Article: A moving leader; Ousted by the Giants, embraced by the Cubs, Dusty Baker stands as an enduring, endearing figure in baseball.(Sports)

Byline: Howard Bryant

PHOENIX - Dusty Baker managing the Chicago Cubs offers a measure of comfort to Bostonians in that it offers proof the Red Sox aren't the only club whose front office mistakes have often leveled the franchise.

Before a Cubs-Oakland game last month, Baker looked more like a visiting dignitary than baseball manager as every A's coach and veteran made a beeline toward the visiting dugout at Phoenix Municipal Stadium to pay him homage.

That's how much respect Dusty Baker commands in baseball, but underlying the hugs from Oakland coaches Ron Washington and Thad Bosley, the fatherly chat with A's outfielder Chris Singleton and ...

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