Alfonso Soriano - February 2008 |
bizofbaseball.com - 2/21/2008
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The owners will win the battle of salary
arbitration in 2008, but they won’t get a clean...
sweep, and really, they could wind up losing. Ryan Howard won his arbitration hearing with the Philadelphia Phillies , and in doing so, set the bar for other young players in the future. With Howard winning his case, he will make $10 million this season, tied for the most ever awarded a player in ...
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Howard Wins Arbitration. Sets Bar High for Young Players
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baseballdigestdaily.com - 2/21/2008
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Win% impact of having Soriano lead off!
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Now Leading Off for the Chicago Cubs!
homerderby.com - 2/21/2008
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Over the past decade the Cubs have made
lots of improvements to Wrigley Field ... seats, statues,...
falling concrete, etc. But they had ignored their pot-hole ridden field. Until now ... video at HRD.
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Wrigley Field has a new Field
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 2/27/2008
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| Tribune reporter 9:30 PM CST, February 26,
2008 MESA, Ariz. - Alfonso Soriano grew more comfortable...
in Chicago with every passing day last season, and in September he enjoyed his best month as a Cub. Whether he can translate that success to 2008 and ...
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Alfonso Soriano tries to overcome fear of Wrigley's ...
sports.espn.go.com - 2/15/2008
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Second baseman Brandon Phillips agreed to a $27
million, four-year deal on Friday, settling the Cincinnati Reds'...
final arbitration case and satisfying a player who doesn't want to leave. The 26-year-old infielder had a breakout season last year, when he joined Alfonso Soriano as the only second basemen in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases.
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Reds, Phillips agree to deal, avoid arbitration hearing
mvn.com - 2/19/2008
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Sunday night, Derek, Edwin and I had the
pleasure of hosting an “experts” mock draft with a...
number of our favorite fantasy bloggers. The full write-up of that experience will appear in our upcoming draft kit, launching February 26. As a teaser, Zach Piso shares his reasoning behind taking Alfonso Soriano at No. 11...
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Sneak Peek: Reasoning Behind Soriano at No. 11
stltoday.com - 2/24/2008
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September 16, 2007 -- Chicago starting pitcher Jason
Marquis sits on the bench with Alfonso Soriano (right)...
and other teammates during a game between the Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. (Chris Lee/P-D)
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Marquis fights for starting job
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com - 2/29/2008
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First game attended this Spring, C.J. Wilson in
trouble after comments on blogs, Soriano afraid of the...
Wrigley Field wall, SI's College Baseball Preview.
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BDD Spring Training Blog - February 28, 2008
mlbtraderumors.com - 2/5/2008
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Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press
reports that the Tigers are nearing a trade for...
26 year-old righty Armando Galarraga . In return, the Tigers would send 24 year-old outfielder Michael Hernandez to the Rangers. The Rangers had ...
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Tigers To Acquire Armando Galarraga
suntimes.com - 2/18/2008
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Let the leadoff-hitter debates begin again. Alfonso Soriano
is in camp. The Cubs' left fielder and lack-of-a-better-option...
leadoff man says he's more comfortable and relaxed entering his second season with the team, but he's still not sure how well he'll be able to run more than six months after suffering a quadriceps tear that sidelined him for a month.
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Soriano checks in as question mark
chicagotribune.com - 2/27/2008
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Alfonso Soriano grew more comfortable in Chicago with
every passing day last season, and in September he...
enjoyed his best month as a Cub.
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Alfonso Soriano tries to overcome fear of Wrigley's ...
dailyherald.com - 2/18/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs manager Lou Piniella knew
the question was coming Sunday. He has heard all...
the arguments before. He even says those arguments make some sense. "Why?" Piniella repeated when asked why the question of dropping leadoff man Alfonso ...
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Could Soriano bat 3-4-5-6? Not likely
viewfromthebleachers.com - 2/24/2008
cobrabrigade.com - 2/28/2008
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The Cubs open their Arizona schedule with the
Giants on Thursday and for those of you who...
are keeping score at home, here is the Cubs lineup and projected pitchers . Shortstop Ryan Theriot will lead off followed by third baseman Ronny Cedeno, right ...
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Cubs Prepare for First Game of Spring
baseballprospectus.com - 2/29/2008
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Two storied franchises, each boasts an especially singular
star ballplayer....
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Doctoring The Numbers: The Cubs and the Red Sox by Rany ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 2/17/2008
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It was pretty cool to learn today that
Cubs outfielder Matt Murton reads MLBTradeRumors.com . Welcome! Unfortunately,...
I can't imagine it's thrilling to read about yourself in trade rumors all winter. Murton is a left fielder, and the ...
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Murton Reads MLBTR
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com - 2/21/2008
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This is one that the Phillies might not
mind losing. Ryan Howard won his arbitration case against...
the Phillies, earning the 10 million he asked for, instead of the 7 million the Phillies offered. That figure ties the record given to a player in arbitration. Alfonso Soriano also won 10 million back in 2006.
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Howard Wins Arbitration, 10 Million
suntimes.com - 2/25/2008
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MESA, Ariz. The Cubs rave about Kosuke
Fukudomes footwork in right field, insist that Felix Pies...
range and ability to catch the ball in center is more important than whether he hits .280 and talk confidently about the stability of left field with ...
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Fielding dreams
out-of-rightfield.blogspot.com - 2/27/2008
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This sissy is afraid of bricks.
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Alfonso Soriano is Afraid of the Wall
sports.aol.com - 2/27/2008
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Alfonso Soriano is a bad defensive left-fielder. That's
part of the reason he's in left field, and...
not in center -- left field is where the dregs of defensive outfield play. It's where they feel at home. It's where they can become the goofy ...
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Get Ready to Laugh at Alfonso Soriano
