 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Cubs banking on Pierre.
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Byline: Paul Sullivan
TEMPE, Ariz. _ Juan Pierre is well aware of the microscope he's under.
The lack of a productive leadoff hitter helped sabotage the Cubs offense from the outset of the `05 season so the Cubs sent three pitching prospects to Florida to obtain the speedy center fielder in their biggest acquisition of the winter.
Seldom has a club put as much faith in one player's ability to change a lineup as the Cubs have with Pierre.
"I just go out there and play," Pierre said Wednesday at Tempe Diablo Stadium. "People are going to write whatever they're ...
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