![]() What that indicates to me is a team that doesn't have a foundation and something to fall back on quickly when things are going bad.' Good teams don't fluctuate the way we fluctuated, win three and lose eight, win seven, lose five win three. 'This year we haven't been able to find Ground Zero. 'It was probably a little bit before that,' Armstrong said. Louis had won three straight after dropping five in a row, but Armstrong wasn't influenced by the recent streaks. 'It would have been difficult to be sitting in front of you today if we had five more wins, which is 10 more points and telling you why it was a good idea to move Vladimir Tarasenko, why it was a good idea to move Ryan O'Reilly and Mikkola and Noel for draft picks on a team that was fighting for a playoff spot or in a playoff spot fighting for a championship.' 'This actually in a crazy way, made my job easier, not harder,' Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. The Blues traded forward Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola to the New York Rangers on February 9. Louis sitting eight points out of a playoff spot with a 26-25-3 record entering play Saturday. Both players are set to be unrestricted free agents this offseason. Louis, had 12 goals and seven assists in 40 games this season while Acciari, 31, had 10 goals and eight assists in 54 games. The 32-year-old O'Reilly, who won the 2019 Conn Smythe trophy with St. And with the way that those guys have progressed, I was just more comfortable moving the picks.' But I think with where we're at right now, we have to do what we have to do. I don't think it's sustainable for the very long run. Our ability to have some success in that realm dictated this. We have our projection of what their potential is without overdoing it. 'We know them, we know what they're about. 'But my view of it is that I would much rather keep the young players we've got signed. 'I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a concern of mine,' Dubas said. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.O'Reilly made his Maple Leafs debut against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. SHAPIRO: The next winning achievement Dusty Baker is shooting for as a manager - four games to win the World Series.Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. And that's some of the things he really prides himself on. And Dusty has that special gift of really making people invest in wanting to succeed, not just for themselves, but for him.įLORIDO: Not only that, but Bryant says Baker knows how to bring teams together.īRYANT: Whatever teams he manages - whether it was Washington or Chicago, Cincinnati - he's always made sure that the different players from different ethnicities brought in food to the clubhouse, really make it a family atmosphere. He always knows that they're the solution. He never believes that he is the solution. Bryant says that the key to Baker's success as a manager was his ability to keep his ego out of it.īRYANT: He never tried to be bigger than the players. HOWARD BRYANT: One of the amazing things about Dusty is he was a rookie in 1968, and he was in the dugout with - for a very brief time, there was Dusty Baker and Hank Aaron and Satchel Paige all in the same dugout with the Atlanta Braves in '68.įLORIDO: That's Howard Bryant, senior writer for ESPN and a friend of Baker's. His career started as a player with the 1968 Atlanta Braves and with some pretty cool company. He's 72 years old, has been a manager in the MLB since 1993 and has led five teams in the course of nearly 30 years. Thanks for all the support.īAKER: No, thanks to the players because I couldn't do without them, and. After the game, Baker was quick to acknowledge that baseball is a team sport.ĭUSTY BAKER: Thanks to everybody. Not just that, but he's the first African American manager to hit that 2,000 milestone. Much-anticipated place in Cooperstown is now solidified - 1 of 12 all time. UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: Dusty Baker, career win No. The hometown crowd was also celebrating a major milestone for the team's manager, Dusty Baker. ![]() But it wasn't just that victory that got Astros fans cheering. Last night, the Houston Astros soundly beat the Seattle Mariners.
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