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Ever since Barry Bonds started using them in
2001, the use of maple bats has been in
the rise. Now, a baseball culture icon, Sam Holzman, of Sam Bats, gave Bonds one of the pricey maple bats which run from $65-$75 each, and when he did, it created a wave of players using them. Albert Pujols and Alfonso Soriano are but two others that use maple bats. But, while players say that they can hit ...
MRI reveals no damage to Soriano's right elbow
By DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 05/07/08
The Braves finally got some good medical news Wednesday when an MRI and bone scan of closer Rafael Soriano's right elbow showed no ...
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CINCINNATI -- Scratch that idea of the Cubs
carrying 13 pitchers when Scott Eyre returns later this
week. Eyre threw 1 inning Tuesday night for Class AAA Iowa, and the Cubs planned to give him another inning Wednesday. If things turn out OK, the Cubs ...
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A look at the lionizing and hating of
Alfonso Soriano.
| Tribune staff reporter 10:37 PM CDT, May
4, 2008 ST. LOUIS - ESPN analyst Joe Morgan
asked manager Lou Piniella during Sunday night's telecast if he had contemplated moving Alfonso Soriano down in the order. Piniella didn't chide Morgan but ...
Fangraphs are fun and all, and Friday night's
Cubs/Cardinals match sure was entertaining. But what about capturing
the performance of Alfonso Soriano and his effect on the fans? TCR introduces Cubs Fan Popularity Added.
The Cubs were doing fine without Alfonso Soriano.
Now that he's back, Ken Rosenthal says a great
lineup debate is raging.
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By Rob McQuown...Believe it or not - despite
the strong starts by the Cubs, and the fact
that for the most part, each of their units: offense, starting pitching, relief pitching, and defense look good – it seems almost impossible for Chicago sports media to comment on the team without their personal belief that Soriano shouldn't be hitting leadoff when he returns.
Soriano homers after 2 miscues > Alfonso Soriano
and Rich Hill had dueling nightmares Friday, but Soriano
managed to wake up in time to salvage his night. But Skip Schumaker's 11th ...
Lou Piniella responded to the outcry over his
venting, saying he was upset at a WSCR-AM reporter
for "trying to create news" by asking if he thought of removing Alfonso Soriano for defensive purposes. Phil Rogers: Cardinals on early roll Series ...
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3 A star-crossed evening for
Soriano Soriano homers after 2 miscues By Paul Sullivan
| Tribune staff reporter 11:58 PM CDT, May 2, 2008 ST. LOUIS - Cubs manager Lou Piniella was left without answers on Friday when trying to explain ...
ST. LOUIS -- You don't tug on Superman's
cape. You don't pull the mask off the Lone
Ranger. And you don't take Alfonso Soriano out late in a game for defensive purposes.
Lots of big MLB sluggers started cold this
season. See which ones I'm calling out.
Let's hop into the time machine and go
back to my April 7th post : I call
this series, "The Beginning" because it's the beginning of a stretch of games for the Cubs against a relatively easy schedule. They have the Phillies at the end of this week but over the next three weeks they play the Pirates Reds three times, and the Nationals three times. This is where the Cubs should start pushing
Yesterday's win against the Cubs sure has the
Chicago media in a tizzy, if Rick Telander and
Jay Mariotti of the Sun Times are any gauge. Both have columns in today's paper that I stumbled upon on Al Gore's internet this afternoon, and you would have ...
WASHINGTON -- Almost two weeks of Cubs binge
hitting has ground down just in time for a
key series against Milwaukee starting Tuesday. But they're counting on reinforcements by the end of that set.
There was no opportunity for him to do
his infamous bunny hop before snagging a fly ball
in left field, but Cubs leadoff hitter Alfonso Soriano found himself in the spotlight -- and in the cross hairs for boos -- during his first game back Thursday ...
Soriano plans to become more selective at plate
By Paul Sullivan | Tribune reporter 11:28 PM CDT,
April 30, 2008 When Alfonso Soriano returns to left field Thursday, he also will bring back his patented hop. When Soriano went down with his calf ...
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- A Virtue
- The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Soriano to return to lineup Thursday
- Piniella: Soriano to bat leadoff in Thursday return
- Let's trust Piniella on this one
- This Weeks JHA Winner - Alf Soriano
- Soriano finds comfort zone on basepaths
- TPoSGD: Checks, Drugs and Jocks 'n' Souls?
- Pie due back in lineup vs. Cincinnati -- ChicagoSports.com
- Cubs lose Soriano to injury in top of first inning
- Soriano hurt in outfield
- The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Soriano leaves game early for MRI
- Weirdest Cubs Injuries
- Cubs win game, but may lose Soriano -- ChicagoSports.com
- Cubs place Soriano on 15-day DL -- ChicagoSports.com
- Cubs place outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list
- Cubs place Soriano on 15-day DL
- The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: Official Info: Cubs place outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list
- Alfonso Soriano heads to DL; Patterson called up

















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