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Looking ahead to 2010: NL catchers

While there is no MVP candidate in the bunch among National League catchers, the group as a whole is probably deeper than their American League counterparts. Leading the way for next season is Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves. Full Article at USA Today

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  1. Washington Nationals pitcher Garrett Mock, right, grabs the ground ball of Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann, left, to throw him out at first during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Atlanta.
  2. PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) listens as Brian McCann's (L) mother, not shown, addresses the media after a tour of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital September 21, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  3. ATLANTA - AUGUST 23: Brian McCann #16 of the Atlanta Braves hits a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Florida Marlins on August 23, 2009 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.
  4. Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher Miguel Montero catches a foul ball hit by Chicago Cubs' Ryan Theriot in the fifth inning during a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Arizona won 5-2.
  5. PHOENIX - SEPTEMBER 07: James Loney #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides in safely to score on a scrafice fly past catcher Miguel Montero #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning of the major league baseball game at Chase Field on September 7, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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