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The Cubs' Answer to Their Left-Handed Woes: "Little Babe Ruth" posted on 11/17/2008

If you are a true Cubs fan, you know who I am talking about. Mike Fontenot, a.k.a "Little Babe Ruth" (as Cubs Radio Announcer and Legend—Ron Santo—calls him), should and needs to be given the second base job in 2009. 

At 5'8", Fontenot has shown baseball once again that even the tiny guys can play. The former first-round draft pick (19th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles, as well as their Minor League Player of the Year in 2003, he is the only player left in the Cubs system from their infamous Sammy Sosa trade in 2005. 

Fontenot hit .397 in his first 78 at-bats in 20 games, which also included eight multi-hit games, including a game in which he went 5-for-5. I seriously thought he would have a serious shot at rookie of the year. Unfortunately, he did slump a ton after that and he ended up hitting just .278. 

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