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Morning Thread: The bad Rafael Furcal - Viva El Birdos
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Dodgers streak back to the top – Orange County Register
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Cardinal pain: Shortstop's bum elbow, manager's bad back
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Furcal's unassisted triple play, 08/10/2003
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Rafael Furcal retiring after 14 MLB seasons
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Is Greg Garcia the St. Louis Cardinals' stealth Rafael Furcal
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2014 Marlins Key Questions: Rafael Furcal and second base - Fish
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BP: Unconvetional Wisdom: Five things we learned from the NLDS
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Rafael Furcal Autographed ROMLB Baseball Unassisted Triple Play 8
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