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Wes Helms capped a three-run eighth with a bases-loaded, two-run double, giving the Marlins a 5-2 win over the Cubs at Land Shark Stadium.
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July 31, 2009
What would it take to make the Florida Marlins happy come the 4 p.m. non-waiver trading deadline? Booking Nick Johnson on a flight to South Florida. The Washington Nationals’ first baseman, Johnson is the Marlins’ biggest target as the clock...
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July 31, 2009
Jorge Cantu has no reservations about shifting from first to third to accommodate the newly acquired Nick Johnson.
Via Miami Herald
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July 31, 2009
Hanley Ramirez nearly came out of his teal-toed spikes when he heard the news. ``Yee haw!'' the All-Star shortstop exclaimed inside the clubhouse after word broke around Friday's 4 p.m. trading deadline that the Marlins had acquired first baseman Nick Johnson from the Washington Nationals for minor-league pitcher Aaron Thompson.
Via Chicago Sun Times
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August 01, 2009
On a day they played the Marlins at a stadium named Land Shark, Friday was all about the ones that got away for the Cubs. It started with the expiration of the trading deadline without the new hitter the Cubs hoped to add, continued with the news that the White Sox acquired the Cubs' long-sought pitcher, Jake Peavy, and ended with a quiet 5-2 loss to the Florida Marlins.
Via Baseball Musings
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July 31, 2009
The Nationals sent Nick Johnson to the Marlins at the last minute:
Nick Johnson has been traded to the Marlins for minor league starter Aaron Thompson. The deal was completed right at the 4 p.m. deadline. The lineup in the Nats’ clubhouse was just taken down.
I’m sorry, is this really the best the Nationals could do [...]
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July 31, 2009
Source: Marlins get Nats' Johnson ? 3:53 p.m.
The Marlins have acquired first baseman Nick Johnson for the Nationals for Class AA left-hander Aaron Thompson, according to a major-league source.
The Nationals will pay the approximately $1.8 million remaining on Johnson's salary.
Johnson...
Via CBSSports.com
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July 31, 2009
Friday's news briefs: First baseman Nick Johnson has been traded from the Washington Nationals to the Florida Marlins.
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July 31, 2009
Friday's MLB roundup: John Baker drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the eighth inning, and the Florida Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night.
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July 30, 2009
Several Braves players said they were surprised and even “shocked” to see umpire Bill Hohn bump fists with Marlins catcher John Baker after the final out of the Braves’ 6-3 loss Tuesday. . . .
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July 31, 2009
First baseman Nick Johnson has been traded from the Washington Nationals to the Florida Marlins.
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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July 30, 2009
The Marlins are making a "strong push" for Nats first baseman Nick Johnson, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Marlins have offered minor league pitchers to the Nationals, but the sides haven't come to an agreement on which players Washington would receive. They're discussing Aaron Thompson and Ryan Tucker.
Via Bleacher Report
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July 31, 2009
Just minutes before the trade deadline, the Washington Nationals made their big move.
Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson has been traded to the Florida Marlins for AA pitcher Aaron Thompson. The Nationals have also agreed to pay the remainder of Johnson’s $2 million contract.
Johnson, 30, will be a free agent at the end of the year. He is hitting .295 for the...
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July 30, 2009
The rumors keep coming; here are a few tidbits for the evening...
Joe Torre gave Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch his take on unnamed sources: "It's really embarrassing that their parents don't name them."
Cody Ross told MLB.com's Joe Frisaro that he would trade for Roy Halladay and Matt Holliday if he were an MLB GM.
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