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	<title>Comments on: Off to Spring Training</title>
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		<title>By: azvikefan</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-269045</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[azvikefan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are right about mummified hag but I love her because she takes no shit from liberal pussies in this state. Her and Sheriff joe are the BEST!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are right about mummified hag but I love her because she takes no shit from liberal pussies in this state. Her and Sheriff joe are the BEST!</p>
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		<title>By: westsideculture</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268974</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[westsideculture]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah..... enjoy &quot;work&quot;.... and stay in the best shape of your life]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah&#8230;.. enjoy &#8220;work&#8221;&#8230;. and stay in the best shape of your life</p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268898</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And that repulsive mummified hag of a governor of yours.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And that repulsive mummified hag of a governor of yours.</p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268845</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking of indiscretions, Craig, be sure to say hi to that slatternly leather-faced hag of a governor down there. Boy, talk about your two-bagger....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of indiscretions, Craig, be sure to say hi to that slatternly leather-faced hag of a governor down there. Boy, talk about your two-bagger&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: lanflfan</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268784</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lanflfan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy your tour of the Cactus League.

I&#039;d love it if you could turn up some dirt on Frank McCourt, something that will get him voted off this planet immediately and irrevocably.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enjoy your tour of the Cactus League.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d love it if you could turn up some dirt on Frank McCourt, something that will get him voted off this planet immediately and irrevocably.</p>
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		<title>By: blabidibla</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268757</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[blabidibla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eat some Soba Noodles for me.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eat some Soba Noodles for me.</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268743</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, whatever happens at Cactus League STAYS in Cactus League...unless he falls into a fountain again (like that guy, who may or may not have been Craig, at the winter meetings): that should be front page news on HBT, not buried on Off the Bench.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, whatever happens at Cactus League STAYS in Cactus League&#8230;unless he falls into a fountain again (like that guy, who may or may not have been Craig, at the winter meetings): that should be front page news on HBT, not buried on Off the Bench.</p>
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		<title>By: Pierre Cruzatte</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268731</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pierre Cruzatte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I could thumbs-up this cameo 100 times, I would.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I could thumbs-up this cameo 100 times, I would.</p>
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		<title>By: randygnyc</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268658</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[randygnyc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 suggestions:

1). Shower daily
2). Don&#039;t slobber

Safe travels]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2 suggestions:</p>
<p>1). Shower daily<br />
2). Don&#8217;t slobber</p>
<p>Safe travels</p>
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		<title>By: allisonhagen</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268651</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[allisonhagen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope not, since I&#039;m not going. Unless it&#039;s with someone on the list of allowable indiscretions.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope not, since I&#8217;m not going. Unless it&#8217;s with someone on the list of allowable indiscretions.</p>
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		<title>By: azvikefan</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268632</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[azvikefan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t forget to do your liberal journalists duty to mention our open gun laws and our misguided efforts to curb illegal immigrants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t forget to do your liberal journalists duty to mention our open gun laws and our misguided efforts to curb illegal immigrants.</p>
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		<title>By: hopespringseternal</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268628</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hopespringseternal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have time, stop at Don &amp; Charlie’s in Scottsdale.  Great food and memorabilia.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have time, stop at Don &amp; Charlie’s in Scottsdale.  Great food and memorabilia.</p>
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		<title>By: sportsdrenched.com</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268623</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sportsdrenched.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This seems like a good segway to ask the opinion of the good commenters of HBT.  True or False:  The WGN Camera Crew has the best eye for local &quot;wildlife&quot; out of any National MLB Broadcast?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This seems like a good segway to ask the opinion of the good commenters of HBT.  True or False:  The WGN Camera Crew has the best eye for local &#8220;wildlife&#8221; out of any National MLB Broadcast?</p>
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		<title>By: sportsdrenched.com</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268621</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sportsdrenched.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought honey bees were disapearing, but it seems they have migrated to Arizona too.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought honey bees were disapearing, but it seems they have migrated to Arizona too.</p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268619</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember what Smokey&#039;s mother advised: when danger threatens, always climb a tree. 

Then again, forest fires prevent bears.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember what Smokey&#8217;s mother advised: when danger threatens, always climb a tree. </p>
<p>Then again, forest fires prevent bears.</p>
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		<title>By: crazyyankee</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268612</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[crazyyankee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[don&#039;t catch the valley fever]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>don&#8217;t catch the valley fever</p>
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		<title>By: APBA Guy</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268608</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[APBA Guy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full write up on Cespedes and the San Jose situation after Saturday&#039;s game, please. We want hard hitting investigative journalism plus legal opinions on the possibility of success if the City of San Jose sues the Giants. Anything less and there had better be pictures of the local &quot;wildlife&quot;. Also, Cespedes looks like he&#039;s only 5&#039;10&quot; in some of the pictures I&#039;ve seen. What&#039;s the real story? Is he 37 years old as the Giants fans claim?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Full write up on Cespedes and the San Jose situation after Saturday&#8217;s game, please. We want hard hitting investigative journalism plus legal opinions on the possibility of success if the City of San Jose sues the Giants. Anything less and there had better be pictures of the local &#8220;wildlife&#8221;. Also, Cespedes looks like he&#8217;s only 5&#8217;10&#8243; in some of the pictures I&#8217;ve seen. What&#8217;s the real story? Is he 37 years old as the Giants fans claim?</p>
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		<title>By: Pierre Cruzatte</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268607</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pierre Cruzatte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To wit: he was.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To wit: he was.</p>
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		<title>By: WhenMattStairsIsKing</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268606</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WhenMattStairsIsKing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this time of the year.  Enjoy, CC!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love this time of the year.  Enjoy, CC!</p>
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		<title>By: ptfu</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268600</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ptfu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snogging--I do not think it means what you think it means.  Unless Craig was getting REALLY friendly with baseball groupies...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Snogging&#8211;I do not think it means what you think it means.  Unless Craig was getting REALLY friendly with baseball groupies&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: wlschneider09</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268597</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wlschneider09]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bring us back something nice!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bring us back something nice!</p>
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		<title>By: tseekins</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268572</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tseekins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, is THAt what I have been doing wrong all this time?  I have been foolishly tuning in to NBC Sports Talk, I alwys thought Spots Talk was an animal show. ;)

See you at the park Craig!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, is THAt what I have been doing wrong all this time?  I have been foolishly tuning in to NBC Sports Talk, I alwys thought Spots Talk was an animal show. <img src='http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>See you at the park Craig!</p>
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		<title>By: unclemosesgreen</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268569</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[unclemosesgreen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farewell Craig and remember - if you hear the swarm - run for the nearest cover.  zzzzZZZZZ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Farewell Craig and remember &#8211; if you hear the swarm &#8211; run for the nearest cover.  zzzzZZZZZ</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268567</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gator, I can assure you that the presence of horny animals on this planet has increased, rather than decreased. I now await &lt;i&gt;en vivo ursus doofus&#039;s&lt;/i&gt; inevitable and successful attempt at being a douche. Hope you kept that journal handy as a reference. Frankly I advocate pepper spray for bears, never mind smacking them across the snout with rolled up scientific journals.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gator, I can assure you that the presence of horny animals on this planet has increased, rather than decreased. I now await <i>en vivo ursus doofus&#8217;s</i> inevitable and successful attempt at being a douche. Hope you kept that journal handy as a reference. Frankly I advocate pepper spray for bears, never mind smacking them across the snout with rolled up scientific journals.</p>
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		<title>By: Old Gator</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268564</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Old Gator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read somewhere in an environmental journal that the horned toads are disappearing. Better not walk around barefoot, then.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I read somewhere in an environmental journal that the horned toads are disappearing. Better not walk around barefoot, then.</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268563</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[...and off he goes to trample the Earth...too and fro, the little devil. Well, stay out of fights this year, kay? Us wimpy nerds aren&#039;t built for fighting. Say hi to those superfan ladies you met last year. I&#039;d like a follow up picture, because last season&#039;s was awesome.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;and off he goes to trample the Earth&#8230;too and fro, the little devil. Well, stay out of fights this year, kay? Us wimpy nerds aren&#8217;t built for fighting. Say hi to those superfan ladies you met last year. I&#8217;d like a follow up picture, because last season&#8217;s was awesome.</p>
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		<title>By: Pierre Cruzatte</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/off-to-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-268562</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pierre Cruzatte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully this will turn into a redux of the winter meetings, and you&#039;ll spend all your time snogging instead of blogging.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hopefully this will turn into a redux of the winter meetings, and you&#8217;ll spend all your time snogging instead of blogging.</p>
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