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Article: Fukudome now a problem for Cubs.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2008
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LOS ANGELES Call it the Fukudome Flash Point.
Cubs manager Lou Piniella reached it Thursday night at Wrigley Field, after another sickly looking performance at the plate by right fielder Kosuke Fukudome.
Fukudome went 0-for-4 in the Cubs 10-3 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League division series and got booed lustily by the home crowd at the end of the night.
That made Fukudome 0-for-8 over the first two games, continuing a slide that began well before he played in the All-Star Game. Piniella, who said Fukudomes offensive woes were a "mystery" before the game, finally had enough.
"From now on, I dont want to hear about ...