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]]> http://cubs-sportsfans.com/2009/09/14/piniella-wants-more-runs-from-no-5-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Betting Baseball Club » Dynamic duo’s strides driving Dodgers Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:06:10 +0000 http://cubs-sportsfans.com/?p=50#comment-18 [...] Piniella wants more runs from No. 5 spot Lou Piniella has not talked about next season with the Cubs’ front office. Once he does, the discussion will center on one issue. “We’ve got to figure out a way to get back up close to the number of runs we scored last year,” Piniella said. Heading into Monday’s series opener against the Brewers, the Cubs are on pace to score about 140 fewer runs in 2009 than they did in 2008. Piniella believes the culprit is the fifth spot in the lineup. “That’s a spot that needs to be solved this winter [...] [...] Piniella wants more runs from No. 5 spot Lou Piniella has not talked about next season with the Cubs’ front office. Once he does, the discussion will center on one issue. “We’ve got to figure out a way to get back up close to the number of runs we scored last year,” Piniella said. Heading into Monday’s series opener against the Brewers, the Cubs are on pace to score about 140 fewer runs in 2009 than they did in 2008. Piniella believes the culprit is the fifth spot in the lineup. “That’s a spot that needs to be solved this winter [...]

]]> http://cubs-sportsfans.com/2009/08/26/soriano-scratched-with-sore-knee/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Betting Baseball Club » Mets hurlers Putz, Perez suffer setbacks Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:08:35 +0000 http://cubs-sportsfans.com/?p=39#comment-12 [...] Soriano scratched with sore knee Alfonso Soriano was scratched from Tuesday’s game because of a sore knee that’s been nagging him for four months, but the Cubs left fielder will hold off on getting an MRI to see if he responds to treatment. Soriano was examined during Tuesday’s game, a 15-6 loss to the Washington Nationals, by the team’s medical staff. “[The doctor] thinks it’s nothing big,” Soriano said after the game. “He said if I keep playing, and I have a sore knee, we’ll do an MRI. I know I want to do it anyway, but [...] [...] Soriano scratched with sore knee Alfonso Soriano was scratched from Tuesday’s game because of a sore knee that’s been nagging him for four months, but the Cubs left fielder will hold off on getting an MRI to see if he responds to treatment. Soriano was examined during Tuesday’s game, a 15-6 loss to the Washington Nationals, by the team’s medical staff. “[The doctor] thinks it’s nothing big,” Soriano said after the game. “He said if I keep playing, and I have a sore knee, we’ll do an MRI. I know I want to do it anyway, but [...]

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