Dusty Baker hears the question a lot these days, from all variety of sources: At some point, is he going to bench Ryan Zimmerman, who is mired in a season-long slump?
Baker understands why people ask him that. But his response is clear: He's going to keep playing Zimmerman as much as possible, because he knows the Nationals' chances of success are far greater with a productive Zimmerman in the lineup than out of it.
"See, this guy is a carrier," Baker said. "There are carriers and there...
