16.0 | Definitely the momentum swings. You could feel them in the crowd when the Red Sox did something good. You know, it was a pretty crazy atmosphere. |
| 2:25.0 | There's a flag going on. Just like that Red Sox on top. |
| 2:35.0 | When the Astros did their thing, it was a deflating atmosphere for the crowd and you could definitely sense the tension. |
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