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Jon Garland has not been involved in any transactions this season. [1]

Dodgers acquired RHP Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks for a player to be named later. [2]

Garland with the White Sox in 2007. [...] Garland was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 10th pick of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft and pitched in 10 games for the Arizona League Cubs with a 3-2 record and a 2.70 ERA to finish the season. [...] Jon Steven Garland (born September 27, 1979, in Valencia, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. [3]

Garland, who is still only 29, has gone 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA in the month of August and will serve as an effective fill-in until Hiroki Kuroda (concussion) returns. [2]

News: Garland has been traded to the Dodgers reports Vin Scully during Monday’s Dodgers-Diamondbacks telecast. [1]

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News: Two teams are reportedly interested in acquiring Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks, according to the Arizona Republic. [5]

Through August 31 - Current stats updated real-time, Career stats updated nightly. [1]

Impact: A trade would probably require Arizona to include cash to offset what remains on Garland’s contract, namely the buyout for his 2010 option, which will be either $2.5MM or $1MM depending on which side declines. [5]

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For his success in Triple-A, Garland was voted a Triple-A All-Star and International League All-Star and to Baseball America’s 2nd team Minor League All-Star team and the International League Most Valuable Pitcher. [3]

MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved. [4]

He began 1998 with the Single-A Rockford Cubbies, but was traded to the Chicago White Sox just before the trade deadline for relief pitcher Matt Karchner who had previous success in the majors, but was having a down season with the White Sox (5.15 ERA). [3]

Sources:
[1] Jon Garland Stats, News, Photos - Arizona Diamondbacks - ESPN
[2] Jon Garland
[3] Jon Garland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Jon Garland Career Statistics | dbacks.com: Stats
[5] Jon Garland, Pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB Baseball Player - FOX …

Jim Thome has not been involved in any transactions this season. [1]

News: Updating an earlier report, Jim Thome has reportedly been traded by the White Sox, according to Mark Gonzales’ (Chicago Tribune) twitter page. [2]

Dodgers acquired first baseman Jim Thome and cash considerations from the White Sox for shortstop Justin Fuller. [3]

The game in which Thome hit the home run was also the Jim Thome bobblehead giveaway day at U.S. Cellular Field. [4]

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Ryan Howard proved to be a very successful replacement at first base in the 2005 season, leading all National League rookies in home runs and winning the NL Rookie of the Year award. [...] Thome originally played for the Cleveland Indians, joining the team for the first time in 1991 as a third baseman. [4]

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At the plate, Thome began to come into his own by 1995, when he hit 25 home runs and 73 runs batted in with a.314 batting average. [...] He also set a major league record by scoring in each of the White Sox first 17 games. [...] On November 25, 2005, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with $22.0 million. [4]

News: Thome has been traded to the Dodgers for a player to be named later according to Vin Scully during the Dodgers-Diamondbacks telecast Monday. [1]

In a 2007 poll of 464 Major League Baseball players, he was voted the second friendliest player in a tie with Mike Sweeney. [4]

Through August 31 - Current stats updated real-time, Career stats updated nightly. [1]

Sources:
[1] Jim Thome Stats, News, Photos - Chicago White Sox - ESPN
[2] Jim Thome, Designated Hitter, Chicago White Sox, MLB Baseball Player …
[3] Jim Thome
[4] Jim Thome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Jim Thome Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | whitesox.com: Team

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The Oak Glen Fire grew to 1,000 acres this morning as firefighters braced for possible 20 mph winds. [1]

Miller said the conditions Sunday near Oak Glen were as radical as any likely to be encountered in a wildland firefighters’ experience. [2]

Evacuation centers are open at the Yucaipa Community Center for residents and small animals and the Yucaipa Equestrian Center for large animals, Martinez said. [3]

OAK GLEN - A tangle of dry, heavy brush provided enough fuel for a wildfire to generate 100-foot high flames as it burned Sunday along a ridge line south of here. [2]

More than 1,000 firefighters battled the blaze south of Oak Glen, but the fire had not damaged any homes or caused any injuries. [1]

That’s welcome news for orchard owners and tourism business who are preparing to start their apple season next weekend. [4]

The Oak Glen Fire had spread to more than 350 acres and Calfire spokesman Bill Peters said the flames were burning on a ridgeline south of Pisgah Peak, which is south of Oak Glen proper. [2]

Oak Glen is a popular tourist destination with apple orchards, restaurants and gift shops. [4]

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He said fire crews will work Sunday night to this morning to cut line around the fire. [2]

“Our concern is still for the community of Oak Glen, which remains under evacuation,” she said. [4]

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Mark Miller of the Oak Glen fire camp. [2]

Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. [6]

Gary Fritzcke and his family stayed behind overnight as the blaze crept over the ridge and encroached above their home, surrounded by apple orchards. [4]

Sources:
[1] UPDATE: Oak Glen Fire now 1,000 acres - DailyBulletin.com
[2] Heavy, dry brush fuels Oak Glen Fire; evacuations ordered - San …
[3] UPDATE: Firefighters launch new aerial attack on Oak Glen blaze …
[4] UPDATE: Oak Glen fire may force more evacuations | Inland Southern …
[5] UPDATE: Brush fire growing near Oak Glen, Yucaipa; evacuations under …
[6] UPDATE: Brush fire growing near Oak Glen, Yucaipa; evacuations under …

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Republic of Texas (group). [1]

Sixteen years after Texas joined the United States, in January 1861, the Secession Convention met in Austin and adopted an Ordinance of Secession on February 1 and a Declaration of Causes on February 2. [2]

Each day it becomes more apparent that what we are doing here in Texas needs to be accelerated before it is halted by a totalitarian administration that is bent on total and absolute power. [3]

Larry Kilgore, a Christian activist that the Texas Observer says has advocated execution for homosexuals, “drew some murmurs of disapproval” when he told the crowd: ‘I hate that flag up there. [4]

Some 200 people rallied at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday to protest health care reform and call for the secession of Texas from the United States. [5]

This proposal was approved by the voters, but even before Texas could become “independent” as provided for in the text of the Ordinance, it was accepted by the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America as a state on March 1, 1861. [2]

Joining the “Union” was ever and always voluntary, rendering voluntary withdrawal an equally lawful and viable option (regardless of what any self-appointed academic, media, or government “experts”-including Abraham Lincoln himself-may have ever said). [6]

The Secession Convention immediately organized a government, replacing Sam Houston when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. [1]

“Rick Perry’s talk of secession appears to have buoyed efforts by Texas secessionists who want the governor to follow through,” Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater blogged on Sunday. [4]

Some see only secession as the end to government intrusion in our lives while others more hopefully believe that the union should remain intact and that the tenth amendment can be used to force the federal government to revert back to its rightful role. [3]

‘Rick Perry’s talk of secession appears to have buoyed efforts by Texas secessionists who want the governor to follow through,’ Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater blogged on Sunday. [5]

It is a controversy over secession or what some are calling nullification. [3]

Three months later, President U.S. Grant signed a proclamation submitting the Texas Constitution to the voters of the state. [2]

On March 30, 1870, although Texas did not meet all the requirements, the United States Congress readmitted Texas into the Union. [1]

… I hate the United States government. [4]

Sources:
[1] Texas Secession Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Narrative History of Texas Secession and Readmission to the Union …
[3] TheCypressTimes : WHETHER SECESSION OR NULLIFICATION, WE ALL WANT …
[4] Raw Story ” We hate the United States’: Secessionists rally in Texas
[5] Texas Secession Rally: “We Hate the USA” | NowPublic News Coverage
[6] Texas Secede! FAQ