Cleveland robbed by Milwaukee

Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries found this 7/7/2008 on www.insidetheballpark.com [flag]

I’m not sure why, but the Cleveland Indians haven’t figured it out yet. They have been robbed by the Milwaukee Brewers after trading away last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia. The Brewers are only a few papers away from obtaining Sabathia and in exchange, they gave up a few minor leaguers. Sure, future slugger Matt LaPorta was included in the deal, but ... [link]

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So About That C.C. Sabathia Character
Published 7/7/2008 by Cherie Lampley at Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries
... this past weekend all over the sports blogosphere. Is Cleveland smart to trade him? Are they just glad he didn’t end up a Yankee? Whatever the reason, there’s word that the 2007 minor league player of the year for the Brewers was in the deal for the Indians. ...

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Buckle up, Tribe fans. That simple acronym in the title is something that you’re bound to see and hear an awful lot about over the foreseeable future. The missing information on the C.C. Sabathia deal that we’ve talked about nearly all day long - and possibly the most important part - is that Player to be Named Later...

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Chuckie Hacks found this 7/7/2008 on www.madison.com

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