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Those rumors? Here are the ones that didn't become reality

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

If and when they make the movie of the 2008 trade deadline (new Tampa owner Oren Koules knows where to get the cameras, by the way), it might well be called "The Devil You Know." As the clock ticked away toward Tuesday's 3 p.m. deadline, names that had been rumored to be on the move fell by the wayside, locked up by their own teams, refusing to waive no-trade clauses or simply staying put. Part of the reluctance to deal is based on the tightness of the standings; part of it is based on the larg ...

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