Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Bruce Miles / Daily Herald : Piniella fed up with Fukudome's play — Cubs manager Lou Piniella has all but written off right fielder Kosuke Fukudome for the rest of the playoffs and maybe longer. — “From now on, I don't want to hear about Fukudome anymore as far as whether he's going to play or not,” …
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Lou Piniella has pulled the plug on Kosuke Fukudome for the rest of the NLDS: "From now on, I don't want to hear about Fukudome anymore as far as whether he's going to play or not," Piniella bellowed after Thursday night's 10-3 loss to the Dodgers in which Fukudome went 0-for-4, making him 0-for-8 in the National League division series. "I'm going to play Reed Johnson or somebody else, and that's the...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP Ryan Dempster SP Derek Lowe 17-6, 2.96, 187 K,76 BB, 206.2 IP (2008) 14-11, 3.24, 147 K, 45 BB, 211 IP (Playoffs) 5-4, 3.34, 43 K, 23 BB, 67.1 IP LF Alfonso Soirano SS #Rafael Furcal RF *Kosuke Fukudome C Russell Martin 1B Derrek Lee LF Manny Ramirez 3B Aramis Ramirez RF *Andre Ethier C Geovany Soto 1B *James Loney CF *Jim Edmonds CF Matt Kemp 2B Mark DeRosa...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP *Ted Lilly SP Ben Sheets 16-9, 4.17, 180 K, 63 BB, 198.2 IP 13-8, 2.98, 157 K, 45 BB, 196 IP RF *Kosuke Fukudome CF Mike Cameron SS Ronny Cedeno 3B Bill Hall 1B *Micah Hoffpauir LF Ryan Braun CFF *Jim Edmonds 1B *Prince Fielder LF Reed Johnson SS J.J. Hardy 2B Mike Fontenot RF Corey Hart 3B Casey McGehee 3B Rickie Weeks C Henry Blanco C Jason Kendall P *Ted Lilly...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP Braden Looper SP Ryan Dempster 12-13, 4.06, 96 K, 43 BB, 186 IP 16-6, 3.02, 182 K, 75 BB, 196.2 IP CF *Skip Shumaker RF *Kosuke Fukudome RF Ryan Ludwick SS Ronny Cedeno 1B Albert Pujols LF *Micah Hoffpauir 2B #Felipe Lopez 1B *Darye Ward 3B Troy Glaus 2B *Mike Fontenot LF Nick Stavinoha CF *Felix Pie C Jason Larue 3B Casey McGehee P Braden Looper C #Koyie Hill...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
With the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
With the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
With the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
With the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
CINCINNATI -- With the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
With the Chicago Cubs' losing streak up to six games and the batting order failing to produce, manager Lou Piniella shook up his lineup Saturday, giving center fielder Jim Edmonds and right fielder Kosuke Fukudome a day off.
A Hundred Next Years (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
When Derrek Lee’s long fly ball into the teeth of an east wind landed harmlessly in Hunter Pence’s mitt and the Cubs’ 3-0 loss to Houston was complete Monday afternoon, it was only the second most demoralizing moment in the home half of the ninth inning. The low point was having Kosuke Fukudome rap into what would have been a game-ending double play had Alfonso Soriano not upended Jose Castillo, the...
Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Ted Lilly went seven strong innings for his 13th win of the season, and Chicago hitters pounded out 17 hits -- including three by Kosuke Fukudome, as the Cubs beat the Pirates 12-3. The Cubs now enjoy a five-game lead over idle Milwaukee, with 31 left to play. Apparently, those extra sessions with hitting coach Gerald Perry have had some success. It's been all of five at-bats since his day off --...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
While Rich Harden was mowing down the Nats seemingly without effort this afternoon, the happiest Cubs player had to be Kosuke Fukudome, who hit a two-run, pinch-hit HR, his first since July 31 in Milwaukee, to put the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Nationals on ice, making the score 5-1; they would extend it to the final 6-1 thanks to some dubious Washington plays in the field... you can really tell how bad...
Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
The Cubs used three home runs -- including a pinch-hit shot by Kosuke Fukudome -- to power themselves to a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals Sunday afternoon. Chicago is now at a season-high 30 games over .500. I admit it. I watch alot of baseball, but injuries and West Coast time zones kept me from seeing Rich Harden much over the last few seasons. As such I was apprehensive about the reviews...
