MINNEAPOLIS -- It happened so fast there wasn't time for long goodbyes. The media were cleared from the locker room at 3:41 p.m. Central time, which is when Nomar Garciaparra went to Terry Francona's office and learned, in a telephone call with general manager Theo Epstein, that he had been dealt to the Chicago Cubs. (Full Article: 734 Words)

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