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Article: No muting of Tejada chatter; 2 Chicago teams, Red Sox interested.(Miguel Tejada)
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- December 29, 2005
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Byline: Dave van Dyck
CHICAGO _ It was just a small wire service story, an early December off-season baseball dispatch from the Dominican Republic that hardly would catch the eyes of newspaper editors, but it sure opened the eyes of team executives, including those on both sides of Chicago.
Miguel Tejada, Baltimore's All-Star shortstop, was quoted as saying a "change of scenery" might be best for him. It took only a few hours before general managers were calling Baltimore with their plans to facilitate and accommodate Tejada, much to the shock of Orioles executives.
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