April 9
Chicago Sun-Times
columnist Gordon Wittenmyer
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Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano said he was surprised and saddened by Friday's stunning retirement of Manny Ramirez in the face of a second positive drug test in two years. Cubs manager Mike Quade said he didn't know enough details to comment. Sean Marshall says he wants his home run back. "The fans threw it back,'' the left-hander said of the seventh-inning homer Ramirez hit off him in the Los Angeles Dodgers' Game 1 playoff win in 2008. "I wish we could relive it over again, and maybe have a better chance of something different in that game.'' The revelation that Ramirez tested positive for performance- enhancers again this spring was a bitter reminder for many in the Cubs'"