October 8, 2008, 1:45 pm est
The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan reports the Chicago Cubs will look for another right fielder this offseason to compete with OF Kosuke Fukudome.
8 Akinori Iwamura (2B - tba)
7 Andre Ethier (RF - lan)
4 Julio Lugo (SS - bos)
3 Jayson Werth (RF - phi)
2 Blake DeWitt (2B - lan)
RF Rocco Baldelli ...20 mins 
DH David Ortiz ...25 mins 
P Matt Garza ...26 mins 
P Matt Garza ...30 mins 
P Jon Lester ...30 mins 
3B Evan Longoria ...30 mins 
P Hiroki Kuroda ...76 mins 
DH Travis Hafner ...76 mins 
DH Travis Hafner ...90 mins 
LF Manny Ramirez ...100 mins 
29 Daisuke Matsuzaka (P - bos)
27 Brad Lidge (P - phi)
27 Rich Harden (P - oak)
27 Cole Hamels (P - phi)
25 B.J. Upton (CF - tba)
24 Dustin Pedroia (2B - bos)
24 Brett Myers (P - phi)
21.32 Andy Sonnanstine (P - tba)
19 Manny Ramirez (LF - bos)

HR: 10
RBI: 58
Stls: 11
Points: 429.00 (Ranked 14th)
The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan reports the Chicago Cubs will look for another right fielder this offseason to compete with OF Kosuke Fukudome.
Carrie Muskat, of MLB.com, reports the Chicago Cubs are considering giving OF Kosuke Fukudome a Japanese hitting coach to help him fix his struggles at the plate that plagued him in 2008. Fukudome said he was comfortable with hitting coach Gerald Perry this season. "I definitely need to work on the technique of my swing that I never could figure out during the season -- that's my main priority," Fukudome said. "Sometimes during the season, I had trouble getting enough swings, and when I go back to Japan, I can take as many swings as I want."
Paul Sullivan, of The Chicago Tribune, reports Chicago Cubs OF Kosuke Fukudome will have to compete to earn a starting spot in right field next season.
Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome will have some form of competition for the starting job in right field next spring, according to the Chicago Tribune. He claims that he is confident despite his struggles the second half of the year, and as for fans booing him, he didn't seem to mind, proclaiming, "it was good that fans are very honest and straight."Fukudome was flat awful the second half of the season, and he still has three years and $36 million remaining on his contract. Chicago is expected to try and acquire someone in free agency to challenge their expensive import.
All in all, a disappointing rookie season for Fukudome, who wore down in the second half with a .217 average. Look for better numbers next year from a more prepared, better conditioned right fielder.
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Top| # | date | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | Runs | RBI | Steals | Walks | Points | Differential |
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| 1 | October 04 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 2 | October 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 3 | October 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 4 | September 27 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 |
| 5 | September 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 6 | September 25 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 13 |
| 7 | September 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | -1 |
| 8 | September 23 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 9 | September 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 10 | September 21 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 11 | September 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 12 | September 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 13 | September 18 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 16 |
| 14 | September 16 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 15 | September 14 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 16 | September 11 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 17 | September 10 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 18 | September 09 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 19 | September 07 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 20 | September 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 |
| 21 | September 02 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 22 | September 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 23 | August 31 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 24 | August 30 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 13 |
| 25 | August 29 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 26 | August 28 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 15 |
| 27 | August 27 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 28 | August 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 12 |
| 29 | August 25 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 3 |
| 30 | August 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | -3 |
| 31 | August 23 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 32 | August 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 33 | August 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 34 | August 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 35 | August 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 7 |
| 36 | August 17 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 37 | August 16 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 38 | August 15 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 39 | August 14 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 40 | August 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 41 | August 13 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 |
| 42 | August 10 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 |
| 43 | August 09 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 44 | August 08 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 45 | August 06 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 46 | August 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 47 | August 04 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 48 | August 03 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 49 | August 02 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 50 | August 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 13 |
| 51 | July 31 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 |
| 52 | July 30 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 53 | July 29 08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 |
| 54 | July 27 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 55 | July 26 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 17 |
| 56 | July 25 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 57 | July 23 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.00 | 3 |
| 58 | July 22 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 9 |
| 59 | July 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 60 | July 20 08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 |
| 61 | July 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 62 | July 18 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 63 | July 17 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 64 | July 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 65 | July 12 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 66 | July 11 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 67 | July 09 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 7 |
| 68 | July 08 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 69 | July 06 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 70 | July 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 71 | July 04 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| 72 | July 03 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 73 | July 02 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 10 |
| 74 | July 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 75 | June 30 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 76 | June 29 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 77 | June 28 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 78 | June 27 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 18 |
| 79 | June 24 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 3 |
| 80 | June 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 7 |
| 81 | June 21 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 8 |
| 82 | June 20 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 83 | June 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 9 |
| 84 | June 18 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 9 |
| 85 | June 17 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 86 | June 15 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 87 | June 14 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 88 | June 13 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 89 | June 12 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 90 | June 11 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11.00 | 5 |
| 91 | June 10 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 |
| 92 | June 08 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 93 | June 07 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 16 |
| 94 | June 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 95 | June 05 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 7 |
| 96 | June 04 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 97 | June 02 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 2 |
| 98 | June 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 99 | May 31 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 100 | May 30 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 | 4 |
| 101 | May 29 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 11 |
| 102 | May 28 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 103 | May 27 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 104 | May 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 105 | May 25 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 106 | May 24 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 16 |
| 107 | May 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 13 |
| 108 | May 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 109 | May 19 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 9 |
| 110 | May 18 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 5 |
| 111 | May 17 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 |
| 112 | May 16 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 113 | May 15 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 114 | May 14 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 115 | May 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 116 | May 12 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | 5 |
| 117 | May 11 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 10 |
| 118 | May 10 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 2 |
| 119 | May 09 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 120 | May 07 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 121 | May 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 122 | May 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 123 | May 04 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 124 | May 03 08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 4 |
| 125 | May 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 126 | May 01 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 7 |
| 127 | April 30 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 |
| 128 | April 29 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 129 | April 27 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 130 | April 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 131 | April 25 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 132 | April 24 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 133 | April 23 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 |
| 134 | April 22 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.00 | 3 |
| 135 | April 21 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
| 136 | April 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 3 |
| 137 | April 18 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 4 |
| 138 | April 17 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 139 | April 16 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 140 | April 15 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 141 | April 13 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 142 | April 12 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 143 | April 11 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 144 | April 10 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 145 | April 09 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 13 |
| 146 | April 07 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 5 |
| 147 | April 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 148 | April 05 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 |
| 149 | April 04 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 150 | April 03 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 0 |
| 151 | April 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 152 | March 31 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 7 |
| Totals: | 91 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 78 | 58 | 11 | 81 | 429.00 | ||
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