Star-crossed evening for Soriano

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Chicago Tribune: Star-crossed evening for Soriano (RR)
Published 5/3/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Chicago Tribune: Star-crossed evening for Soriano (RR) Alfonso Soriano and Rich Hill had dueling nightmares Friday night at Busch Stadium, but Soriano managed to wake up in time to salvage his night… Soriano’s defensive shortcomings were exposed once again with a pair of misplays in left field, while Hill’s control problems were so severe it could lead to an extended stay in the minors. But Soriano made up for his bad day with a two-run, game-tying home run off Jason Isringhausen with one out in the ninth inning, as the Cubs sent the game into extra innings tied 3-3. ... ...

Closing Time: Gallardo, Hill can't pitch, for different reasons
Published 5/3/2008 at Roto Arcade
Going, going, Gallardo. The bad news came early today. Yovani Gallardo tore his ACL and will likely be done for the year. Reading the comment thread, it appears that the consensus from the fantasy masses is that trading Gallardo before the injury was good, losing him from an active roster is bad and thank goodness there's still Max Scherzer. • Let's get Chicago's assessment of Rich Hill's latest outing directly from manager Lou Piniella's mouth. ""Hill can't start like this in the big leagues. ...

Buzz Bissinger on the Cubs vs. Cardinals -- May 3, 2008 - 2:45pm CDT
Published 5/3/2008 by Max Power at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... Well, on to the game.  If you worthless Philistines actually read a newspaper (and web versions do not count -- you have to get ink on your fingers), you'd know that Paul Sullivan discussed Soriano's defensive difficulties in his return last night.  He hit a home run, though so that's good. ...