chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 4/23/2008
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CHICAGO -- Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, sidelined with a strained right calf, is able to ride a stationary bicycle now and said he hoped to begin running more strenuously this week when the team goes on the road. Soriano was placed on the 15-day disabled list April 16, and is expected to be activated when his time is up May 1, for the Cubs' game against Milwaukee. "There's no more pain," ...
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A Hundred Next Years —
32 Combined number of runs by which the Cubs won the last four games of their 7-1 homestand (13-1 and 13-6 vs. the Pirates; 7-1 and 8-1 vs. the Mets). 78 Number of years since the Cubs last won four games in a row by at least 6 runs each. 33 Number of years since the Cubs last went 14-6 in the season's first 20 games. 20 Number of games below .500 the '75 Cubs played following their 14-6 start (finishing 75-87, 5th in the NL East, 17 1/2 games behind the Pirates). 9 Number of days until Alfonso Soriano's expected return to the Cub lineup. 6 Number of games ...
What's the Answer?
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To leadoff or not to leadoff is the question Lou Piniella has to find an answer to once Alfonso Soriano returns from the DL. A report last week on Cubs.com indicated Soriano is pain free and ...
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