chicagotribune.com - 7/4/2009
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Sam Fuld to leadoff Saturday against Milwaukee Brewers
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Manager Lou Piniella declined to discuss the move for Saturday's game against Milwaukee, except to say "we'll probably make a few adjustments with our lineup."
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suntimes.com - 7/7/2009
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For the first time since Alfonso Soriano signed
that $136 million contract more than 2½ years ago,...
Cubs manager Lou Piniella sounds willing to move Soriano out of the leadoff spot on a long-term basis.
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CUBS IN BRIEF: No leadoff, no problem: Soriano
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 7/3/2009
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By Paul Sullivan Lou Piniella knew it was
coming and there was nothing he could do to...
stop it. The Sammy Fuld bandwagon was going at breakneck speed, with everyone lobbying Piniella to stick the kid back in the lineup,...
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Piniella calls Fuld 'prototype leadoff man,' but sits ...
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... will be in the leadoff spot Saturday with Soriano getting dropped in the order. Lou Piniella is long overdue with this move – a leadoff man's first job is getting on base, and that's something Soriano hasn't been doing all year (.291 OBP). Fuld collected four hits and two walks as the temporary leadoff man earlier in the week, albeit his Triple-A resume from earlier in the year (.286/.358/.399) didn't make anyone forget Rickey Henderson. ...
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