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Alfonso Soriano is Good at Hitting Baseballs Again

Obligatory Cubs post here. Feel free to move on if it's not quite your bag but... The Northsiders wrapped up their best 10-game homestand in 30 years this weekend by taking two-of-three against the Pirates to finish 8-2. I mean, even Jason Marquis ...
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WhatifsportsMLB Power Rankings - May 19

The Cubs ride Soriano's hot streak all the way to the #1 ranking. The Rays and Rangers make a move into the Top 10 while the Yankees and Dodgers drop out. See where your favorite team ranks! Only statistical performance to date this season is used and each team is simulated against every other team 100 times.
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And away they go

So maybe they can take the show -- if not the Showtime -- on the road. Coming off their best 10-game homestand in 30 years, the Cubs traveled to Houston to put their tepid 2008 road work on the line against one of baseball's hotter teams.
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Soto's inside-the-park HR leads Cubs past Astros

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Short Hops: Streak Over, A-Rods Quad

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