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			<title><![CDATA[Do O's need $6 million closer?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...leverage, I guess I'm more concerned about Gonzalez' health than anything. Factor in the loss of next year's second round pick and I'm not sure I completely approve of giving decent - not...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 17, 2009 10:32:16 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recommending a few minor changes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...don't mind starting the season a week late. I enjoy the WBC as much as the next guy. But if they're going to take away a week in April, they simply have to...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 17, 2009 00:37:10 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Translating Theo Epstein]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...whenever an agent or a general manager said something for public consumption, there was a translator standing next to him? Or maybe closed-captioning when they're on TV? I don't think it will...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 16, 2009 14:47:06 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mariners pulling off a heist]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...One season of Cliff Lee is worth $25 million. If he leaves as a free agent after next season, the M's will be compensated with a couple of draft picks worth at least $5...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 14, 2009 23:57:36 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red Sox close to signing Lackey?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...in his 30s, so presumably will be worth somewhat less than $15 million per season, over the next four seasons. Maybe not a lot less. But less. (And by the way, this is particularly true...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 14, 2009 10:17:14 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top 100 players of the decade]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 14, 2009 03:30:16 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[An era ends in Oakland]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...the Chicago Cubs largely because they like Fox's bat. I like Cust as much as the next guy -- more, probably -- but this is exactly what you're supposed to do with marginal major leaguers...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 13, 2009 04:31:35 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oakland makes push to keep A's]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...than one strong franchise and one weak one? Anyway, supposedly MLB's going to actually do something next month. But 1) this is exactly the sort of thing that I expect to be delayed, and...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 12, 2009 00:09:05 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What happened to the FA bargains?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...He's been worth about $40 million over the last three years; does $18 million over the next three years really seem out of line? No, he hasn't played third base lately. But he...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 11, 2009 15:07:54 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Finding a home for Marcus Thames]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...numb. Even a Marcus Thames item is enough to get me a little excited. So, what's next for "The River"? Free agent Marcus Thames, a popular part-time player for the Tigers in recent...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 11, 2009 13:53:09 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Friday Filberts]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...heard about American Needle Inc. v. NFL? You will, particularly when the Supreme Court hears the case next month. As Lester Munson wrote last month, it might lead to sweeping changes not just in the...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 11, 2009 05:00:58 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rockies still appreciate catcher Iannetta]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...come before. We still have to see who gets most of the playing time behind the plate next spring. But it seems that the Rockies weren't fooled so much, after all]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 10, 2009 11:37:14 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Astros throw $15 million at Brandon Lyon]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...and say, Yeah, that's Ed Wade for ya. Lyon Seriously, $5 million a year for the next three years for Brandon Lyon. We're not talking about overpaying for a premium bullpen guy. Lyon...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 10, 2009 08:50:16 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wednesday Wangdoodles]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...the future: Boston's baseball writers are giving James a fairly prestigious award -- prestigious in Boston, anyway -- next month]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 09, 2009 02:12:24 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Figgins means to M's]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...would be nice -- there's no obvious reason why the M's can't challenge the Angels next season]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 08, 2009 15:21:44 PST EST</pubDate>
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