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A New Breed of Lead-off Man

By Carmen DeFalco

Monday, August 4, 2008

There is a new type of ballplayer topping the lineup cards of big league managers. There is one such player in left field at Clark and Addison every day (or wherever the Cubs happen to be playing). Upon Alfonso Soriano's arrival in the winter of '06, and continuing through his first season in a Cubs' uniform and even into the first half of '08, sports talk radio was a buzz with the "Soriano should bat third for more RBI opportunities" debate. However, the conversation has subsided. Cubs fans h ...

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