11 thoughts on “World Series Game Six, 2022”

1. NPUT

2. Ross Newhan on Facebook:

   It will be written, now that Dusty Baker’s managerial career has finally, happily reached fruition, that it began in 1993 when he took the helm of the San Francisco Giants.

   That’s the official version.

   The unofficial, and so very important version, is that it began in 1976 and continued during his eight years with the Dodgers when he and Reggie Smith helped keep the lid on a clubhouse of diverse, often fractious personalities during the early summers of Tom Lasorda’s major league tenure.

   If not for Baker, with help from Smith, that clubhouse might have splintered more than it periodically and publicly did.

   There were other training grounds for Baker, but maybe none quite so challenging, as influential in his development, as he remained a productive force on the field and a less visible one off it.

   I have known Dusty going back even before the Dodgers, during his tutelage under Hank Aaron in Atlanta, and I have never known a more standup, honest, wonderful personality.
   If he chooses now to keep managing, well, that’s fine, but I sort of hope he puts on that World Series crown, slips into retirement, and waits for the call from Cooperstown. He is a Hall of Fame manager and just one terrific guy.

3. Happy for Dusty Baker.

4. The only good thing about the Astros’ win is that Dusty finally gets a ring.

   • And I have a soft spot for Henry Mancini’s son Trey

   • Dusty already had a ring. He didn’t need a bogus one from the Black Sox of the 21st century.

5. Boo hiss.

   • On to 2023.

6. Scoreless thru three innings.

7. Go Phillies. We have somewhere to be at 5 so will record in hopes of seeing a miraculous Phillies comeback. It could happen!

   • No watching, but we concur.