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			<title><![CDATA[News and notes from Latin baseball]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While baseball fans, players and officials debated the merits of the increased presence of instant replay during Major League postseason games, replay...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 06, 2009 08:50:20 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obstacles to a World Series rematch]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Charlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 05, 2009 01:33:36 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cuban prospect Ruiz creating buzz]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cuban first baseman Jose Julio Ruiz, a defector who was declared a free agent this summer, continues to impress scouts during workouts. In the past tw...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 04, 2009 09:01:22 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Six key matchups for Game 6]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Six key matchups to watch in Game 6:

Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 04, 2009 01:37:29 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[...2009: Philadelphia Phillies starting ...]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...2009: Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee (34) throwing a pitch during the game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Astros beat the Phillies...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 02, 2009 05:12:37 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 02, 2009 01:58:47 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 31, 2009 02:07:02 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Astros decline option on Brocail, add coaches]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Astros added several coaches to new manager Brad Mills' staff Friday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 30, 2009 16:52:54 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blue Jays manager Gaston signs consulting deal]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston has signed a four-year consulting contract with the team that will begin when his managerial deal expires at the end of the 2010 season.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 30, 2009 13:06:20 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2:


Mariano Rivera is ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 30, 2009 02:02:22 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Houston Astros]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI - 1979: Outfielder Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros swings at the pitch during a game a 1979 season game against the Cincinnati Reds at...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 29, 2009 23:19:31 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 29, 2009 02:00:41 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The top matchups of the World Series]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[These are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee:

The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 28, 2009 01:49:33 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bryant: Big Mac and baseball's blind eye]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony La Russa, Bud Selig and others celebrating Mark McGwire's return to baseball still don't get it. This isn't the lesson baseball needs to be teaching.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 28, 2009 05:59:12 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Meet the World Series umpiring crew]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Beginning with crew chief Gerry Davis, ESPN.com takes a closer look at the umpires for this year's World Series.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 27, 2009 14:31:04 PDT EST</pubDate>
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