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Alfonso “The Fonz” Soriano: Ehhh….awful?

On November 19, 2006, I received a text message from my friend Dan that read “What do you think about the Cubs getting Soriano?” I thought to myself, Alfonso Soriano…the guy that just went 40/40 for the Washington Nationals…my favorite player? As a Chicago Cubs’ fan this was hard to comprehend as the organization does not have a history [...]

2009 Least Valuable Players

Joe Posnanski of SI.com recently complied his list of “anti-award” winners for both the American and National Leagues. The AL Least Valuable Player (LVP) was Toronto Blue Jays’ centerfielder Vernon Wells.  Runners-up for this designation included Yuniesky Betancourt, Kansas City Royals; Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians; Alex Rios, Blue Jays/Chicago White Sox; and Jose Guillen, Royals. [...]