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| | For Nats, What Money Can't Buy |
 | | Have a seat, exhale, and clear your head, because you might not hear another sentiment like this, uttered by a pro athlete, for, oh, maybe the next 23 years. |
 | | Consider the scene: On June 27, 2003, in the kitchen of the home of Edward and Patti Cordero, nestled in the working class town of Chino, Calif., the Cordero family hosted Tony Siegle, the assistant general manager of the Montreal Expos, and Tony Arango, one of the Expos' scouts. |
 | | Because money could not buy the opportunity Cordero has, not only tonight, but for the rest of the season, closing games for a first-place team, a kid in the heart of a pennant race. |
| www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101411_pf.html (1297 words) |
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