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Dusty Baker didn't even watch the final out of the World Series
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Inside Dusty Baker & Kelvin Sampson's Growing Friendship — This is
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Dusty on Yainer: the city will thank me and the organization will
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Everyone in the Astros' dugout has a Dusty Baker story and he has
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Inside Dusty Baker & Kelvin Sampson's Growing Friendship — This is
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Smith: For Dusty Baker, it's family and baseball
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Dusty Baker didn't even watch the final out of the World Series
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40. Dusty Baker - 50 Greatest Dodgers - ESPN
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What makes him special is his curiosity': At age 72, the Dusty
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Smith: Dusty Baker always has perfect answer for Astros, even if
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Dusty Baker didn't even watch the final out of the World Series