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Cubs’ Soriano goes for MRI

Aug 29, 8:40 pm EDT

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CHICAGO (AP)—Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano(notes) got an MRI on Saturday and manager Lou Piniella said there’s a good possibility he will need an injection to treat inflammation in his left knee.

“We’re going to wait and see,” Piniella said after the Cubs’ 11-4 win over the New York Mets. “Our team doctor will be here tomorrow morning and he’ll take a good look at him.

“He’ll examine the MRI and make a determination exactly what he’s going to do and have a pretty good guess on how long it’ll be. I would assume it will probably be a couple more days. “

Soriano was going to wait until Monday to have the test but Piniella said there was no sense in waiting since he wasn’t in the lineup Saturday.

Soriano hit a three-run shot Friday for his first homer since July 29, lifting the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Mets.

After the game, Soriano said the pain in his knee had worsened. He struggled defensively in the win and dropped a fly, leading boos at Wrigley Field.

“I want to play but it’s very tough,” he said. “I don’t get a very good jump because I cannot put weight on my knee.”

Soriano, who signed an eight-year, $136 million deal before the 2007 season, has been inconsistent this season and is batting .243 on the year. Friday’s homer gave him at least 20 in eight straight seasons.

Updated Aug 29, 8:40 pm EDT
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  1. Shambles
    20. Posted by Shambles Sun Aug 30 5:06pm EDT

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    Dizzy, down boy down.
  2. jeffstorm2
    19. Posted by jeffstorm2 Sat Aug 29 10:48pm EDT

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    YIPES! busted by tesaballs!!! lady, are u for real??? ok, got it. but plz do us ignorants a favor? if you can't drive better than the next guy, or cook btr, or type btr, or...then don't complain? now, run along & get Toto, they missya in Oz... This is a discussion forum, therefore, we discuss. it is our opinion and protected in our Constitution, same goes for you too!!! heehee. gawd, must be a slow nite out there...
  3. <i>tesaballs</i>
    18. Posted by tesaballs Sat Aug 29 10:24pm EDT

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    Can any of you play better then any of the players you are citing? I doubt it enough said!
  4. jeffstorm2
    17. Posted by jeffstorm2 Sat Aug 29 10:14pm EDT

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    Roseblondie: in simple terms, cubs (Hendry) likely "dangled him out there" and got a bite. now cubs must reach a deal to retain our own pitcher. failing that, the other team can somehow sign him. in simpler terms, Hendry is an idiot, trapped by his own blunders, trying to make up an explanation for a failed season, to the most loyal fans in the world...well, least for last 101 yrs...
  5. DizzyDean
    16. Posted by DizzyDean Sat Aug 29 10:13pm EDT

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    Cubs suck!
  6. Shambles
    15. Posted by Shambles Sat Aug 29 6:56pm EDT

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    How stupid can Bradley be. Cubs fans are not racist! Bradley, should bone-up a little on Cubs history. Banks, Jenkins, Williams and D. Lee just to name a few of our great black players were and still are loved by us old time Cubbie fans. The difference between "them" and Bradley is "they" never once acted like their dung didn't stink. "They" never once whined or blew-up at their manager. And "they" certainly never once, that I recall, accused Cubs fans of being stupid and racist. Bradley, comes from a list of MLB baseball teams that got rid of him, because of his @#$%y attitude that infected those teams with demoralization. Now we Cubs fans have to put up with Bradley's whining and unprofessional conduct.

    Personally, I will never accept Bradley as a true Cub. This guy is nothing more than a transient in passing. If the Cubs bring him back in 2010, I will after 41 years of being a Cub fan will withdraw as a Cub fan and never again watch or talk Cubs again.

    Make Ron Santo the new Cubs GM and Trammel the new Cubbie manager in 2010. I believe these two gentlemen can clean the Cubs team of all the parasites that are eating away at the present Cubs team.
  7. Rosieblondie
    14. Posted by Rosieblondie Sat Aug 29 6:51pm EDT

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    Will someone explain to me the waiver situation? I heard that the Twins claimed Harden off of waivers but he is still listed on the Cubs roster. Thank-you.
  8. pretzel boy
    13. Posted by pretzel boy Sat Aug 29 6:39pm EDT

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    Hey #9, the Ricketts family is a nice start but even they can't undo the ghastly signing of milton bradley for another two years. Lots of bad contracts on that team will keep it from being a serious contender for awhile longer.
  9. Steve H
    12. Posted by Steve H Sat Aug 29 6:17pm EDT

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    fire sale start over
  10. GORT
    11. Posted by GORT Sat Aug 29 5:52pm EDT

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    Amputate
  11. <i>martin.washington</i>
    10. Posted by martin.washington Sat Aug 29 5:06pm EDT

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    the cubs are stupid for trading derosa
  12. Shambles
    9. Posted by Shambles Sat Aug 29 4:55pm EDT

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    Yea, Yea, Yea. Could of, should of and etc. The Cubs do however, need major surgery during the coming off season. I hope the Ricketts(sp.) family is as smart as I hear they are, maybe this new ownership will come with some smart new management and make the 2010 MLB Cubs click like a team should. Please no more primma's or known whiners on next year's team.

    @C-Note, the 2009 Cubs team isn't falling apart, it's downright broken up now, Why?, because there is no team spirit. The next time you watch the Cubs playing on the tube, watch the facial expressions of the Cubs playing on the field that day. I believe that you will note that their faces express a listless who cares anymore attitude. I guess I would cop a similar attitude too if whiners like Soriano, Bradley and Zambrano are being paid 10 times more millions than the rest of team, and these guys did nothing but crap me out with their crappy stupid childish brains, attitudes and lack of performance when it really counts especially when they get paid to come through when they should and consistently don't.

    Here's to next year - AGAIN!!!!
  13. Tony
    8. Posted by Tony Sat Aug 29 4:50pm EDT

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    This is one of those phenomenons that can't---and may never--be explained,
    Perhaps an even bigger puzzle et to be answered ios why people fall down
    in October, get kicked aroumd all winter and return to the ticket windows in April as if to were the
    Yankees, I've been to many Cub games--both at Wrigley Field and on the road in San Francisco
    LA, San Diego and St. Louis. I am no closer to an answer than I was 60 years ago.
    Nobody else is, either. Small consolation.
  14. EL Jae
    7. Posted by EL Jae Sat Aug 29 4:47pm EDT

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    More damaged players ? But they still fill the seats.
    This a team madeup from experienced players, and rookies or potential new players from the farm system that show promise in spring training, and early on in the season, then stumbles as the season moves on to falling out of contention at this time of year.
    Die hard fans, continue to buy their season tickets all with the hope of "wait till next year".
    Players still get their "mega buck" contracts and retire from baseball due to injury, as the fans are left to pay from high price tickets, and concessions at the ball park and see good baseball ?
    Only in America !
  15. i am the goddam guru!!
    6. Posted by i am the goddam guru!! Sat Aug 29 4:19pm EDT

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    Should I dump him?
  16. <i>nagmstr</i>
    5. Posted by nagmstr Sat Aug 29 4:14pm EDT

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    even if the cubs got those pitchers it wouldn't have matterd cause they still can't hit the bal or score runs!!!
  17. bob s
    4. Posted by bob s Sat Aug 29 3:55pm EDT

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    Fe-Fi- Fo- Fum- Another typical season from the cubs
  18. Anthony A
    3. Posted by Anthony A Sat Aug 29 3:53pm EDT

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    Seriously, did Kazmir clear waviers to get traded to Angels??? How did ANY GM let that happen??? thats BS!!!
  19. Anthony A
    2. Posted by Anthony A Sat Aug 29 3:52pm EDT

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    I can't look.... this is disgusting!!! Why o WHY can't the cubs win??? Why couldn't they go after George Sherril out of Baltimore to close games? He went CHEAP to the dodgers to set up... with Gregg (blown) and Marmol (walks) he would have been great to have! So many IF's... Also could have gotten Peavy before the trade deadline.
  20. C-Note
    1. Posted by C-Note Sat Aug 29 3:40pm EDT

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    The Cubs are falling apart! sigh
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