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Article: Cubs represent ultimate challenge for aging' Baker

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November 11, 2002
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The head-scratching is just beginning as manager Dusty Baker prepares to sign a four-year contract with the Cubs this week worth between $13 million and $14 million. A growing legion out there feels so sorry for him, they hope the Cubs give him a mental aptitude test in addition to his physical to see if he is in his right mind.

What can he be thinking, walking away from the National League champion San Francisco Giants and into the sad embrace of one of the most storied losers in sports history? It's like swapping a Rolex for a Timex. It's like rejecting filet mignon for Spam. Baker will interview today in Arizona with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry and

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