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		<title>Rays beat Jeff Niemann in salary arbitration (PA SportsTicker)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tampa Bay Rays defeated pitcher Jeff Niemann in salary arbitration Friday, improving clubs to 2-0 in decisions this year. View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Chicago Cubs News]]></description>
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		<title>Matt Garza Has Questionable Fantasy Value for Chicago Cubs: A Fan&#8217;s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matt Garza agreed to a new one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, avoiding arbitration and keeping him in Chicago for now. It is entirely possible that the Cubs will decide to trade him soon though, especially now that he has a dollar value assigned to him. View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Cubs Avoid Arbitration After Signing Matt Garza to a $9.5 Million Contract: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Cubs and Matt Garza were scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on February 3, 2012. That won&#8217;t be necessary now that both sides have reportedly agreed to a one-year contract. Garza will receive $9.5 million in 2012, a pay increase of approximately $3.6 million&#8230; View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubs Could Trade Matt Garza: Fan&#8217;s Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Matt Garza avoided arbitration on February 3, reaching an agreement for one year at $9.5 million. Garza is currently the Cubs&#8217; best option to start for the team on Opening Day. However, many believe that the Cubs may trade him at some point&#8230; View full post on Yahoo! Sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Matt Garza Deal is Not Enough: Fan Debate (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, February 3, Matt Garza and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a contract for 2012 that will pay the ace right-hander $9.5 million. Garza may also earn more with incentives, including the number of innings pitched. The deal helps the two sides avoid arbitration and hopefully end&#8230; View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win or lose, Ozzie Guillen&#8217;s Marlins will entertain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A $191 million spending spree bought Miami a new vibe but no guarantees entering its first season in a new ballpark. View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Chicago Cubs News]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cubshomeplate.com/win-or-lose-ozzie-guillens-marlins-will-entertain/</link>
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		<title>Chicago Cubs Reportedly Sign Cuban Star Gerardo Concepcion: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein has never shied away from acquiring talent from international markets. As the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, two of Epstein&#8217;s most noteworthy transactions were when he signed Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki&#8230; View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Chicago Cubs News]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cubshomeplate.com/chicago-cubs-reportedly-sign-cuban-star-gerardo-concepcion-fan%e2%80%99s-take-yahoo-contributor-network/</link>
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		<title>Report: Cubs sign 18-year-old Cuban defector</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gerardo Concepcion, an 18-year-old left-handed pitcher from Cuba, has agreed to terms on a multi-year Major League contract with the Chicago Cubs, MLB.com reported Thursday. The Cubs, Yankees, White Sox and Rangers had shown the most interest in Concepcion, who has been training in&#8230; View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Chicago Cubs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Cubs: Five Memorable Moments of the 2000s (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the Chicago Cubs, the first decade of the 2000s was a lot like the nine decades prior: no World Series title. However, the decade added plenty of moments to Cubs lore. While that ever-elusive World Series title escaped once again, there were plenty of moments that made me happy&#8230; View full post on Yahoo! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cubshomeplate.com/chicago-cubs-five-memorable-moments-of-the-2000s-yahoo-contributor-network/</link>
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		<title>Former Cubs GM Jim Hendry hired by Yankees (PA SportsTicker)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was hired Tuesday to be a special assignment scout for the New York Yankees. View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Chicago Cubs News]]></description>
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