sports.aol.com - 4/17/2008
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On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchups St. Louis Cardinals (11-4) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (8-6) - 1:15PM Est. Okay, a quick raise of hands: How many of you thought that the Cardinals were going to start the season in first place of the NL Central and tied for the best record in all of baseball? LIARS! ALL OF YOU! Nobody saw this coming from the ...
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