Soriano: Lose Some, Win Some

For Alfonso Soriano, the past few days had pretty much sucked. After his ninth inning drop of a routine fly ball on Saturday led to a 6-5 loss in extra innings, he's been the target of scorn by Cubs fans and sports media alike.

With everybody in town ripping on Soriano's poor glove, what's a guy to do to redeem himself?

Fortunately for the Cubs and their fans, manager Lou Piniella didn't heed the advice of baseball pundits across the airwaves and in print, and didn't pull his maligned outfielder for defensive purposes late in the game. If he had, Soriano wouldn't have been able to bat in the 10th and come through with the game-winning hit.

In what's been an up and down year for the Cubs' highly paid slugger, things are looking up again... for now.
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