Whether there was purpose behind it or not, Dusty Baker shared a pretty interesting anecdote during his introductory news conference Thursday. Asked about Bryce Harper, the newly named Nationals manager offered up a story about his own days as a brash, young big-leaguer and an important lesson he learned.
“I wasn’t as good a player as Bryce Harper,” Baker said. “But I came in the league, and my first year I hit third in the league. And I hit behind Hank Aaron. And I thought that I was the cat’s meow at that time. And I got kind of jacked a couple times by the older guys.