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Lou Piniella Accomplishes Little for a Floundering Franchise

CHICAGO - And there goes another one. Another year, another manager, another era. And the Cubs are still losers. Lou Piniella announced Tuesday that he was quitting as Cubs manager at the end of the year, but the truth is, the Cubs had already beaten the life out of him nearly two years ago. Piniella arrived known for...

Unassisted Double Play Too Flashy for Mariners' Michael Saunders

SEATTLE -- The question before us today is just how long you have to be in the big leagues before you're no longer concerned about offending opponents by trying to do a little something special. In the fifth inning of Tuesday's game between the Cubs and the Mariners, second-year Seattle left fielder Michael Saunders had a...

Major League Notebook: May 2

Here's what's happening around baseball on Sunday May 2, 2010: • It's May, so naturally Mark Teixeira is heating up after spending all April looking like an overmatched rookie. Hitting .153 entering play Sunday, Teixeira had four hits as the Yankees routed the White Sox. • Stephen Strasburg was human in his...

Memo to Boobirds: You Aren't Helping

Let's play a game? What do Javier Vazquez, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rios, David Wright, Troy Glaus, David Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome have in common? OK, before you get smart-alecky, it isn't that they are all baseball players or that they have all been All-Stars or that they are all...

Roto Rush: Carlos Zambrano to Bullpen

Everyone remembers opening day in Atlanta where Carlos Zambrano was torched for eight earned runs and will live in Braves lore forever as the guy who gave up a home run to Jason Heyward in the rookie's first major league at-bat. It's apparent that Lou Piniella is only focusing on that one start. Since then, Zambrano has...

Alfonso Soriano News From the Web

05/23/12 Cubs lose 8th straight game Source: Beloit Daily News - Beloit WI After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him.
05/23/12 Soriano picking up his power Source: CBSSports.com Alfonso Soriano has been tearing it up for over a week, but will it continue?
05/23/12 Astros hand Cubs 8th straight loss with 2-1 win Source: The Missoulian - Missoula MT After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him.
05/21/12 Clevenger to begin rehab with Triple-A Iowa Source: Minor League Baseball Cubs pitcher Carlos Marmol and catcher Steve Clevenger will begin rehab assignments this week at Triple-A Iowa, but neither are expected to rejoin the big league team until after next weekend.
05/17/12 Cubs' bullpen allows 7 in 9-2 defeat Source: Beloit Daily News - Beloit WI The names coming out of the Chicago Cubs bullpen changed.

Background on Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs.

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