TPoSGD: The Mike Gill Show--Trading and chopping block parties....

Dave Rouleau posted 6/18/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com [flag]

As per usual, it is time to get ready for my weekly segment on ESPN 1450's Mike Gill Show. Today we toss around the following... [link]

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MetsBlog.com found this 6/18/2008 on www.newsday.com

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