Kosuke Fukudome

well in the outfield, and Alfonso Soriano is still about a week away from returning, at best, while Kosuke Fukudome is 7-42 in July, and could use a rest now and again.

Hoffpauir undoubtedly has a future with the Cubs, and will certainly be up again when the rosters expand, but this call-up (barring further injuries or a setback to Soriano’s rehab) is likely a brief one, and doesn’t indicate much more than the Cubs’ desire to use Hoffpauir as the first guy they look to call up when filling a need for their outfield bench. With their big swap for Rich Harden already finished, there aren’t any more big trades likely down the pike for Chicago.

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And one of the biggest names coming into MLB this season is Kosuke Fukudome, the right fielder who's at the heart of the Cubs' impressive lineup this year, and one of the leading candidates for Rookie of the Year. If he receives this award, he'd follow in the footsteps of countrymen Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, and Kaz Sasaki (Hideki Matsui was edged out by Angel Berroa, a laughable omission in hindsight). And like all of them, Fukudome isn't "really" a rookie.

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He opened the frame by surrendering a leadoff double to Ryan Theriot, and two batters later Kosuke Fukudome, who opened the scoring with a second-inning homer, ended the scoring with an RBI single to right field. Saito was tagged with his second loss on a night the Dodgers gave away bobbleheads in Saito's likeness.

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Lance Berkman

MVP

Matt Holiday or Lance Berkman

CY YOUNG WINNER

Roy Oswalt

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 COMEBACK SPECIAL

Mark Prior will regain

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