Article: Embattled Baker Cub manager insists job jeopardy talk won't get him down

Cubs manager Dusty Baker slaps hands with Mark Prior after the Cubs beat Cleveland last Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS - Another horse is back in the Cubs' stable. But will that be enough of a help to save manager Dusty Baker's job? "Give me all my horses and I'll win," Baker said Sunday.

Star first baseman Derrek Lee, who missed more than two months with a fractured right wrist, made his return in an 8-1 loss to Minnesota on Sunday. Mark Prior made his second start of the season Saturday night after battling a shoulder injury. Kerry Wood (shoulder stiffness) is back on the disabled list, but Baker said he expects Wood back sometime this year. Michael Barrett is eligible to return from his suspension ...

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