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	<title>Comments on: What Manny Ramirez brings the A&#8217;s</title>
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		<title>By: pisano</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/what-manny-ramirez-brings-the-as/comment-page-1/#comment-261973</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pisano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ll tell you what Manny the moron will bring to the A&#039;s.... a pain in the ass!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll tell you what Manny the moron will bring to the A&#8217;s&#8230;. a pain in the ass!</p>
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		<title>By: Chris K</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/what-manny-ramirez-brings-the-as/comment-page-1/#comment-261938</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris K]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am I the last believer in Brandon Allen? I guess he will have the term of Manny&#039;s suspension to price himself...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Am I the last believer in Brandon Allen? I guess he will have the term of Manny&#8217;s suspension to price himself&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: stex52</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/what-manny-ramirez-brings-the-as/comment-page-1/#comment-261921</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stex52]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Count down to melt down starts in 10...9...8.....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Count down to melt down starts in 10&#8230;9&#8230;8&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: dkchi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dkchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What about option value and potential trade compensation before the deadline?  Worst-case, the A&#039;s cut him due to poor performance, attitude, or another failed test and lose a minimal investment.  Best-case, he performs at a very high level and becomes an attractive trade target for a contender, yielding the A&#039;s a prospect in return.  That&#039;s how a non-contender spends minimal resources to enhance their future.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What about option value and potential trade compensation before the deadline?  Worst-case, the A&#8217;s cut him due to poor performance, attitude, or another failed test and lose a minimal investment.  Best-case, he performs at a very high level and becomes an attractive trade target for a contender, yielding the A&#8217;s a prospect in return.  That&#8217;s how a non-contender spends minimal resources to enhance their future.</p>
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		<title>By: havlicekstoletheball</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[havlicekstoletheball]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Manny brings to the A&#039;s?  

A .209 average, little power, no hustle, lousy attitude, and a bag of syringes. 

Just the guy you want in the locker room.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What Manny brings to the A&#8217;s?  </p>
<p>A .209 average, little power, no hustle, lousy attitude, and a bag of syringes. </p>
<p>Just the guy you want in the locker room.</p>
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		<title>By: uscfan1988</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[uscfan1988]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder if Manny had it put in his contract that he gets an unlimited supply of estrogen. We all know he needs to make sure he&#039;s roided up]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder if Manny had it put in his contract that he gets an unlimited supply of estrogen. We all know he needs to make sure he&#8217;s roided up</p>
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		<title>By: tropboi11</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tropboi11]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rays lineup looked good on paper with Manny in it too, but that all went to poop when he got busted again, he&#039;s done, he left all his talent in Boston, but good luck A&#039;s, I root for the low budget teams]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Rays lineup looked good on paper with Manny in it too, but that all went to poop when he got busted again, he&#8217;s done, he left all his talent in Boston, but good luck A&#8217;s, I root for the low budget teams</p>
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		<title>By: cool10857</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cool10857]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manny will be a bust now that he&#039;s off steroids.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Manny will be a bust now that he&#8217;s off steroids.</p>
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		<title>By: Chip Caray's Eyebrows</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chip Caray's Eyebrows]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing?</p>
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		<title>By: baddorange</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[baddorange]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey druggie.  Off the wagon, yet loser.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey druggie.  Off the wagon, yet loser.</p>
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