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Piniella: Soriano Is Leadoff Hitter (For Now)
wrigleyville23 — It'll take someone new to displace Alfonso Soriano from the leadoff spot: "(Before) you make changes or contemplate making changes, you've got to have somebody who can do that." Piniella said no one on the current roster was a better option than Soriano, though he left the door open for an off-season move. "If we were to add somebody who's a leadoff hitter per se, then you can look at it," he said. "You can talk about this for the next 90 days, and unless we add somebody, it won't change. Put it this way: If the season started tomorrow and Soriano was my ...

Weekend Headlines/Open Thread
A League of Her Own — ... over 13 2/3 innings while striking out 10. Cubs shortstop Ronny Cedeno, who also is playing for Aragua, has batted .246 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 16 games. Outfielder Sam Fuld has hit .296 for Aragua with two home runs and nine RBIs in 25 games. He's batting .423 in his last 10 games with 11 walks. In action in the Dominican Republic, Jake Fox was leading the league with a .413 average in 20 games with two home runs, 12 doubles and 24 RBIs for Licey. Lou Speaks From the Trib: On Marmol as closer: ...

Friday Headlines w/ Some Random OBD Stuff.
A League of Her Own — I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that most of us are either a) out battling the masses for the ONE HDTV at Best Buy priced at 39.99, b) trying to get past the turkey hangover or c) sitting in front of the tv playing video games (Max, I'm looking at you But, for those of us present, accounted for, and hard at work (albeit, still in my jammies), I give you the Friday headlines: So here we go. Um . . . let's see. There has to be something . . . AHA! Here we go: Lou Piniella hasn't spoken to any of the Cubs since ...