Soriano, Hill baffling for Piniella

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Saturday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 5/3/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... field plays," Piniella said. "I really don't." Soriano ended an 0-for-8 streak in his comeback with a ninth inning shot off Jason Isringhausen, but he acknowledged getting some bad jumps on the two misplays. "I've got to work a little bit more with my jumps," he said. Two weeks not playing in the outfield made me feel a little weird in left field, but I'm OK. I had a very good last two years in the outfield. I had a couple bad games, but that's part of the game." Hill losing job, Aramis probably out for today I'm packaging exciting ...

From Wuertz To Chad
Published 5/3/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... question that was asked yesterday, the guy who asked it knew the answer before I had to answer it," Piniella said. "Why ask it? Why can't he report the news instead of trying to create news? "I'm not going to take Soriano out for defense. He knows it, you know it, and unless there's a double switch, that's the only way he's coming out of the ballgame. Everybody knows that. You don't take superstar players out of the lineup. You don't do it." But then, in Bruce's game recap from last night, Piniella shows his frustration, which ...