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Article: Fans not taking to Indians' trading Baerga Second baseman was a favorite at Jacobs Field

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August 1, 1996
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Hey, who are those impersonators in Chief Wahoo caps playing baseball at Jacobs Field?

A former New York Met is playing first base. And second. And shortstop.

And who's that on the Cleveland Indians' bench? Another former Met, of course Jeromy Burnitz. There's even a guy with the same name as a former Met Brian Giles.

Nothing like shaking things up when you're the defending American League champions and you have a comfortable lead in the Central Division.

Carlos Baerga, the cornerstone of Cleveland's amazing turnaround, is gone, traded to the Mets along with Alvaro Espinoza. Baerga was once mentioned in the same breath as Roberto Alomar. But he reported to spring training overweight and ...

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