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			<title><![CDATA[FanGraphs: Baseball's real MVP of the '00s]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why, as the decade draws to a close, Albert Pujols is not the game's most valuable player.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 14, 2009 11:27:54 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The internal trade deadline]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the hours after Alex Anthopoulos was named as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbe...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 22, 2009 01:50:31 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Defense highlights offseason moves]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 20, 2009 03:22:57 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Difficult teammates come with all forms of behavior. Albert Belle was known as Mr. Freeze to the others in the Indians' clubhouse because he liked to ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 19, 2009 02:16:25 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The numerous potential bargains]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...30, who had a strong season as the Astros' closer, posting a 2.33 ERA with just...might've made had he accepted arbitration from Houston last week. Fernando Rodney, 32. He had 37...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 18, 2009 01:54:27 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FanGraphs: The all-decade, all-value lineup]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 18, 2009 01:29:35 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bud Selig Casts 14 A-Listers for House of Baseball Activities]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...while the NL Central has six. The Central's Astros play in the same state as the West's Rangers; it's mind-boggling that Houston hasn't been moved to the AL by now...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 17, 2009 20:00:26 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trading A-Gon a matter of timing]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal?



"I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 17, 2009 02:00:03 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hawkins, Brewers complete 2-year, $7.5M deal]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Right after the season ended, LaTroy Hawkins decided he would attend the winter meetings. It turned out to be a worthwhile trip.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 16, 2009 13:56:08 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rangers make roster moves]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...Geary, who pitched at the University of Oklahoma before getting drafted in 1998, was on the Houston Astros' opening day roster in 2009 but spent most of the season in Triple-A Round Rock...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 16, 2009 12:36:20 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A new Chuck takes on Texas]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...ownership: Richard Justice wonders if an admission is a sign that Drayton McLane will soon sell the Astros. &#8226; Set aside, for a moment, the issues of ERA and ground-ball ratios and whether Roy...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 16, 2009 02:03:29 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Half of MLB teams watch Cuban Chapman throw]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aroldis Chapman threw a bullpen session on Tuesday in Houston in front of representatives from about 15 major league teams, according to a baseball source who attended the workout.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 08:03:33 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The nastiest pitches in baseball]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Using Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 07:49:38 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[La Russa, Torre, Scioscia picked for MLB study]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Managers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia have been selected for a committee that could recommend expanded instant replay and playoff format changes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 06:43:04 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Multiple avenues for Philly]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dominoes fell rapidly throughout the majors Monday, with deals and trades setting up more deals or negotiations or questions.

The Phillies: The prima...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 01:59:29 PST EST</pubDate>
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