Cubs Spring Training In-Depth on CSN Recap

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Gail Fisher sat down with Lou Piniella:

• Lou says that he and everybody else were expecting that last year was the year.
• Piniella says, "It wasn't that we got beat, it was that we got swept again."
• He really look the loss hard last year because he cares.
• Gail asked if this year's team is built to win the World Series. Lou says he thought last years team was built to win.
• Piniella likes what Jim Hendry did this off season.
• Lou stresses the importance of worrying about playing good ball all summer first.
• He says that he has enjoyed the city, the field, and the team. He calls it a "wonderful, wonderful experience".
• Lou admits that managing in Chicago is a challenge for him.

Gail talked with Milton Bradley:

• Bradley is happy that he is going to be with the Cubs for a while.
• Milton doesn't believe in pressure.
• He says he likes being in a winning environment.
• Bradley is all about winning.
• He is "all for October baseball".
• Bradley is sick of talking about his health and his temper.
• Milton thinks that the the "media has it completely wrong about him".

Derrek Lee chatted with Gail:

• Lee says that it was really strange that the Cubs got swept out of the playoffs for the second year in a row.
• He thinks that the front office did the job of putting the talent together. Lee doesn't feel like the Dodgers were better that the Cubs last year.
• Derrek says the turnover on the roster show the commitment that the front office has to winning.
• He says that the Cubs have been missing a left handed bat in the middle of the order. Adding Bradley will make a big difference.
• Lee wants to focus on the 162 game season, not October yet.
• Derrek says that the 2008 Cubs were better on paper than the 2003 World Series champion Marlins.
• His daughter Jada is doing better. That's great new for Lee!

Kevin Gregg was up next...

• Gregg says that coming to Chicago is a new opportunity for him.
• Kevin doesn't think anyone is going to replace Kerry, but he is going to try to do a good job replacing him.
• He is excited about getting back to a city where there is 40,000 fans at each game.
• Gregg expects to win and do well no matter what team he is pitching for.

Geovany Soto chatted with Gail next:

• Soto feels a lot more responsibility this year.
• He is here to work hard and have another good year.
• Geo is going to just be himself, he will just try to do his job offensively and not try to do to much.
• His hand hurt a lot at the end of last year.
• "What happened (last year) happened, it's 2009 now."
• Soto thinks that the WBC will help him (this interview was reccorded before he left).
• Geo just wants to be the best catcher and player he can for the Chicago Cubs.

Check out my slideshow that reviews Cubs Spring Training 2009!

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