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Zimmerman eager to work under Baker

WASHINGTON -- After volunteering Monday afternoon at Food & Friends, a D.C. organization that delivers nutritious meals to needy people with critical illnesses, Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman sounded like a guy who is excited to play for manager Dusty Baker.

Zimmerman said he spoke to Baker briefly, while Baker was pheasant hunting, but Zimmerman heard a lot of good things about Baker through former teammate Adam Dunn and Reds outfielder Jay Bruce. In fact, Zimmerman talked extensively to Bruce about the new Nationals manager.

"Not one person has said a bad thing about [Baker].