Soriano Reactivated As Barney Is Shelved
The Cubs reactivated Alfonso Soriano Wednesday after placing Darwin Barney on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained knee.
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The Cubs reactivated Alfonso Soriano Wednesday after placing Darwin Barney on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained knee.
After admittedly making "the wrong read" on a Carlos Pena double on Monday night, Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney suffered a knee injury while sliding into third.
Why Brewers manager Ron Roenicke handed the Cubs a win last night, plus thoughts on Tony Campana, the Twins, White Sox and the Stanley Cup Finals
The Chicago Cubs are 4-9 in June, a record that hardly encourages optimism for the team that has the third worst record in baseball. But if the last two games are any indication, the rest the season could be an improvement.
"We won today. If we win tomorrow, that's two in a row. If we win the next day, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before." - Lou Brown, 'Major League'
The Cubs got a home run from Aramis Ramirez in the 8th to tie the game and Castro drove home the winning run in the 10th to beat the Brewers 5-4.
The Cubs reportedly called up Chris Carpenter from Double-A Tennessee and sent Casey Coleman down to Triple-A Iowa Tuesday.
When the New York Yankees make the trip to Wrigley Field on Friday, Derek Jeter may be watching the games from the dugout instead of playing.
The Chicago Cubs Single-A affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs, will give have a LeBron James 2011 NBA Championship Replica Ring Giveaway on June 16. The replica ring, much like James' is non-existent.
After losing to the St. Louis Cardinals on June 5, starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano went on a postgame rant where he called the team's performance this season "embarrassing" and compared them to a Triple-A team.
