Article: Cubs can afford to be patient Baker is going out hunting, but not for other job prospects

The Cubs and Dusty Baker are so comfortable with the expectation they eventually will get together, both sides agreed Thursday not to meet face-to-face until early next week. With no competition for Baker in sight, they are taking a leisurely stroll toward the virtual certainty that Baker will be named the next Cubs manager.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said he will sit down with Baker at an undisclosed location either Monday or Tuesday to discuss the organization and any of Baker's questions. The summit could occur in San Francisco, near Baker's home, but Phoe-nix might be the more likely site.

Hendry is overseeing the club's annual organizational meetings in Phoenix before GM meetings ...

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