Wash/L.A. And Dusty Baker Notes

Yesterday, the Washington Nationals managed by Dusty Baker, squared their division series vs the L.A. Dodgers at a game apiece. L.A. was a series favorite before it began, became prohibitive favorites up (1-0) with a road win and now I say, will still be over 2 to 1 favorites.

Baker is in his 18th post-season series, (10 as a manager, 8 as a player) and in only two of them was his team down (2-0), without winning the series.

Four times his team has been down (2-0), twice winning the series in 1981, his lone title, that as a player with the Dodgers, of course the team he is managing against in the current division series.

Only in a 1997 division series as Giants’ manager vs the eventual title winning, Marlins and as Cincinnati Reds’ manager in a 2010 division series vs the Phillies, was a Baker team either swept, or down (2-0) without coming back to win the series.

Dusty Baker, pictured above.