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Aardsma The New Balfour?
mlbnotebook.com - 6/29/2009
Aardsma The New Balfour?
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I just ran over the box scores yesterday and was surprised to see that David Aardsma had 16 saves this season. That is only five behind the leaders of the Majors. That was not as surprisingly as just figuring that David Aardsma was the closer for the Seattle Mariners! Apparently took over the ...
hardballcooperative.com - 7/1/2009
Aardsma leads bargain-bin all-star squad
— hardballcooperative.com — Six months after the Red Sox designated him for assignment, David Aardsma is looking like an all-star.... He's not the only low-budget player to make an impact for his new team this season. Here are 10 others who turned in strong first-half performances. (more) Aardsma leads bargain-bin all-star squad

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