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PLAYING CATCH UP
Like the Cubs, Geovany Soto has struggled to find his groove in 2009

Vine Line makes a great gift for the holidays! Save up to 48 percent off the cover price with a subscription to the Cubs' insider magazine. Plus, we'll throw in an exclusive subscriber's gift.

Vine Line Cover This month's cover story examines Geovany Soto's season, and how he and the Cubs had to fight through injuries and slow years at the plate. Get perspectives from Soto, manager Lou Piniella and general manager Jim Hendry on the 2009 Cubs, including why the reigning NL Rookie of the Year was "playing catch up" all year long.

Also featured this month:

  • Piniella sits down with Vine Line one last time in 2009, to talk about his message over the last weeks of the season, the September call-ups, and Alfonso Soriano's season-ending knee surgery. Get the exclusive sit-down Q&A with the Cubs manager in "In the Dugout."
  • Listen in as three generations of Cubs players - Glenn Beckert of the 1960s, Jose Cardenal of the '70s and Bobby Dernier of the '80s-talk the "Glory days" in Vine Line's RoundTable. The three alumni shared stories on their experiences with managers, Wrigley Field and how the game has changed in this generation.
  • Come Sept. 1, there might be no tougher job than that of a Triple-A manager, who has to somehow lead his team in a postseason race despite a third of his roster being depleted because of call-ups. Learn about how Iowa Cubs manager Bobby Dickerson manages development and winning in Vine Line's monthly installment of the "Farm Report."

Plus, ride the bus with the Iowa Cubs, the Cubs pick their football teams, and an alumni update on baseball's most extended dynasty, the Hairstons.

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And visit Vine Line's blog site at vineline.mlblogs.com for more insider perspective all through the postseason!


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