Jacque Jones

What I learned this weekend: Dusty Baker can mismanage a pitching staff even if it consists of 9- and 10-year-olds. OK, in his defense, his team was enjoying a 25-3 lead when Baker inserted his son, Darren, in relief in the fourth inning on Saturday. Darren proceeded to pour gasoline on the fire...  

By The Associated Press (AP) -- Today is Tuesday, Oct. 14, the 288th day of 2008. There are 78 days left in the year. One hundred years ago, on Oct. 14, 1908, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series as they defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 5, 2-0, at Bennett Park.  

Dusty Baker, former manager of the Giants and Chicago Cubs and current skipper of the Cincinnati Reds, gets to extend his season when he coaches his son's Roseville youth baseball team this weekned Dusty Baker and is son Darren walk across the field in Cincinnati this summer. The elder...  

Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball. This weekend, Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team, Hard 90 Pastime out of Roseville, Calif., near the ...  

HEARD THIS ONE?Baker back in the baySix years later, Dusty Baker is managing October baseball in the Bay Area again.  

Are you wondering what pitcher he'll overwork? Well that's a toughie, because we haven't seen a roster.  

Former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker is back in baseball -- youth baseball.  

Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball.This weekend, Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team, Hard 90 Pastime out of Roseville, Calif., near the ...  

SAN FRANCISCO - Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball.  

SAN FRANCISCO - Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball. This weekend, Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team, Hard 90 Pastime out of Roseville, Calif., near the Bakers' Northern California home.  

NEW YORK - Ryan Dempster is scheduled to start the Chicago Cubs' playoff opener next week at Wrigley Field.  

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Chicago Cubs picked up Rich Harden 's contract option for 2009, keeping the pitcher who helped them reach the postseason after being acquired in July.  

CHICAGO - Canadian right-hander Rich Harden's US$7 million option for next year was exercised Wednesday by the Chicago Cubs, one day after a test showed the hard-throwing right-hander had no structural damage in his pitching shoulder.  

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Chicago Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol suffered minor injuries in a car accident early Tuesday in the Dominican Republic.  

The sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, along with storied Wrigley Field and a stake in SportsNet Chicago, a cable TV operation, could pass a milestone by the end of this month or early in October.