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Soriano joins the dumbest on-field injuries in sports history
Published 4/16/2008 at Big League Stew
It's official. According to the Chicago Tribune's Hardball, Alfonso Soriano and his .175 batting average have been placed on the Cubs' 15-day disabled list.  Now that the limitations of his strained right calf have become a reality, Soriano and his hare-brained (literally) ways qualify for one of the rarer lists in all of sports unnecessarily injuring one's self on the field or court in the strangest and stupidest way possible.  Yes, the left fielder now joins a not-very-illustrious list that includes the following ... • ...

Soriano and the five dumbest on-field injuries in sports
Published 4/16/2008 at Big League Stew
It's official. According to the Chicago Tribune's Hardball, Alfonso Soriano and his .175 batting average have been placed on the Cubs' 15-day disabled list.  Now that the limitations of his strained right calf have become a reality, Soriano and his hare-brained (literally) ways qualify for one of the rarer lists in all of sports unnecessarily injuring one's self on the field or court in the strangest and stupidest way possible.  Yes, the left fielder now deserves a place among the not-very-illustrious list I've compiled below ... ...

Cub Town: Um...Okay
Published 4/16/2008 at Baseball Toaster
So, the trip to the DL we all knew was coming has become official , but the thing I know I failed to anticipate was the call-up of Eric Patterson to replace Peter Cottontail on the roster. The only thing I can think is that Jim Hendry is more concerned with filling a spot in the order - namely, leadoff - or replacing speed, than with anything else. I suppose there's some added flexibility there as well, what with Patterson being able to play pretty much anywhere in the outfield, along with second base, but I guess I thought Hendry would go with the demonstrably better bat, ...

Soriano Out; E-Pat In
Published 4/16/2008 by Cubnut at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... Wrigley Field will be drowning in Pattersons tonight as the Cubs' Eric will be in the dugout opposite the Reds' Corey. E-Pat has been called up from Triple-A Iowa as Alfonso Soriano and his strained right calf muscle go on the 15-day DL. ...

Game 14 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (2 of 3)
Published 4/16/2008 by Cubnut at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... Full lineups to come, but according to the Trib's Paul Sullivan, the Soriano-less Cubs will have Mike Fontenot leading off, Mark DeRosa will be manning left field, and Eric Patterson will be in the wings. (If Sullivan is right about the batting order, this will be the first time in Fontenot's Major League career he has been penciled into the leadoff spot.) ...