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  1. It's fight to finish (last): Cubs, Twins, Padres and Royals figure to battle for worst record — and 1st pick in ... bit.ly/JWgIuI
  2. SS Javier Baez, Cubs' 1st-rounder, is being freed from ext spring. Will make debut for Peoria this weekend.Nice work on plate discipline.
  3. And when I say Joel Sherman of the NY Daily News, obviously I mean the NY Post. Not enough Starbucks today!
  4. When a player like Ryan Dempster is entrenched with an unsuccessful team, there's always talk about trading him in ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/3…
  5. Should Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer decide to use Ryan Dempster as trade bait rather than trusting him to keep pitching ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/6…
  6. Meanwhile that was another fine outing by Ryan Dempster that was wasted in the rare 10-hit, 3-stolen base shutout ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/1…
  7. Joel Sherman of the New York Daily News this week quoted an unnamed Yankee source as saying that lefty Manny ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/8…
  8. Really nice outing by the White Sox's Jose Quintana last night. Somebody with the White Sox did a great job ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/8…
  9. Big at-bats tell story of the Cubs' 10-game losing streak. They've outhit opponents in last four games, but not ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/0…
  10. There are multiple reports that the Marlins are looking outside for a center fielder w/Emilio Bonifacio out for 4-6 ... sulia.com/my_thoughts/d1…
  11. @oguillenjr Sarah is awesome.
  12. @mlbdepthcharts @raram2 I wonder if the hamate was partly the reason he was struggling.
  13. @oguillenjr Not me?
  14. First things first, I know. The White Sox play the Twins tonight and need to win. But the weekend series against ... sulia.com/c/baseball/f/0…
  15. Before anyone starts to blame the Cubs' troubles against lefties on them allowing Aramis Ramirez to leave, consider ... sulia.com/my_thoughts/92…
  16. Listening to C,S,N,Y"s "Deja Vu" while driving in Texas. Top 10 of all time, even w/ "Our House" factored in.
  17. Huge series for Indians against the Tigers. They've got the best bullpen in AL, second to Braves in MLB.