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Swine flu should concern baseball

By Buster Olney

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Vicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far, none of the cases are thought to be serious. However, the problem is very serious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is predicting 40 percent of the people in the U.S. could get the swine flu, The Associated Press reports. A Padres minor league affiliate postponed a road trip because of an outbreak of the flu within the team. Seven Rangers have been ailing with flu-like symptoms ...

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