The story of the Cubs' success this season and their outlook for the final six weeks of the season can be told in a handful of numbers:
.239, .339
Kosuke Fukudome's batting average and on-base percentage since his high-water mark 30 games into his rookie season (.348, .443). His extended slump has bottomed out this month (.163, .246) with Lou Piniella at one point suggesting he might bench the $48 million free agent. Scouting reports have clearly caught up with him, and unless he makes the adjustment in the next month or so, the lineup's bright star of April will be its black hole in September and October.
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Call it the Soriano Factor. It's their runs per …
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