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Cockcroft: Dempster out as Cubs' closer

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

What's been going on around the National League in the past week? Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a quick-hitting look at the news and notes for each of the 16 NL teams: National League East Atlanta Braves: The Braves avoided a real scare after Bob Wickman returned to Atlanta from New York last Thursday to undergo an MRI on his sore forearm. The exam revealed no damage, and the right-hander returned to his closer's role Saturday, pitching a scoreless inning to notch the save. Wickman had complaine ...

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