Baker will coach kids' teams

Reds manager Dusty Baker will be a fill-in coach for his sons' teams\ Baker's 9-year-old son Darren said he 'begged' his dad to coach Baker has been a major league manager for three teams SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball. This weekend, Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team, Hard 90 Pastime out of Roseville, Calif., near the Bakers' Northern California home. The 59-year-old Baker spent his first season as skipper of the Cincinnati Reds this year working with a roster of youngsters, but this of course will be much different. He finally gets to coach his son -- and in the Bay Area, no less. The tournament will be in nearby Sunnyvale. "The head coach is away for the weekend. I begged my dad to coach the team," Darren said. "I'm very... [read full story]                    

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