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Lou Piniella has thought out loud several times over the past week about placing Kosuke Fukudome in the Chicago Cubs line up as the lead off hitter, and he does it again.

This time its only against lefties though. Piniella likes the way Kosuke Fukudome takes a lot of pitches, which is typical of lead off hitters. Fukudome is also getting on base regularly, on base percentage over .400, although struggling getting hits.

“He makes the pitcher throw a lot of pitches. He’s got a good eye. It’s good spot for him. I’ve seen him enough here against lefties. It’ll give you all something to play around with, too.” -Lou Piniella, Daily Herald.

Piniella said this is not something that is going to happen for sure, but it is something that he likes in his mind:

“I wouldn’t even mind leading Fukudome off against lefties, to be honest with you. I’m not saying we’re going to do that, but that’s in my mind, also. I like him there.

Tomorrow the Cubs play against lefty pitcher Jarrod Washburn, and it will be interesting to see if Piniella tries out Kosuke in the lead off spot.