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Early Saturday Notes
Published 3/22/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue
... SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- Thought I'd let you chew on these before getting the game thread going Saturday morning: Where's Kosuke Fukudome going to bat? Second? Or maybe even leadoff? In any case, Alfonso Soriano is NOT going back to leadoff and may wind up hitting third. Mark DeRosa speaks out on The Trade That Shall Not Be Named: ...

Chicago Tribune: Cubs’ DeRosa sick of trade talks
Published 3/22/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Chicago Tribune: Cubs’ DeRosa sick of trade talks “It’s funny for me,” DeRosa said Friday at Hi Corbett Field. “I feel like I’ve done enough… where I shouldn’t be put in this position. Hopefully Jim and (manager Lou Piniella) realize I’m one of the best hitters they have and my bat should be in the lineup.” ... So has he put the Roberts rumor behind him? “I’ll put it behind me when I see who starts and I’m playing second, or if he’s here and I’m playing somewhere else,” DeRosa said. “I don’t worry about it. I know how good a player he is. I respect what he brings to the ...

Saturday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 3/22/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
Basketball, you're dead to me. DeRosa gets a little whiny He actually sounds less whiny in the parts I'm not putting in blockquotes. From the Trib: Opening Day is only nine days away, but Mark DeRosa still doesn't know if he will be in the starting lineup. It all depends on whether general manager Jim Hendry acquires Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts, who has been on the Cubs radar for nearly 3½ months. "It's funny for me," DeRosa said Friday at Hi Corbett Field. "I feel like ...

The Roundup: Let’s talk about something other than the Tournament
Published 3/22/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
... however.  [The Falcoholic] The quarterfinals for the sports media madness tournament.  [Sports Media Journal] Some info on the salary structure for the online residents at Gawker.  [Porfolio.com] If you feel compelled to do so, you can create your own highlight montage of NCAA Tourney action set to the tune of “One Shining Moment”.  I would be all over it if it involved a Rick Astley song.  [CNBC Sports Biz] Mark DeRosa has had enough of the trade talks involving Mark DeRosa.  [Chicago Sports] Tigers’ ...

Odds and Ends: Brian Roberts, Mark DeRosa, and Manny Ramirez Speak Out on Being Up-in-the-Air
Published 3/22/2008 by Sarah Green at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Meanwhile, Chicago's Mark DeRosa---whose fate hinges on a deal for Roberts---shares the same sentiment. "It's funny for me," he said. (That would be funny-weird, not funny-ha-ha.) ...

Feel Bad For Mark DeRosa
Published 3/22/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
Filed under: Chicago, Cubs, NL Central, MLB TransactionsJim Hendry has a bugaboo that he just can't shake: He wants Brian Roberts. Wants him bad. The problem is that acquiring Roberts would surely bump current second baseman/utility man Mark DeRosa to a full-time utility role, and De Rosa is rightfully pissed: "It's funny for me," DeRosa said Friday at Hi Corbett Field. "I feel like I've done enough ... where I shouldn't be put in this position. Hopefully Jim and [manager Lou Piniella] realize I'm one ...

‘Kudos & Wet Willies’, Va. Tech edition
Published 3/24/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
... fans who wanted to see Wednesday’s game, and nearly screwed two professional baseball leagues at the same time. Luckily, this got settled in time. The Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. The two teams are still TALKING about a trade that would send Brian Roberts to the Cubs. But, they still haven’t made one. Everyone is getting sick of this story, including Roberts and Chicago’s current second baseman, Mark DeRosa.