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bases.newsvine.com - 7/2/2009
A potentially significant Cuban defection
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Via MLB Trade rumors comes word that a 21 year-old Cuban pitcher with a 100 m.p.h. fastball has defected (source, in Spanish, here).
Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects
sports.espn.go.com - 7/2/2009
Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects
— sports.espn.go.com — Aroldis Chapman, a Cuban considered by many scouts to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the... world, has defected from the national team, several sources have confirmed to ESPN The Magazine. (more) Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects

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Defected!
athbloggs.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
Defected!
— athbloggs.blogspot.com — 21 year-old Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman with a 100 mph fastball has defected. If you watched any... of the Cuban WBC games you may have seen him pitch (or at least remember the announcers talking about him.) Apparently the guy wants to go by the name "A-Chap" – gee, how novel. The 21-year-old ... (more) Defected!

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Aroldis Chapman Defects
mlbtraderumors.com - 7/2/2009
Aroldis Chapman Defects
— mlbtraderumors.com — Aroldis Chapman is a 21 year-old lefty who's touched 100 mph with his fastball. Interested? According to... CubaenCuentro.com , Chapman defected from the Cuban national team while the club was stationed in the Netherlands (English version here ).  ... (more) Aroldis Chapman Defects

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My Morning in Exile
The Hardball Times — ... file that lawsuit, and this time next year your thermostat will have a 36-point font: The Cubs: Jimmy Stewart :: Jeff Baker: Kim Novak Don't be ridiculous, of course you're going to cheer for Manny Ramirez. Can anyone refresh my memory as to why Braves fans would boo Gary Sheffield? And don't say "because he's a d*ck," because Jason already said that. There's another possibility we might consider. Raimus might be trying to defect. ...

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