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SAN DIEGO — No one ever had to remind Dave Roberts to count blessings
The Dodgers were pretty good in 2004, he was pretty good for them, and he and they were playing a series in his hometown of San Diego when July 31 came around. There was nothing wrong with this picture.
“My wife was seven months pregnant,” Roberts said Thursday. “There were rumors that I might get traded, but then 2 o’clock came and went and I thought I was OK.”
That was the trade deadline.