It's official -- the NL Central race is on as the Cubs have answered the Brewers acquisition of CC Sabathia by picking up P Rich Harden and P Chad Gaudin from the A's for OF Matt Murton, P Sean Gallagher, IF Eric Patterson and C Josh Donaldson.But the Brewers aren't done. CNNSI believes the Crew   more...

The Tampa Bay Rays hold on to the top spot in our last power rankings before the All-Star break, followed by the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, but watch out for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who jumped 7 spots to No. 4, the highest they have been all season. The New York Yankees, on the other hand,   more...
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The NL Central just got stronger. The Cardinals don't know whether to wait for their rehabbing pitchers or start talking deals.
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First let's start with CC.Five was his big number tonight - 5 hits, 5 walks, 5 Ks and, according STO, 5 standing O's from the Milwaukee faithful. Despite the ten base runners over 6 innings, the big man gave up only two runs and as I write this it appears he will get his first NL win tonight.Let me   more...
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CC Sabathia is on the verge of being traded to Milwaukee for Matt LaPorta
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Though slated as the starting pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Tigers, Anthony Castrovince's MLB.com blog reports that an unconfirmed deal has been made. According to a Major League source, the Indians and Brewers have completed a trade in which Sabathia, the reigning American League Cy   more...
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Yesterday the biggest news in baseball was CC Sabathia (he's since dropped the ".." in his name), being dealt to the Milwaukee Brewers for four prospects. Today's big news was Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin being dealt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Murton and three prospects. With the trading   more...
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Taco Bell predicted at least seven runs and a Rockies victory Tuesday night.Taco Bell was wrong… again.They could learn from George Webb.***There you have it National League. The blueprint to success against last year's American League Cy Young has been presented to you by your defending league   more...
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Taco Bell predicted at least seven runs and a Rockies victory Tuesday night.Taco Bell was wrong… again.They could learn from George Webb.***There you have it National League. The blueprint to success against last year's American League Cy Young has been presented to you by your defending league   more...
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The Cubs beat up on the Reds tonight 7-3.  Dempster was again spectacular allowing only 2 hits in 7 innings.  He allowed 1 run (he walked 4 in one inning), but the Cubs took lots of walks against Harang and had a couple of sac flies to make it 2-0 early.  Fontenot went deep to make   more...
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When the Milwaukee Brewers acquired CC Sabathia in a 5-player trade with the Cleveland Indians, they were a team that would challenge the Cubs and Cardinals for the NL Central division crown. That is what everyone was visioning until the Cubs came back with an answer. Rich Harden, the ace from   more...

Matt LaPorta is the key player in the package for Cy Young winner CC Sabathia. Who is he? What does he bring to the table offensively? And will he get a shot to play in Cleveland in 2008?
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Cleveland 2 Detroit 9 (Box)Jeremy Sowers served up at least four pitches over the heart of the plate, and two of them went for homers as the Tribe got pounded by the Tigers. Literally taking Sabathia's place in the rotation, Sowers made way too many mistakes in the strike zone. He simply doesn't   more...
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According to sources, Rich Harden had just been traded to the Chicago Cubs. In a move to one up the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs get a solid right hander to sure up the middle of the rotation.Here is what each team gets in the deal before going over what this means for the Cubs.www.rawsportsblog.com
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Tuesday, July 8thMiguel Cabrera went 4 for 4 with 2 Runs, 2 HRs, and 3 RBI. Carlos Beltran went 3 for 4 with a HR and 4 RBI. Jim Thome went 4 for 5 with 3 Runs, 2 Doubles, and a Walk. Esteban German went 4 for 6 with 3 Runs, a Double, an RBI, and a SB. Alexei Ramirez and Mike Aviles also had 4   more...
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