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Manager Dusty Baker Jr. of the Houston Astros celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the 2022 World Series in Game Six of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

You Can’t Not Be Happy For Dusty Baker

Luis Paez-Pumar

Kyle Schwarber #18 of the Boston Red Sox hits a grand slam home run against the Houston Astros in the second inning of Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on October 18, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Astros Need To Get Something, Anything, From Their Rotation

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A stadium worker removes a large inflatable trash can prop from the field.

Fans Remind Astros Of Their Sins With Not One, But Two Trash Cans Thrown Onto Field

Ray Ratto

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 06: Manager Dusty Baker Jr. look son against the Oakland Athletics during the ninth inning in Game Two of the American League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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You Can’t Not Be Happy For Dusty Baker

The Astros Need To Get Something, Anything, From Their Rotation

Fans Remind Astros Of Their Sins With Not One, But Two Trash Cans Thrown Onto Field

A Modest Proposal For You Peons: Root For The Astros Because Of Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker Gets Mic’d Up Just In Time To Marvel At An A’s Dinger