Derrek Lee’s presence in the batter’s box made his former manager a little queasy.
Imagine Dusty Baker’s relief when his struggling Cincinnati Reds held on for a big victory over Lee’s Chicago Cubs.
Lee grounded out to first baseman Joey Votto, preserving a 5-3 win last night that ended the Reds’ five-game losing streak and left them feeling like they’d barely dodged something awful.
“You’re trying to be cool, and inside you’re churning,” Baker said. “Boy, that was a big win. That would have been a devastating loss right there.”