Found July 10, 2009 on Roto Arcade:
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Alfonso Soriano wasn't too pleased that he was benched on Wednesday while Jake Fox patrolled left field for the Cubs. This from the Tribune's Paul Sullivan: When manager Lou Piniella spoke to Soriano last week in Pittsburgh and told him he would be giving him a few more days off, Soriano said he understood. But Soriano was miffed when he learned his name wasn't in the starting lineup Wednesday after he had a pair of hits Tuesday night."That's why I'm mad," Soriano said. "If he had told me yesterday, then I wouldn't come today ready to play."Yeah, that really stinks that he prepared unnecessarily. Shame. Let's repeat that final line, because it's so instructive: "If he had told me yesterday, then I wouldn't come today ready to play."Awesome. It's just like that old baseball cliché: "Come to the ballpark ready to play everyday. Unless you're not playing. In that case, do nothing." Soriano has ac...
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