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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Who's hot in June?]]></title>
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Quick Hits: The weather is heating up and so are the hitters. Here's a look at a few players who are crushing the ball in the month of June.  Marlon...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 11, 2010 09:11:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: What's wrong with the O's?]]></title>
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Quick Hits: The Orioles parted ways with Dave Trembley today. Let's take a look at what else they'll need to fix in order to become competitive again....]]></description>
<pubDate>June 04, 2010 09:30:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: More perfect performances]]></title>
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Quick Hits: We've essentially had three perfect games thrown this season, but Braden, Halladay and Gallaraga aren't the only players who have been per...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 03, 2010 10:06:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Pitchers vs 7-8-9 hitters]]></title>
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Quick Hits: One of the simple keys to success for a pitcher is quickly retiring the bottom third of the order. So it should come as no surprise that t...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 02, 2010 09:09:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Heyward too patient at the plate?]]></title>
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Prior to the start of the season the buzz around Jason Heyward was as much about his plate discipline as his power potential. Every few years we come ...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 01, 2010 12:53:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Splendid Splitters]]></title>
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Quick Hits: According to Inside Edge, Ubaldo Jimenez threw 13 split-fingered fastballs on Monday. Hitters swung at seven of them and failed to put any...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 01, 2010 09:45:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Hitters sad to see May go]]></title>
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Quick Hits: We're all well aware of David Ortiz's May resurgence. But here are a few other hitters who will be sad to see the calendar turn to June. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 31, 2010 09:35:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Who's hot?]]></title>
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Quick Hits: Here's a look at some hitters who have been hot in certain situations over the past two weeks:   Chipper Jones has a .632 OBP and a 1....]]></description>
<pubDate>May 28, 2010 08:24:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who are the biggest rally killers in baseball?]]></title>
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With one out in the 8th inning on Wednesday, Joe Mauer came to the plate with men on the corners and the game tied at two. The Yankees chances of gett...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 27, 2010 12:45:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Clutch pitching performances]]></title>
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Quick Hits: Today in Quick Hits, let's take a look at some pitchers who rise to the occasion when faced with a tough situation.  "3-4-5 hitters are...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 27, 2010 11:30:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&#x26;amp;A about &#x26;quot;putaway pitches']]></title>
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Earlier this morning we took a look at the best "putaway pitches" in the game. We only listed the top seven fastballs, sliders, curves and changeups, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 26, 2010 12:59:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who owns the best "putaway pitch"?]]></title>
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Following Joe Nathan's injury this past March, Mark Simon introduced a stat which he labeled putaway rate. He defined it as the percentage of two-s...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 26, 2010 06:07:32 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Looking at today's SP chase pct]]></title>
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Quick Hits: A number of pitchers take the hill today who have found success this season getting hitters to chase pitches out of the strike zone. Here'...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 25, 2010 10:52:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Hitters struggling with 2 strikes]]></title>
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Quick Hits: Chris Coghlan went 0-6 with three strikeouts and was the Marlins only starter who failed to collect a hit on Sunday. In five of his at-bat...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 24, 2010 10:46:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1st Pitch: Can't slip sliders by these guys]]></title>
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Quick Hits: Will Venable went 3-3 with two doubles and a triple off sliders from Jeff Weaver and Ramon Ortiz last night. The performance raised Venabl...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 20, 2010 10:51:32 PDT</pubDate>
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