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<title><![CDATA[Friday's podcast]]></title>
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Mark Simon closed another fine week of Baseball Today podcasts with Friday's edition, talking more about the Franchise Player draft, but also a defens...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 01, 2012 13:48:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Franchise Player Draft: Round 2!]]></title>
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OK, the first round of the second annual Franchise Player Draft is in the books.  Like last year, we thought it would be to conduct a second round, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 31, 2012 12:00:38 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Podcast: Draft talk with Keith Law]]></title>
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Drafts were on our minds for Thursday's Baseball Today podcast , not only the upcoming amateur draft but also ESPN's Franchise Player Draft. Keith Law...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 31, 2012 12:39:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lincecum not unlucky, just pitching poorly]]></title>
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ESPN.com will be holding its second annual Franchise Player Draft on Thursday afternoon. It's a fun project where we gather 30 ESPN writers and TV per...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 30, 2012 22:29:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Franchise Player Draft: 2011 in review]]></title>
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The question is simple: If you were starting a franchise and could pick any player in baseball, who would you pick? Ignore contracts, current or futur...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 30, 2012 11:45:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ESPN's Franchise Player Draft]]></title>
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Join the fun as 30 ESPN experts participate in a live draft of baseball's "franchise players."]]></description>
<pubDate>May 29, 2012 03:37:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The franchise draft: Round 2!]]></title>
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OK, we had so much fun with the first round of the mock "franchise player draft" that we decided to conduct a second round -- primarily because we wer...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 03, 2011 14:14:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB: Alexei Ramirez might be baseball's most underappreciated player]]></title>
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Dave Cameron of FanGraphs says Alexei Ramirez is the best shortstop in the American League, yet he still flies under the radar.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 03, 2011 09:51:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ESPN's Franchise Player Draft]]></title>
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Join the fun as 30 ESPN experts participate in a live draft of baseball's "franchise players."]]></description>
<pubDate>May 23, 2011 12:23:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sources -- Kansas City Chiefs want 2 picks in any Branden Albert deal]]></title>
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The Kansas City Chiefs want two draft picks in any trade for left tackle Branden Albert, sources say.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 22, 2013 06:03:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NHL - What's holding back the New York Islanders?]]></title>
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On Sunday, the Islanders played the first of a seven-game homestand and lost to the Hurricanes. They followed it with a loss to the Bruins on Tuesday,...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 28, 2013 04:26:19 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McShay, Kiper disagree on top college QB]]></title>
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There are no sure-fire quarterback prospects in this year's draft, much like last year's Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. There wasn't a team in th...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 03, 2013 11:30:59 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBA - Is being a specialist better than being versatile?]]></title>
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Amin Elhassan analyzes whether it's better to be an NBA player who specializes in one skill or to be a jack of all trades?]]></description>
<pubDate>November 27, 2012 05:12:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Giants almost had Ben Roethlisberger instead of Eli Manning]]></title>
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Imagine if the Giants had drafted Ben Roethlisberger instead of Eli Manning?]]></description>
<pubDate>November 02, 2012 05:24:26 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA -- Connecticut Sun's Kara Lawson redefines her role]]></title>
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Ten seasons into her WNBA career, Kara Lawson is still redefining her place in it. And now, the point guard has the Sun back in the East finals for the first time since 2006.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 28, 2012 13:09:31 PDT</pubDate>
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