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  Andrew Bailey was traded yesterday from the A's to the Red Sox. Interesting to think about becauase the Padres were once linked to Baily right before the winter meetings. At that point the Padres went a different direction and traded for Huston Street instead. Chicken Friars has an analysis of it all which is below. Also our own Steve Adler will guest host on Josh and Charod today, be sure to listen. Here are your links for today: Information on the show can be found here Sudmit articles and follow me on twitter @M_Rennick   10,000 days ago saw the nastiest beanball war - Hardball Times "10,000 days ago (a “day-versary” I call it), baseball witnessed its nastiest and ugliest beanball war in memory. It led to over a dozen ejections, multiple bench clearing brawls, and ended with police in riot gear stationed by each dugout."   Gaslamp Ball has the video of the brawl for us too "Of course it involves the Padres because we're touchy and have a bit...
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