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Steve the Hokie Steve the Hokie posted 7/9/2008 from baseball.fanboom.com [flag]
The Brewers nabbed C.C. Sabathia for a few months, so the Cubs go out and get themselves a stud pitcher of their own. Rich Harden is now a Cub, and the N.L. Central is trying to pull away from the rest of the N.L. [link]

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Cubs trade four players to A's for pitchers Harden, Gaudin

The Zoner posted 7/8/2008 from sports.espn.go.com

The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade on Tuesday, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. The Cubs received the right-handed Harden and righty Chad Gaudin for pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielders Matt Murton and Eric Patterson, and minor leaguer John Donaldson.
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FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - What Harden, Sabathia deals mean for NL Central race

Projo Sox Blog found this 7/9/2008 on msn.foxsports.com

So the matter at hand is what this flurry of activity means for what's become one of the toughest divisions in baseball. According to Baseball Prospectus, the Cubs have a 94.8 percent chance of making the postseason, while the Brewers and Cardinals ...
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Chicago Cubs: Rich Harden Wears Blue

jl3 posted 7/9/2008 from ballhype.com

According to sources, Rich Harden had just been traded to the Chicago Cubs.  In a move to one up the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs get a solid right hander to sure up the middle of the rotation. Here is what each team gets in the deal before going over what this means for the Cubs. http://rawsportsblog.com/?p=1207  
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Sabathia Moves, But Remains a Midwest Man

gmcdowel posted 7/9/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

You might remember that awhile back I speculated as to where my favorite gigantic pitcher, C.C. Sabathia, would end up by season's end. Surely it would be outside Cleveland, and due in part to my Cubs homerism I speculated he might end up on the North Side. Well, the news came yesterday that Sabathia will indeed end up in the National League Central. Just not in Chicago. Sabathia is headed ...
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MLB: St. Louis Cardinals Need Some Relief

jl3 posted 7/9/2008 from ballhype.com

As the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs are adding marquee names like CC Sabathia and Rich Harden, the St. Louis Cardinals are sitting back waiting for their marquee names to return. http://rawsportsblog.com/?p=1210  
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