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From Jason Stark's latest : Sori You're Gone Dept.: In the Cubs' first eight games without Alfonso Soriano they averaged 8.4 runs a game. They looked so good, in fact, that some scouts say they like this lineup better without Soriano than with him. "Soriano is a first-pitch hacker, and that goes against everything Lou [Piniella] has been preaching to that club about patience," said one ...
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17-10: It’s Not Just A Final Score For Bears Games Involving Jim Harbaugh; Or, Holy Christ, We Have A Real Catcher!
Published 5/1/2008 by Mike D. at Hire Jim Essian!
... Soriano comes off the DL and will presumably bat leadoff. I get easily annoyed by some of Soriano’s play–although I’m nowhere near the level of loathing for the guy that some people are–but this can only be a good thing. The best thing about how well the Cubs have played in Soriano’s absence is not that they proved that they can survive without him, but that he shouldn’t be a distraction when he returns. ...
