Cubs' Felix Pie may be returning to minors -- ChicagoSports.com

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| Tribune reporter 10:31 PM CDT, May 8, 2008 Those changes manager Lou Piniella mentioned Tuesday may come sooner than expected if the Cubs don't snap out of their recent stretch of nine losses in 13 games. That could spell bad news for Felix Pie, who may be headed back to Triple-A Iowa to work on his swing. Although the Cubs desperately need another left-handed bat in the lineup to go along ... [link]

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Published 3 days ago by neil@chicagocubsonline.com (Chicago Cubs Online) at ChicagoCubsOnline.com
... Also, the CCO was sent the latest videos from MLB Roundup and DoublePlayTV that includes info on the next hot commodity from Japan as well as their Rookie of the Year and other awards after the first month of the season.... Enjoy the videos as you wait for the first pitch against the D'Backs. And finally, is it possible Felix Pie could be replaced on the Cubs' roster by Andres Torres ? According to a report by Paul Sullivan in the Tribune ....it is. Talkin' will post around 11:00am C.T.

Friday Morning Odds And Ends, Being On Fire Edition
Published 3 days ago by Colin Wyers at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
... Paul Sullivan is either the best-sourced or the most speculative beat writer: he suggests the Cubs are giving serious thought to sending Pie down to AAA to work on his swing. He would (potentially) be replaced by... ...

Friday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 3 days ago by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... and I'll try to pitch my game the way I've been doing. We'll see what happens." But the chance to put the first blemish on Johnson's career of Cubs-killing isn't the only thing on Zambrano's agenda this weekend. When he last faced Arizona, manager Lou Piniella lifted him in a 1-1 tie after the sixth inning of Game 1 of the National League division series. The controversial move was made to have Zambrano ready on three days' rest for Game 4, a game that never came. Pie might still end up in Iowa From the Trib: ...

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Friday 5/9, 1:20 CT
Published 2 days ago by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue
... Paul Sullivan says Felix Pie could get sent down -- but not for a pitcher. Instead, Andres Torres, who is hitting well at Iowa, could come up to be a bench player. ...

Pie to Minors.....Good Idea
Published 2 days ago by Jack Cobra at Cobra Brigade
... I'm probably the biggest Felix Pie supporter out there but when I read this morning that he might be heading back to Iowa.....I thought it was a good idea. ...

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