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			<title><![CDATA[Free agency continues to change MLB]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With teams trading their star players earlier and earlier, it's time to fear for the future of Major League Baseball.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 05, 2009 03:02:25 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Season tickets are more complicated than they used to be]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Yankees are offering fans some bizarre season-ticket packages ... and they're not the only team doing so.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 25, 2009 04:40:36 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caple: Cubs doomed not by curses, but themselves]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Cubs cannot blame goats or black cats or a fan sitting down the left-field line, but instead can blame their 2-0 deficit in the NLDS against the Dodgers on their own extremely poor play, writes Jim Caple.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 02, 2008 21:15:08 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Manny being the man: Ramirez carries Dodgers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Manny being Manny just means he dominates at the plate, and that's what the Dodgers needed.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 01, 2008 18:43:10 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caple: Twelve for 2008 &#150; Calendar of Must Sees]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A month-by-month calendar of must-see events for the sports tourist.]]></description>
			<pubDate>January 17, 2008 08:32:45 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cursed if you do &#133 cursed if you don't]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Do you really think the players should bear the blame for losing? We all know the managers are at fault.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 10, 2007 02:50:22 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lilly's 'nightmare' outing puts Cubs in 0-2 hole]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ted Lilly lost his temper and then lost the game as the Cubs sank closer to playoff elimination.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 04, 2007 21:44:52 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Was Piniella saving Zambrano for later? Don't ask]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Did Carlos Zambrano get pulled too early? Was the Cubs' ace being saved for later? Don't ask Lou Piniella.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 03, 2007 21:03:18 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Baseball fans, get ready to wait]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Are you excited about the baseball playoffs? You might not be after you look at the postseason schedule.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 01, 2007 05:21:32 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caple: Lost Ballparks and Old Landmarks]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Visiting what remains of ballparks that aren't there anymore and other, out-of-the-way hardball landmarks can be a rewarding experience.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 02, 2007 03:20:48 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It simply doesn't matter whether Selig shows up]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[People seem to care whether Bud Selig shows up for Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run. But it really doesn't matter one bit, writes Page 2's Jim Caple.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 11, 2007 01:02:03 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Power outage can't ruin vibe for McCovey fleet]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Page 2's Jim Caple braves the flotsam and jetsam of McCovey Cove amid the eccentric flotilla at the Home Run Derby.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 10, 2007 01:30:46 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[There's still strength in numbers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just because so many players are achieving career milestones doesn't mean they have any less value.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 03, 2007 00:33:12 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The most beloved players in the past 20 years]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ken Griffey Jr. is receiving a hero's welcome in Seattle this weekend. Here are 12 other players from the past two decades equally as adored.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 22, 2007 06:40:20 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The crystal ball foretells Clemens' season]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What's in store for Roger Clemens, once he finally takes the mound for the Yankees? Jim Caple takes a look in his crystal ball.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 06, 2007 01:56:53 PDT EST</pubDate>
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