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--><p>Not a good day for C.C. Sabathia, here or there.</p><p>The big payday comes for Sabathia this fall, as the premier pitcher in free agency. Barry Zito got his $126 million, and Sabathia could get his too.</p><!-- Module ends: a-body-first-para--></div></div><!-- Area ends: article-first-block--><div class="float" style="clear:both;"><img src="/images/pixel.gif" height="1" width="1" alt="" /></div><div id="mod-ctr-lt-in-top" style="" class="mod-latarticlesadcpc mod-adcpc with-fourth-cpc"><!-- Module starts: ctr-lt-in-top (AdCpc) --><script type="text/javascript"> var adSkipCounter = 0; </script>
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