Dusty Baker was always quotable during his time managing the Washington Nationals, always had something interesting to say.
One quote, though, in particular, has stuck with me since his team lost in five games to the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 National League Division Series — and, subsequently, Baker, a three-time NL Manager of the Year, being let go as skipper after his contract was not renewed.
Responding to questions about why he was starting a struggling Jayson Werth instead of perhaps the hotter-hitting Howie Kendrick in left field during the series, Baker responded, “I was Jayson Werth.