Let Soriano be Soriano
Published 5/2/2008 by WITH GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
Drop the drama about dropping Alfonso Soriano in the lineup.
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