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Sleepy Tuesday Morning Headlines . yeah, but YOU said these guys couldn't hit! Yes, the headlines are late. I just woke up. Deal with it. Mike Downey wants to know why you guys aren't excited about the Sox. Of course, he chooses to do this in the paper owned by the same people who own in the Cubs and read largely by the North Siders. Brilliant. As of Monday morning the White Sox were only a game out of first place. Was all of Chicago excited? No. As of Monday.rning, the Cubs had a piece of first place-but. Chicago White Sox VS Arizona Diamondbacks (ST) Tickets.

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Stealing Signals: Three Times As Nice , Indians 3, Blue Jays 0; Blue Jays 3, Indians 0 - Same score, different winner. In the first game, Fausto Carmona destroyed the Toronto line-up. In the second game Cliff Lee and Shaun Marcum dueled, with Shannon Stewart and Aaron Hill winning it on a sac fly and two-run single in the 10th inning. Cabrera homered in the first game, making a hell of a day for him. Rangers 13, Mariners 2 (F/10) - Six home runs hit in this game, including the game winning walk-off by Ramon Vazquez in the bottom.

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Monday Midnight Minors Musings: 4.0 , Carlos Gonzalez, Aaron Cunningham, Brett Anderson, Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, James Simmons. These are all names that most ANers are familiar with. Not only are they the organization's top prospects, but they are the guys that were either a) drafted and signed by A's scouts, or b) acquired in a high-profile, recent trade. Though I should concentrate my efforts on following those guys - since they will be the ones that will more than likely make it to the big club - I thought I'd take.

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