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Manny Machado's future with Padres
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Progress report: Chicago Cubs - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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SF Giants Target: Chicago Cubs Ace Yu Darvish On The Trade Block
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Padres' Superstar Carrying 'It Is What It Is' Attitude Following
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Offseason outlook for the San Diego Padres after disappointing
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Cashner key to Padres' deal with Cubs - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Back to the Future screenwriter Bob Gale discusses prediction of
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Scene & Heard at Petco : Chicago Cubs come to town - The San
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Yan Gomes' single breaks an 8th-inning tie as the wild card
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No. 2 Michigan travels to play slumping Michigan State, nearly