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Soriano ready to run on top

By fonziefan12 ⋅ March 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alfonso Soriano has heard the criticism. He’s heard people question why he is leading off for the Cubs. Why not move the left fielder down in the order to take advantage of his power?Soriano smiles.
“That’s part of the job,” he said Thursday. “I don’t think about it. If somebody asks a question, [...]

WGN Spring Training Schedule Update

By fonziefan12 ⋅ March 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

WGN Radio has made a change in its spring broadcast schedule and will not carry Saturday’s game against Arizona, but will carry the March 27 game against Milwaukee.

Soriano sidlined with a fractured finger

By fonziefan12 ⋅ March 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks to: Carrie Muskat, Mlb.com.
MESA, Ariz. — Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will not be able to play in Cactus League games for about five days after suffering a non-displaced fracture of the tip of his right middle finger during an early drill Sunday.
Soriano was working on catching balls against the outfield wall, and he reached [...]

My initial Soriano projections for 2008

By fonziefan12 ⋅ February 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I was reading some Cubs blogs the other day when I ran into this from Bleed Cubbie Blue.  They talked a bit about Soriano’s projections for this year.  Here is my feedback on that with my own projections:
B: 600 (fewer because of some injury)
R: 101
H: 184
2B: 45 (doubles machine)
3B: 5 (will have some legs this [...]

Soriano hopes to run more in 2008

By fonziefan12 ⋅ February 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Alfonso Soriano used to steal 40 bases with ease. Lately, he has been feeling the effects of some injuries which kept him from running as much. According to the Cubs website, Soriano will look to run more if he’s 100%
“I don’t know yet,” Soriano said. “I have to see how I feel with [...]

Is this the year the Cubs end the 100-year drought?

By fonziefan12 ⋅ February 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

By: When we last left the Chicago Cubs, Lou Piniella was walking off his team’s field toward the dugout for the last time on Oct. 6, 2007. A fan shouted, “Get ‘em next year!” and the manager nodded and replied with a wave: “Yeah. We’ll do better.”Fans were pouring stoically out of Wrigley Field toward [...]

2008 Cubs Spring Training schedule

By fonziefan12 ⋅ February 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With the close of football season and March Madness coming right around the corner, sports around February and March are crazy hectic. The best part of it all, some may say, is the start of a brand new Cubs baseball season. Here’s a list of the Cubs spring training schedule, and if and where it will [...]

Soriano to leadoff this season

By fonziefan12 ⋅ January 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

No suprises here… Alfonso Soriano will be the leadoff hitter for the Chicago Cubs. After having a batting average of .299 in his first season as a Cub and hitting 173 hits and 33 home runs, some wonder if he is more worthy of a position lower in the batting order. According to most baseball experts, [...]

What do you think?

By fonziefan12 ⋅ January 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I was surfing the web when I came across this one video clip that was talking about moving Soriano to center.  I know they were already considering this at the beginning of the season in ‘07, but that was before the Cubs had Fukudome that we knew FOR SURE he had a certain place he [...]

Soriano brings holiday cheer to Kids

By fonziefan12 ⋅ January 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

By: Carrie Muskat, Mlb.com
CHICAGO — A year ago, after Alfonso Soriano had agreed to an eight-year contract with the Cubs and was headed to Wrigley Field to be introduced, he was driven past one of the city’s hospitals.
Soriano didn’t know any of the patients at Children’s Memorial Hospital, but saw “children” and “hospital” on the [...]

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