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Friday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
A League of Her Own — ... Series games. Cubs manager Lou Piniella defended Soriano against the rap that he is not a big-game player. "I think it's unfair," Piniella said. "You can always point the finger wherever you want, but it's a team game. And just because one guy struggles, other people can pick it up. "Obviously you look for your big people to do special things, but I've always been of the school of thought that baseball is an individual game, but boy, I'll tell you, it's team." Piniella to sit Fukudome in game 3 From the Trib: ...

Postseason Papers: Raysmania enters playoff victory territory
Big League Stew — ... Bill Plaschke. [LA Times] • The Cubs are coming apart writes TJ Simers. [LA Times] • Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa recalls his days playing for the Cubs in '84. [LA Daily News] • Joe Torre doesn't want to mess with Blake Dewitt's confidence. [Orange County Register] • Kosuke Fukudome will not be in the starting lineup on Saturday. [Chicago Tribune] • It has been 36,514 days since the Cubs won the World ...

Piniella Throws Fukudome Under Bus
Sons of Steve Garvey — ... half, hitting .217 after the all-star break. "It's been a long time," Piniella said. "I've had as much patience with him as I've had with anybody I've ever managed. We've played him. We've moved him around in the lineup with the thought of, 'Well, this'll get him going. This'll get him going. This'll get him going.' "It's been a struggle for this young man. I feel for him. He's a good young man, and he plays hard, and he wants to do well." And from the Trib: "Look, we need offense," Piniella said before the game. ...