Alfonso Soriano is Good at Hitting Baseballs Again

The Sporting Blog found this 5/19/2008 on sportsyenta.blogspot.com [flag]

Obligatory Cubs post here. Feel free to move on if it's not quite your bag but... The Northsiders wrapped up their best 10-game homestand in 30 years this weekend by taking two-of-three against the Pirates to finish 8-2. I mean, even Jason Marquis got a win, so you know things are going well. Is there anyone hotter right now than Alfonso Soriano? He was hitting .188 before this homestand ... [link]

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Morning Constitutional: Rain Delay Dance-Off
Published 5/19/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... | Shutdown Corner Brady learns his lesson about wearing Yankees hats, transfers MLB allegiances to the west coast. Soriano Good at Hitting Baseballs Again | Rumors and Rants Alfonso raises his batting average over 100 points in one homestand. ...

THE AFTER PARTY
Published 5/19/2008 by DCScrap (noreply@blogger.com) at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
Chris Mortensen holds grudges. (End Zone Buzz) Best... F-Bomb... Ever. (Stupid Sideline Reporters) Time for the Utah Jazz to change coaches. (With Malice...) NCAA Enforcement and the blame game. (Money Players) People pay fake coach $10,000's! (The Beautiful Game) Feds plan on talking to all 104 MLB players with PED positives. (Steroid Nation) Don't look now but Alfonso Soriano suddenly learned how to hit again. (Rumors and Rants) Target practice in the Pimlico infield. (Hugging Harold Reynolds) The ...

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