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A star-crossed evening for Soriano -- ChicagoSports.com
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A star-crossed evening for Soriano -- ChicagoSports.com
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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 the puzzling pitching of Rich Hill and the clueless defensive play of Alfonso Soriano. While Soriano was able to make up for his defensive lapses ...

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GoatRiders of the Apocalypse:  The Strange Case of Dr. Rich Hill and Mr. Wild

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The Strange Case of Dr. Rich Hill and Mr. Wild
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse — ... League. The Cubs are going to need the sort of production that Hill is capable of if they want to win more than 85 or so games this season. Now it's a different matter entirely if there's a mechanical problem or an injury that Hill is dealing with. And if the Cubs know of a specific health issue or mechanical problem in Hill's delivery, they're by all means justified doing whatever they think is necessary to correct the specific problem. Is that the case? Let's see what Lou said in his postgame conference: "Hill can't start like this in the ...

Saturday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
A League of Her Own — No more starts for you. Hill, Soriano do their best to drive us insane Can we sue for pain and suffering? From the Trib: Cubs manager Lou Piniella was left without answers on Friday when trying to explain the puzzling pitching of Rich Hill and the clueless defensive play of Alfonso Soriano. While Soriano was able to make up for his defensive lapses with a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning, Hill's ineptitude forced Piniella to remove him in the first inning and use almost ...

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