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Jaydawg^1684
Cubbies sign Derrek Lee to a five-year contract extension for $65 million      
4/10/06, 7:16pm
     Brilliant move for the north siders.  All they need to do now is to find a quality pitcher who doesn't spend much of his time on the D.L.  Back in '94 and '95, I saw D-Lee play single-A ball for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was quite impressed.  He hit a slider well over the center field fence into the parking lot.  The other Quake who impressed me was their catcher, Raul Casanova, who had good defensive skills.  I remember thinking at the time that Lee and Casanova would both make it to the big leagues, but D-Lee would have a much larger impact.  None of the other players on that team stood out for for me and I can't recall ever hearing any of their names again.

[Jaydawg from Tarzana/CA]
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