joeposnanski.com - 11/3/2008
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Daylight Savings Time fascinates me. It utterly fascinates me that everyone in the entire country — or at least all the affected areas of our great nation — will agree twice a year to change time. Here we all are, every last one of us, saying: “OK, yeah, you know what? ...
mlb.mlb.com - 10/30/2008
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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals acquired power-hitting first
baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins on Thursday
for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez. Jacobs, who turned 28 on Thursday, should answer the Royals' need for a proven power hitter. He had ...
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KC acquires power-hitting Jacobs | MLB.com: News
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sun-sentinel.com - 10/31/2008
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sun-sentinel.com —
The Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! took
an initial step toward becoming more athletic and less
home run-dependent when they traded slugging first baseman Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez on Thursday. ...
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Kansas City Royal reliever Leo Nunez acquired for ...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Rounding up linkage for Monday...
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Joe Posnanski on the Mike Jacobs-Leo Nunez trade.
River Ave. Blues explains why the Yankees should offer arbitration to Ivan Rodriguez.
The official list of the 191 players eligible for free agency.
The Braves hope to re-sign free agents Will Ohman, Greg Norton, and ...
Coco No More
Keep Your Sox On - Red Sox Baseball Blog About Red Sox Baseball —
... . Best of luck to you in KC, Coco; I hear they're big into OBP now . We'll always have 2007 and the time you almost broke your wrist sliding into the triangle. Speaking of Baltimore: glad to hear ...
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