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 Ordering up a trade
Ordering up a trade
Alfonso Soriano says getting used to batting anywhere but leadoff will take time. That's why he sees the logic in moving down in the Cubs' batting order now, rather than waiting for a Brian Roberts trade that isn't likely to get done until the final ...

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 Whatifsports MLB Power Rankings - June 16
Whatifsports MLB Power Rankings - June 16
Despite losing Soriano, the Cubs are atop the power rankings, followed closely by the Phillies, who jumped 4 spots. Other big movers are the Tigers (+8) and Padres (+9!). See where your team ranks!
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 Giants Fans Created Computer Program to Rig Online All-Star Votes for Barry Bonds
Giants Fans Created Computer Program to Rig Online All-Star Votes for Barry Bonds
Filed under: Giants , NL West , MLB All-Star Game , San Francisco Earlier this week, I doubted that Barry Bonds was voted into the All-Star game by the fans following a massive surge to pass up Alfonso Soriano . Well, turns out I was right, if you ...
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 Weirdest Cubs Injuries
Weirdest Cubs Injuries
All baseball teams go through injuries during their season but it seems that the Chicago Cubs have some of the wackiest injuries in all of baseball. With Alfonso Soriano getting injured last night while doing his patented 'hop' while catching a fly ...
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 Could MLB Eventually Ban Maple Bats?
Could MLB Eventually Ban Maple Bats?
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 ...
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 Slugging second basemen: Rogers Hornsby and a bunch of guys named Joe
Slugging second basemen: Rogers Hornsby and a bunch of guys named Joe
Through 39 games, Chase Utley has hit 13 home runs, tied for the league lead in home runs with Houston’s Lance Berkman. If he can maintain his spot atop the leaderboard for the remaining ¾ of the season, Utley will become the first second baseman to lead his league in home runs since Ryne Sandberg in 1990.
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 Deadline Pushed Back to July 31 for Cubs/Wrigley Field Sale
Deadline Pushed Back to July 31 for Cubs/Wrigley Field Sale
The Tribune Co. has pushed back the deadline for bids on the sale Chicago Cubs and/or Wrigley Field from July 9 to July 31 amid concerns by prospective buyers that the rosy revenue projection figures within the 300-page financial “book” put together by Tribune are unrealistic. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , while revenues have almost doubled over the last five years, ...
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The Cubs Are Taking Over ... the airwaves anyway
Video of the Cubs' Derrek Lee punching Padres' pitcher Chris Young during today's game.
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Whose Car Could this Be?
As you can see, Soriano has a stately but understated chariot, something that offers him comfort without drawing too much attention to himself.
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 Howard Wins Arbitration. Sets Bar High for Young Players
Howard Wins Arbitration. Sets Bar High for Young Players
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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 The Cubs really love outfielders
The Cubs really love outfielders
Like a bad fantasy baseball team manager, the Cubs have dealt for yet another outfielder. This now brings the total number of outfielders to more than they can use in a game and then some.
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 Prior plays catch at Friendly Confines
Prior plays catch at Friendly Confines
Cubs pitcher Mark Prior got the go-ahead to play catch, and he did so on Friday at Wrigley Field, ending the first week of his throwing program.
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 Video - Chicago Cubs WGN Extended Montage
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Video - Chicago Cubs WGN Extended Montage
This is the Cubs montage that has been played on WGN several times now. It was played at the Cubs Rally and included clips of the Cubs clinching the division.
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Now Leading Off for the Chicago Cubs!
Win% impact of having Soriano lead off!
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 Wrigley Field has a new Field
Wrigley Field has a new Field
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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Soriano suffers fractured finger
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will not be able to play in Cactus League games for about five days after suffering a non-displaced fracture of the tip of his right middle finger during an early drill Sunday. > Soriano was working on ...
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Cubs Wasting Soriano’s Talents
Great article on a topic that I totally agree with. Every time I've seen the Cubs this year, they've had the Fonze batting lead off. How many walks does this guy get a year? Like 12?
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 Roto Chronicles: National League–May 19
Roto Chronicles: National League–May 19
The Cincinnati Reds cleaned house this week. We can’t say the same for Elijah Dukes. The Cincinnati Reds played so well against the Cleveland Indians that they made my Royalty section. Some players saw their stocks rising and some saw theirs soaring. While Ruts and Royalty isn’t an exact science it helps you gauge who you need to start and who you need to bench for the upcoming week. ...
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Soriano out 6 weeks
Alfonso Soriano was hit in the left hand by a pitch from Braves starter Jeff Bennett and was removed from the game for a pinch-runner. X-rays revealed that he had a broken hand. He will be out at least six weeks.

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