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	USATODAY.com - Fantasy Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Murton will probably disappoint in the power department as the Cubs' regular left fielder, but he'll get on base enough not to be a liability and those on-base skills is what the team needs more than anything else.
		Matt Murton homered, singled, and was caught stealing against the Brewers tonight.
		Matt Murton went 3-for-5 with an RBI triple and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th tonight as the Cubs edged the Reds 4-3.
	fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=1255 (415 words)

	Fantasy Baseball: Player News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Murton went 3-for-5 Tuesday to extend his hitting streak to six games, including a second-inning triple that keyed an important two-run inning, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
		Matt Lawton will start Friday against Mets lefty Tom Glavine, who gives up a lot of hits to left-handed hitters, Murton will get the start in left field Saturday against lefty Kazuhisa Ishii, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
		Murton made his MLB debut staring in left field and went 2-for-2 with an RBI in the Chicago's 9-6 win over Florida on Friday night.
	games.espn.go.com /cgi/flb/playernewsarchive?statsId=7597 (541 words)

	Matt Murton Fantasy Prospect Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As of May 15th, Murton led the Southern League in hitting with a.410 batting average and 55 hits, while placing among the Top 10 in the league in runs scored, doubles, RBI's, total bases, walks, and stolen bases.
		Murton entered 2005 hitting a combined.290 in his first two seasons as a pro.
		I would reccomend picking up Murton as a keeper league player with the expectations of him arriving at the big league level by the middle of the 2006 season.
	www.topprospectalert.com /matt-murton-report.htm (426 words)

	Minor League Baseball: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Matt Murton (left) and Ronny Cedeno would be the first position players born in the 1980s to start on Opening Day for the Cubs.
		Ronny Cedeno and Matt Murton are expected to begin their sophomore seasons in the Chicago Cubs starting lineup in 2006.
		Murton and Cedeno would be the first position players born in the 1980s to start on Opening Day for the Cubs.
	www.minorleaguebaseball.com /app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060210&content_id=41334&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp (512 words)

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		Matt Murton was the best player I saw in the two games I watched.
		Murton was hitting.342 with 29 walks and 42 strikeouts at the time of his callup.
		Murton probably needs more seasoning, but could be a starting corner outfielder one of these days.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=9241980&postID=112088922372230547 (708 words)

	Scout.com: Matt Murton is Ready To Take Over
		Many expected Murton to succeed on the big league level, but few expected the power numbers, seven homers in 140 big league at bats, to be where they were at the end of his rookie campaign.
		Murton is also quick to point out that he had a lot of help along the way.
		Murton knows that certain things are out of his control, but he also feels like he's opened some doors for himself, and the Cubs.
	cubs.scout.com /2/470298.html (1290 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / Murton progressing swimmingly
		Murphy, Murton, and Durbin are outfielders, Suarez a middle infielder.
		Murton, who earned all-star honors in the Florida State League and won the home run derby, said he has refined his swing in recent weeks with help from the Sarasota coaching staff, though he also credited the Lowell staff, minor league hitting coordinator Orv Franchuk, and consultants Carl Yastrzemski and Dwight Evans for their tips.
		A righthanded batter who is projected to hit for power and average, Murton's plan is to move rapidly through the system without rushing his development so much that it sets him back.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/07/04/murton_progressing_swimmingly (499 words)

	Matt Murton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matthew Henry Murton (born October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an outfielder who currently plays Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
		Murton was acquired (in 2004) from the Boston Red Sox along with Nomar Garciaparra in the famous 4-team deal with the Boston Red Sox to bring Garciaparra to Chicago and was a single-A outfielder at the time.
		He spent the rest of the year on the single-A Daytona Cubs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matt_Murton (263 words)

	Scout.com: Inside The Ivy Names 2005 Hitter of the Year
		Murton narrowly beat out second baseman and fellow Georgia Tech alumnus Eric Patterson to earn the award, which takes into account batting average, power, on-base percentage, walks and strikeouts, and overall advancement through the organization.
		Murton was a sandwich first round pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2003 and spent last season in the Class Advanced-A Florida State League between Sarasota and Daytona, hitting a combined.292 with the two clubs in 126 games.
		Murton made considerable strides considering this was just his second year with a full-season minor league club.
	cubs.scout.com /2/439345.html (898 words)

	Roto Authority Fantasy Baseball: Matt Murton Projection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Murton's September 2005 display of power was quite impressive - 6 HR in 73 ABs.
		Murton showed 20 steal potential in the minors, and I have him nabbing 10 bases as he learns the ropes.
		Having said that, Murton still won't start every game and the Cubs will probably find a 4th OF (not Mabry) but I think 450 AB is going to be a definite minimum.
	www.rotoauthority.com /2005/12/matt_murton_pro.html (646 words)

	Roto Times Fantasy Sports
		Matt Murton will be recalled this week to take the roster spot of Kerry Wood, according to the AP.
		Although he's batting.339 in 56 at-bats, Matt Murton is a likely candidate to be sent back down to Triple-A Iowa once Jerry Hairston returns from the DL on Friday, according to the Daily Southtown.
		Matt Murton went 2-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI in his major league debut Friday night.
	www.rototimes.com /index.php?sport=bsball&type=profile&name=5049 (261 words)

	Matt Murton - ROYAL ROOTERS
		Matt saw his first action of the spring with the big club in Monday's 9 - 4 win over the Twins, getting a single and 2 rbi's.
		Matt has adapted well in the jump to high A ball, leading the team in HR and RBI.
		Murton won the home run derby last weekend at the FSL All-Star Game and has impressed the organization in his second pro season.
	www.redsoxnation.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=1856 (1878 words)

	Baseball Analysis, Graphs, Stats \| Fan Graphs » Daily Graphing - Matt Murton & John Rodriguez
		Murton played in his first major league game on July 8th and just ten days later Rodriguez got his first major league at bat.
		Murton batting.321 with 7 home runs in 160 plate appearances and Rodriguez batted.295 with 5 home runs in 176 plate appearances.
		Matt Murton was drafted in the 1st round of the 2003 draft by the Red Sox and a year later was sent over to Cubs in the four-team trade that sent Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs and Orlando Cabrera to the Red Sox.
	www.fangraphs.com /blogs/?p=83 (687 words)

	- NCAA Sports.com
		Matt Henrie retired seven of Tech's last eight batters to close out the game and record his first save of the season.
		Left fielder Matt Murton doubled and scored on a base hit by Perry before a throwing error by Baker -- Clemson’s third baseman -- brought home two more runs and pulled the Ramblin’ Wreck within three.
		Murton advanced to third on a balk; Menocal scored on a balk.
	www.ncaasports.com /story/arc_story/16505 (2057 words)

	Teammates again: 7/7/01
		Matt Murton is like a kid in a candy store when it comes to playing for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
		Before heading off to college, Murton played three seasons of developmental ball in the East Cobb League in Georgia, where he hit.429 with 14 homers and 52 runs batted in while leading his team to the Connie Mack World Series Championship in the summer of 1999.
		Murton trails only Wareham teammate Aaron Hill (.372) in the league's batting race and has been a productive player for the Gatemen, who are the top hitting team in the league with a.259 cumulative average.
	www.s-t.com /daily/07-01/07-07-01/b01sp056.htm (1096 words)

	WGN-TV Chicago \| WGN Sports Cubs Baseball Blog
		Matt Murton has such a short, quick approach to the ball that he can wait a long time and really recognize pitches and lay off those that are out of the zone.
		Outfielder Matt* Murton was 2-for-3 with a homer and 2 RBI.
		RF Matt* Murton was 0-for-3 with an RBI.
	wgntv.trb.com /sports/custom/weblog/wgnsports/archives/2005/08#001649 (13139 words)

	Murton, Goodman, Bakker and Watchko Taken in Major League Baseball Draft :: Matt Murton is Tech's ninth first round ...
		Murton, Goodman, Bakker and Watchko Taken in Major League Baseball Draft :: Matt Murton is Tech's ninth first round draft pick.
		Matt Murton was a supplemental first round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox.
		Murton hit.301 with 13 home runs and a team high 56 RBI in 2003, helping lead the Yellow Jackets to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and a 44-18 record.
	ramblinwreck.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060303aaa.html (451 words)

	1060west: July 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Nobody would have expected that young Matt Murton, also acquired in the deal, would play a more significant role for the 2005 Cubs.
		matt murton (24 y/o of -- r/r) -- murton is already platooning in left for the cubs, and perhaps with good reason.
		murton isn't a patient hitter (as some of his cub escapades thusfar have shown -- he saw a patterson-like 12 pitches in five at-bats while collecting four hits yesterday) and may never hit 25 home runs in a season.
	1060west.blogspot.com /2005_07_01_1060west_archive.html (9913 words)

	Any Team Can Have a Bad Century (Transactions)
		Murton was a 2003 supplemental draft pick by the Red Sox out of Georgia Tech (same school as Nomar).
		Murton is a legit 4-tool player, who lacks only a strong throwing arm.
		Murton is currently 9th in the FSL in hitting at.301.
	cubstransactionwire.blogspot.com (1790 words)

	Murton fuels romp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But what appeared to be a bad omen for Murton was actually the disappointing appetizer before a sumptuous feast.
		Murton doubled to right-center field to start Lowell's two-run third inning, crushed an RBI triple off the wall in center in the fourth, and lined another double to the gap in left-center two innings later.
		While Murton did make some adjustments to his hitting approach in order to break out of his recent rut, he didn't let it bother him too much.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20030722/SP_005.htm (716 words)

	eBay - matt murton, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Matt Murton - 2003 Draft - Bowman Chrome BDP 168
		MATT MURTON 2003 BOWMAN CHROME DRAFT AUT0/AUTOGRAPH RC
		Bgs 9.5 2003 Lowell Spinners Matt Murton Rc 1/2
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=matt+murton&newu=1&krd=1 (454 words)

	Top prospect Murton adapted well to pro life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It only took Matt Murton 189 pro at-bats to prove he deserved to be the 32nd pick in last year's draft.
		Murton spent the winter at the workout home of fellow Yellow Jackets alum Nomar Garciaparra at the Athletes Performance Institute in Tempe, Ariz. He also worked a good deal with minor league hitting coordinator Orv Franchuk.
		"Matt continues to work hard on adding more rhythm to his swing and increasing his overall flexibility," Epstein said.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20040211/SP_004.htm (880 words)

	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
		Outfielder Matt Murton of the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx had a sizzling week at the plate to capture BC Hitter of the Week honors, batting.538 and recording multiple hits in six of the seven games played against the Tennessee Smokies and Huntsville Stars.
		Murton started off the week with two consecutive three-hit games at Tennessee, including a two-homer, three-RBI effort in the opening game of the four game set April 18.
		Murton was drafted in the first round of the 2003 draft by the Red Sox and acquired by the Cubs as part of last year’s trade for shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.
	www.diamondjaxx.com /news/news.asp?newsId=733 (202 words)

	Baseball University of South Carolina :: The Official Athletic Site
		Murton, Matt flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (1-0); Menocal, V. scored, unearned.
		Murton, Matt reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Slayden, J. out at second ss to 2b.
		Boggs, M. singled to center field, RBI (2-1); Perry, Jason advanced to second; Murton, Matt scored.
	uscsports.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/stats/cws03.html (1244 words)

	CBC Sports Online: MLB: Game Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Matt Murton grounded into a fielder's choice to third to end the inning.
		Matt Murton grounded into a fielder's choice, pitcher to second.
		Matt Murton grounded into a fielder's choice, short to catcher.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/stats/mlb/update/13185 (989 words)

	Matt Murton - Sox OF prospect - ROYAL ROOTERS
		RedSoxNation.net had a chance to touch base with one of the organization’s rising stars, Matt Murton.
		Murton, an outfielder, is currently hitting.284-11-47 at Sarasota.
		We talked to Matt about his love of the game, and the home run stroke he hopes to bring to Boston.
	www.redsoxnation.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=6760 (1355 words)

	No. 10 Tech Baseball Tops No. 9 NC State in Series Opener :: Yellow Jackets move to within on half game of first place ...
		ATLANTA - Freshman Micah Owings pitched six strong innings and Matt Murton drove in two runs to lead No. 10 Georgia Tech (38-14, 16-6 ACC) to an 8-3 win over visiting NC State (38-13, 14-8) on Thursday night at Russ Chandler Stadium in the opener of a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series.
		The Yellow Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Matt Murton grounded into a double play following consecutive singles from Eric Patterson and Steven Blackwood.
		Murton, Nickeas and Slayden each had RBI in the inning.
	theacc.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/051503aaa.html (666 words)

	GROTA: January 2006 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Matt Lawton came to Chicago in July and promptly made Cub fans want to gouge their eyes out.
		All Murton did last year was bat.324 with 7 homers in 140 at bats and a.386 OBP.
		Murton might be perfect for the #2 spot in the lineup, although Dusty will surely stick him in the 6 or 7 spot.
	www.goatriders.org /archives/2006/01 (11457 words)

	Matt Murton MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
		Projected to be the Cubs' starting left fielder, youngster Matt Murton is experiencing life as a figure in the eye of the media on a daily basis.
		Murton had outstanding numbers in limited duty in 2005.
		In CBS SportsLine.com's NL-only experts 5x5 Rotisserie draft, Murton was selected in the 12th round (141st overall).
	cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/486549/rss (279 words)

	Bleed Cubbie Blue :: A Glimpse Into The Future
		Murton's K rate is right around what it was in his minor league career.
		Murton's not going to be much of a home run threat unless he gets some loft to his swing, which has maybe happened a bit.
		It has been suggested here that Murton could turn into a right-handed Paul O'Neill, and I think we'd all be thrilled to see that.
	www.bleedcubbieblue.com /story/2005/9/18/18246/8018 (1556 words)

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