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Baseball Today: Monday, May 5
Published 5/5/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... in my personal life" -- but continues to insist he never used performance-enhancing drugs. (New York Daily News) WHAT ABOUT THEM? Ozzie Guillen wonders -- in the purplest language imaginable -- why the White Sox, who won the World Series in 2005, are so criticized in Chicago while the Cubs, who haven't won in 100 years, get a pass. (Chicago Tribune) PACK YOUR BAGS THEN, SORI: Lou Piniella compares Alfonso Soriano to Bobby Bonds. (Chicago Tribune) WHADDYA WORRIED ABOUT? Stop fretting about ...

Piniella compares Soriano to Bobby Bonds (RR)
Published 5/5/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Piniella compares Soriano to Bobby Bonds (RR) Lou Piniella...desperately trying to have his own chapter in Neyer’s follow-up book. “I played with Bobby Bonds in New York, and we traded for him from the Giants for Bobby Murcer,” Piniella told Joe Morgan. “And we put him in the 4 hole, and boy, he floundered. And all of a sudden, two months into the season, we put him back where he was familiar in that 1 hole and he really, really flourished and just had 40-40 (steals and home runs) and over 100 RBIs and was the great player he always was. “I think Soriano is the same type of ...

Monday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 5/5/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... looking for," Marquis said. "But I feel good. I'll work hard in-between starts like I always do, and I'm looking forward to my next start." Asked if he would skip Marquis' next start with an off day on Thursday, Piniella said he wasn't sure what he'd do. But if Piniella has proven anything this year, it's that he has no patience for players who aren't performing. General manager Jim Hendry has Sean Marshall and Sean Gallagher in the bullpen in case of emergency. Lou puts up with Joe Morgan I wish he would've gone off on him on-air. ...

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Monday 5/5, 6:10 CT
Published 5/5/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... Lou says Alfonso Soriano is a similar hitter to his old Yankee teammate Bobby Bonds. Well, except that in his one Yankee season, Bobby Bonds walked nearly three times as often (89) as Soriano has in 1+ seasons with the Cubs (36, so far). Lou: please get Soriano in the #5 spot where he belongs! ...

Tuesday Morning Odds and Ends, ROIDS ROIDS ROIDS Edition
Published 5/6/2008 by Colin Wyers at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
... Is now a good time to bring up the fact that Lou was talking about Bobby Bonds the other day? Because if you're looking for a left-handed outfielder that has some pop in his bat, you should know that Bobby has a son who is very good at baseball. And he's available as a free agent! ...