Dusty Baker Quotes on Life (7 Quotes)

This is one of those lessons in life. You can't do anything about rumors. I expect Mark to be fine. Mark wasn't one that we wanted to trade. Baltimore asked for Mark. We didn't volunteer Mark. If you look over baseball, Willie Mays got traded, Hank Aaron got traded. I'm glad Mark wasn't traded.

I've got a year and some chance on my contract with the Cubs. I've never not honored a contract I my entire life.

He's not the type of guy who wants to relive it. He's a private man, very community conscious, and he doesn't want the notoriety. That time of his life was probably hell for him. He's proud of that record, but no man should have to go through what Hank did. No man.

I was watching a game the other night, and in between the innings, a goat ran across the screen. I thought that was the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life. Or vote 1-800-Which Curse is Stronger, the Goat or the Curse of the Babe. It's crazy.

I've got a year and some change (remaining) on my contract. I've never not honored a contract in my entire life. I didn't sign here for four years to be thinking about going somewhere else.

This is something you hoped you wouldn't have to do, but it's one of those realities in sport and in life. It's not a pleasant situation, but it's here and it's real. This is a major blow. There's a lot to play for, knowing that he's with us and he gave us all he had all the time. We'll play for him, play for us, and play for everybody like we've been doing.

It's very exciting. Toward the end of Spring Training is when you show what you're made of. We've all been through this many times. Rarely have these guys been one of the last cuts in the course of their life. This is a different situation for all of them I'm sure.