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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Hot Stove could soon get revved up]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The offseason has gotten off to a slow start, but it's evident that money is available based on the contracts that free agents have already signed.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 11, 2009 03:34:41 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Royals' strong bullpen still needs help from rotation]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Royals' bullpen should be a strength in '09, but their starting staff will need to improve for them to be legitimate contenders.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 19, 2009 04:06:57 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Cubs' lineup much more balanced this season]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A short-lived run in each of the past two Octobers pushed the Cubs to balance their lineup better for 2009.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 09, 2009 02:48:31 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Looking for competition? Here you go]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Plenty of competition battles around the big leagues as spring training begins in earnest.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 16, 2009 03:08:40 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Winners and losers at the time that were short-lived]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Looking back at nine deadline trades over the past decade that are perceived differently in hindsight than in the immediate aftermath.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 30, 2008 03:21:16 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Single-season saves record within K-Rod's reach]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As he piles up one save after another, the Bobby Thigpen Chase is officially on for Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 26, 2008 11:21:56 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Slumping Big Papi keeps on smiling]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[David Ortiz, mired in a terrible slump, admitted his night off Sunday was necessary for him to 'go back to being Big Papi again.']]></description>
			<pubDate>April 13, 2008 20:46:26 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Slow starters in April who rose to play in October]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Starting 9 looks back through baseball history and pays homage to nine April laggards who found their mojo in time to play in October.]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 08, 2008 20:49:22 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Identifying those who have a lot to prove in '08]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From Mark Prior to Miguel Tejada to Andruw Jones, some players will be more motivated than usual to perform at a high level in 2008.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 18, 2007 11:00:11 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Critical players down the stretch]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Who are the potential difference-makers for contending clubs down the stretch? "Starting 9" focuses on players who could play pivotal roles.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 12, 2007 03:16:00 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Starting pitching among keys for up-and-down Dodgers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[For the Dodgers to play in October, it's going to take some work, a little luck and a better team than the one that sputtered its way through the first 127 games.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 24, 2007 03:45:06 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: No tougher division than AL Central]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the Tigers, Indians, White Sox and Twins looking like contenders, the AL Central is shaping up to be baseball's toughest and deepest division.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 14, 2007 04:46:01 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Change is in the air at many Arizona camps]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Seven big leaguers are going to school in the desert this spring and learning a new position.]]></description>
			<pubDate>March 08, 2007 03:58:27 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Scouting will always be an inexact science]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Predicting whether a player from Japan, Korea or Taiwan can cut it in the American major leagues is a complex proposition.]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 15, 2007 05:50:48 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crasnick: Eight who are excelling in anonymity]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's easy to get overshadowed, so we give eight underappreciated players the recognition they deserve.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 31, 2006 02:16:31 PDT EST</pubDate>
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