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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Tom Dart at Minute Maid Park, Houston

After 2,144 wins, Dusty Baker finally gets the World Series party he deserves

Turns out you can have a smile as wide as a Texan freeway even with a toothpick doing somersaults in your mouth.

For much of his long and distinguished managerial career, Dusty Baker has chomped minty sticks as a healthier alternative to chewing tobacco, taken teams to the postseason, and not won the World Series. You can scratch that last part now.

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