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	<title>Comments on: HBT Weekend Wrapup</title>
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		<title>By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161664</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;b&gt;GO BRAVES!&lt;/b&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>GO BRAVES!</b></p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161453</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is one of the sublime inanities of this software that if I show you the strokes to do it, the marks will disappear. So I gotta explain it to you.

You begin with a left-pointed &quot;v&quot; which you will find above the comma key. Then you type the lowercase letter b, then a right-pointed &quot;v&quot; which you will find above the period key. Then you type the word(s) you want to boldface - ie, edit function. Then you retype the left-pointed V, a forward slash (/), the lowercase b again, and the right-pointed V again, and you got it. Try it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is one of the sublime inanities of this software that if I show you the strokes to do it, the marks will disappear. So I gotta explain it to you.</p>
<p>You begin with a left-pointed &#8220;v&#8221; which you will find above the comma key. Then you type the lowercase letter b, then a right-pointed &#8220;v&#8221; which you will find above the period key. Then you type the word(s) you want to boldface &#8211; ie, edit function. Then you retype the left-pointed V, a forward slash (/), the lowercase b again, and the right-pointed V again, and you got it. Try it.</p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161450</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[31 dingers by the Yawn Star Break and he was in a....&lt;i&gt;slump???&lt;/i&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>31 dingers by the Yawn Star Break and he was in a&#8230;.<i>slump???</i></p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161449</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edit function!

&lt;b&gt;Edit function!&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;b&gt;EDIT FUNCTION!&lt;/b&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edit function!</p>
<p><b>Edit function!</b></p>
<p><b>EDIT FUNCTION!</b></p>
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		<title>By: foreverchipper10</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161401</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[foreverchipper10]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Thanks a lot of ruining that, everyone.&quot;

Hey Old Gator, even Craig needs an edit button. Boom! MC Grammar strikes again.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Thanks a lot of ruining that, everyone.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hey Old Gator, even Craig needs an edit button. Boom! MC Grammar strikes again.</p>
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		<title>By: APBA Guy</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161282</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[APBA Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bautista&#039;s 31 HR&#039;s would represent 62% of the A&#039;s team total. Think about that.

The A&#039;s rank next to last in team OBA, at .299, 28th in runs, and 28th in slugging (thanks to Seattle for propping the A&#039;s up.) Sure, the team is 3rd in ERA, but that&#039;s offset by being 28th in errors (meaning, a lot of unearned runs).

There is a huge difference between being able to score just enough to win (like the Giants) and not being able to score at all, like the A&#039;s. Yesterday&#039;s game was a perfect example.

The A&#039;s had six hits, all singles, and did not score. The Rangers had 5 hits. But the one that counted was Beltre&#039;s 2 run blast that plated Hamilton after he&#039;d walked. That 2-0 score held up in the 100 degree midday Dallas heat.

The A&#039;s managed to lose in a different way each game aagainst the Rangers, and never really suffered a blow-out, but still, 0-4 against the division leaders is never good. There are no bright spots. Jemile Weeks&#039; OPS is .715, with an OBA of .313. That was third highest in the starting lineup yesterday. He&#039;s the leadoff guy, with .313. That&#039;s why Ranger pitcher Matt Harrison could look like Doc Halladay yesterday: there are no difficult outs in the A&#039;s lineup.

Thank goodness for the Tour de France, and thank goodness the EPL starts next month.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bautista&#8217;s 31 HR&#8217;s would represent 62% of the A&#8217;s team total. Think about that.</p>
<p>The A&#8217;s rank next to last in team OBA, at .299, 28th in runs, and 28th in slugging (thanks to Seattle for propping the A&#8217;s up.) Sure, the team is 3rd in ERA, but that&#8217;s offset by being 28th in errors (meaning, a lot of unearned runs).</p>
<p>There is a huge difference between being able to score just enough to win (like the Giants) and not being able to score at all, like the A&#8217;s. Yesterday&#8217;s game was a perfect example.</p>
<p>The A&#8217;s had six hits, all singles, and did not score. The Rangers had 5 hits. But the one that counted was Beltre&#8217;s 2 run blast that plated Hamilton after he&#8217;d walked. That 2-0 score held up in the 100 degree midday Dallas heat.</p>
<p>The A&#8217;s managed to lose in a different way each game aagainst the Rangers, and never really suffered a blow-out, but still, 0-4 against the division leaders is never good. There are no bright spots. Jemile Weeks&#8217; OPS is .715, with an OBA of .313. That was third highest in the starting lineup yesterday. He&#8217;s the leadoff guy, with .313. That&#8217;s why Ranger pitcher Matt Harrison could look like Doc Halladay yesterday: there are no difficult outs in the A&#8217;s lineup.</p>
<p>Thank goodness for the Tour de France, and thank goodness the EPL starts next month.</p>
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		<title>By: proudlycanadian</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161249</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[proudlycanadian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Run Alert!!! Bautista is over his slump and hit number 31 on the weekend.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Home Run Alert!!! Bautista is over his slump and hit number 31 on the weekend.</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161244</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edit function!

Edit function !

EDIT FUNCTION! (how does one make bold font?  I&#039;m no good with these things)

GO PHILLIES!  (ah damn this sucks....but I must post, what&#039;s a brotha to do?)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edit function!</p>
<p>Edit function !</p>
<p>EDIT FUNCTION! (how does one make bold font?  I&#8217;m no good with these things)</p>
<p>GO PHILLIES!  (ah damn this sucks&#8230;.but I must post, what&#8217;s a brotha to do?)</p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161208</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[....TO the strange attractor.

Edit function, dammit!

Okay gang, enough is enough. We&#039;re going to start demonstrating like a bunch of Syrian dissidents for our edit function. Let&#039;s get out into the streets. I want &lt;i&gt;everybody&lt;/i&gt; who wants an edit function to follow this post with this demand, and to keep on doing it until the current regime accedes. Ready?

Edit function!

&lt;b&gt;Edit function !&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;b&gt;EDIT FUNCTION!&lt;/b&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;.TO the strange attractor.</p>
<p>Edit function, dammit!</p>
<p>Okay gang, enough is enough. We&#8217;re going to start demonstrating like a bunch of Syrian dissidents for our edit function. Let&#8217;s get out into the streets. I want <i>everybody</i> who wants an edit function to follow this post with this demand, and to keep on doing it until the current regime accedes. Ready?</p>
<p>Edit function!</p>
<p><b>Edit function !</b></p>
<p><b>EDIT FUNCTION!</b></p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161201</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#039;t mention that the Curmudgeonly Undead has guided the Feesh to a five game winning streak? That they haven&#039;t lost a game since Mike Cameron joined the team, inspiring them with his torrid 1-for-10 performance? That they&#039;re close enough the strange attractor again to feel like they can reach up and grab it from the top of a fold-out aluminum stepladder, but that first they must overcome their fear of being struck by a shmeagle?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You don&#8217;t mention that the Curmudgeonly Undead has guided the Feesh to a five game winning streak? That they haven&#8217;t lost a game since Mike Cameron joined the team, inspiring them with his torrid 1-for-10 performance? That they&#8217;re close enough the strange attractor again to feel like they can reach up and grab it from the top of a fold-out aluminum stepladder, but that first they must overcome their fear of being struck by a shmeagle?</p>
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		<title>By: kopy</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161132</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kopy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cole Hamels got peanut butter on his chocolate?!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cole Hamels got peanut butter on his chocolate?!</p>
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		<title>By: yankeesfanlen</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/11/hbt-weekend-wrapup-37/comment-page-1/#comment-161128</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[yankeesfanlen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite the Der3K Jeter weekend was it not.  For those of you who say I&#039;m too tough on our illustrious leader, you&#039;ve already missed my sympathetic treatment. Even had to tell Matthew to play nice.
Back to 1-for-4 yesterday with 2 SO. I may now resume my regularly scheduled snark.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quite the Der3K Jeter weekend was it not.  For those of you who say I&#8217;m too tough on our illustrious leader, you&#8217;ve already missed my sympathetic treatment. Even had to tell Matthew to play nice.<br />
Back to 1-for-4 yesterday with 2 SO. I may now resume my regularly scheduled snark.</p>
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