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Sabathia Indicates He’s Being Traded
nytimes.com - 7/7/2008
Sabathia Indicates He’s Being Traded
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The Cleveland Indians ace C. C. Sabathia all but acknowledged Sunday in a text message to an ESPN.com reporter that he was going to be traded. >

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Baseball Toaster:  The Griddle: Sabathia makes announcement guaranteed to irritate New York Times

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The Griddle: Sabathia makes announcement guaranteed to irritate New York Times
Baseball Toaster — ... has announced that his first name will now no longer sport any periods. He wishes to be called CC Sabathia. A man of Sabathia's size (officially listed at 6'7" and 290 lbs) likely has a lot of CCs in him. According to the New York Times story (from the AP) about the trade Sabathia had a 3.83 "E.R.A."

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