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Trade Gary Matthews Jr. for Milton Bradley?
halosheaven.com - 10/29/2009
Trade Gary Matthews Jr. for Milton Bradley?
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More photos » by Paul Battaglia - AP Gary Matthews Jr. is a hot one... It's a Twister. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia) Browse more photos » With his three-year no-trade clause with ...
Gary Matthews Jr. wants out of Anaheim
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/27/2009
Gary Matthews Jr. wants out of Anaheim
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — While three Angels headed for free agency -- Vladimir Guerrero, Bobby Abreu and Chone Figgins -- have... expressed publicly a desire to return to Anaheim, one player who has two years remaining on his contract has no desire to return... (more) Gary Matthews Jr. wants out of Anaheim

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Ridiculous Trade Suggestions: How about Gary Matthews Jr. to the Tigers?
blog.mlive.com - 10/28/2009
Ridiculous Trade Suggestions: How about Gary Matthews Jr. to the Tigers?
— blog.mlive.com — We continue our dumb trade suggestion series with a look at Gary Matthews Jr.... (more) Ridiculous Trade Suggestions: How about Gary Matthews ...

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blogs.dailyherald.com - 10/28/2009
Cubs should pass on Matthews Jr.
— blogs.dailyherald.com — Back in 2001, the Cubs made a terrible baseball decision when they put infielder Miguel Cairo and... outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. on waivers and kept infielder Augie Ojeda on the active roster. Cairo and Matthews were quickly snapped up by other teams, ... (more) Cubs should pass on Matthews Jr.

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Monkey With A Halo:  Halo Headlines – 10/29/09

Angels blog:  Bad contracts to swap

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Halo Headlines – 10/29/09
Monkey With A Halo — ... The Story: Should the Angels trade Gary Matthews for Milton Bradley? The Monkey Says: Ummmm… HELL NO!!!  Bradley is a clubhouse cancer and that is the exact opposite of what the Angels need right now.  They need a fun-loving free spirit in the clubhouse not a ticking time bomb.  The Halos already tried the volatile slugger experiment with Jose Guillen and we all saw how that ended. ...

Bad contracts to swap
Angels blog — ... for Matthews for a real savings of just $2 million. The Cubs probably won’t stoop to trading Milton Bradley — still a league-average hitter even in his career-worst season — for GMJ and a bigger contract obligation. Oliver Perez is an interesting option — the Mets are still weak in the outfield. Kyle Lohse is an interesting option, if the Cardinals bring back Joel Pineiro and John Smoltz and consider Lohse unnecessary. Carlos Silva might be the fairest swap, dead weight for dead weight and little hope for either. Little desire for either. Otherwise, unlike ...

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When Mariano Rivera got Los Angeles Angels pinch-hitter Gary Matthews Jr. to swing through a full-count pitch for the final out ...
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