Whether for a player or a coach, when you win a championship and the call to retire is felt at the same time, two choices are available to you: retire in glory or try to repeat your exploits. .
It’s a bit like this that Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker found himself in. His choice was clear, however, to focus on at least one more season and more importantly, another World Series.
As for the rest of things, however, nothing is less certain, according to the statements of the principal concerned.
I don’t know. I just don’t know. One day you have to go home.
And it’s not like the 73-year-old hasn’t been shown the way to retirement after his latest conquest.
People said to me: Why don’t you retire? When are you going to retire? I say to myself: Why does everyone want to push me into retirement? Why not go to the top? Why not go for two championships now?
It is true that the most prolific manager in the history of the Astros has nothing more to prove and that his place is reserved for the Hall of Fame. However, the old road still has the sacred fire.
When you win, it breeds more wins. It’s a kind of fire that never ends.
It remains to be seen whether Baker will have changed his mind at the end of the next campaign. The result of his team could weigh heavily in the balance.
