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Article: On their Mark; Starting Prior among Dusty Baker's reassurances to `curse'-obsessed fans
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2003
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Dusty Baker says Cubs fans shouldn't worry about the franchise's past misfortune, not with the team one win away from reaching the World Series.
Mark Prior, who has won 12 of his last 13 starts, will take the mound Tuesday night with a chance to push the Cubs into the World Series for the first time in 58 years.
CHICAGO -- Dusty Baker's facelifting duties continued Monday at Wrigley Field. While he gave his players a day to rest, Baker returned to his role as counselor to Chicago's fragile psyche.
When the Cubs fumbled away a chance to win the pennant Sunday by losing Game 5 of the National League Championship Series 4-0 to the Florida Marlins, it awakened the ever-present demons that are ...