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		<title>By: ajcardsfan</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-279370</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ajcardsfan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for this Craig! I was hoping to find a convenient location for all of these stories because I know I had missed a lot of them. Time to read!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for this Craig! I was hoping to find a convenient location for all of these stories because I know I had missed a lot of them. Time to read!</p>
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		<title>By: stackers1</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-279343</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stackers1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother is gone now, but this was a typical conversation around this time of year. It would start off by me mentioning The Yankees;

Mom - Oh, The Yankees. When do they play their first match?
Me - They play their first game this week ma.
Mom - I hope they get more points than the other guys.
Me - Me too ma - me too.

She meant well.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My mother is gone now, but this was a typical conversation around this time of year. It would start off by me mentioning The Yankees;</p>
<p>Mom &#8211; Oh, The Yankees. When do they play their first match?<br />
Me &#8211; They play their first game this week ma.<br />
Mom &#8211; I hope they get more points than the other guys.<br />
Me &#8211; Me too ma &#8211; me too.</p>
<p>She meant well.</p>
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		<title>By: foreverchipper10</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-279289</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[foreverchipper10]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig did not do all of those write-ups. All of the HBT staffers contributed.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig did not do all of those write-ups. All of the HBT staffers contributed.</p>
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		<title>By: yankeesfanlen</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-279044</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[yankeesfanlen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And that be the program!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And that be the program!</p>
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		<title>By: sportsdrenched.com</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-279021</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sportsdrenched.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How is general speculation any better than rabid fanbase speculation?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How is general speculation any better than rabid fanbase speculation?</p>
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		<title>By: sportsdrenched.com</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-279019</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sportsdrenched.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new season is upon us I think we need to set some new season resolutions.

I challenge each and every one of you to attend more games, watch/listen to more innings, talk better smack and drink more beer this season.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a new season is upon us I think we need to set some new season resolutions.</p>
<p>I challenge each and every one of you to attend more games, watch/listen to more innings, talk better smack and drink more beer this season.</p>
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		<title>By: Jonny 5</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278992</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonny 5]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s the Beavers Lumber squad I speak of. Eastside!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the Beavers Lumber squad I speak of. Eastside!!!</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278931</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, so the smack talking begins, eh? Fine, fine. Man &lt;i&gt;should&lt;/i&gt; have dreams. Dreams and ambition. You keep dreaming &#039;bout that slow cooked Beav. Meanwhile, back in reality-ville, the Lords of Beaver Town will be fixin&#039; to butter the parsnips of the AL East. C&#039;mon, lets play some ball....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, so the smack talking begins, eh? Fine, fine. Man <i>should</i> have dreams. Dreams and ambition. You keep dreaming &#8217;bout that slow cooked Beav. Meanwhile, back in reality-ville, the Lords of Beaver Town will be fixin&#8217; to butter the parsnips of the AL East. C&#8217;mon, lets play some ball&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Jonny 5</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonny 5]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Beavers will bring my team sustenance after they are marinaded in loss and cooked over the open flames of defeat. And they will taste good.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your Beavers will bring my team sustenance after they are marinaded in loss and cooked over the open flames of defeat. And they will taste good.</p>
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		<title>By: wj4122</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wj4122]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s what I love about baseball always funny speculation!!! Always a different and surprising ending! Sorry Craig you are very good but you do not know teams as well as die hard fans know the teams they love! It makes you look like a fool sometimes but only to those who really know not to everyone.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s what I love about baseball always funny speculation!!! Always a different and surprising ending! Sorry Craig you are very good but you do not know teams as well as die hard fans know the teams they love! It makes you look like a fool sometimes but only to those who really know not to everyone.</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278888</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so it begins. As I ended last regular season with hate, darkest hate, I open this season with . . . The Lords of Beaver Town will own you &lt;i&gt;ALL&lt;/i&gt;! Beaver power, mo-fos!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And so it begins. As I ended last regular season with hate, darkest hate, I open this season with . . . The Lords of Beaver Town will own you <i>ALL</i>! Beaver power, mo-fos!</p>
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		<title>By: cur68</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278886</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cur68]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prayin&#039; to Jobu for ya, man. Anyone got a chicken?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prayin&#8217; to Jobu for ya, man. Anyone got a chicken?</p>
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		<title>By: sdelmonte</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278853</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sdelmonte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But Wilson never saw the Yankees in their prime.  He did, however, see the Cubs in theirs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But Wilson never saw the Yankees in their prime.  He did, however, see the Cubs in theirs.</p>
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		<title>By: cogitobaseballergosum</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278829</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cogitobaseballergosum]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought &quot;Big Bunting&quot; was Mark Teixeira&#039;s much-discussed new strategy against the shift.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought &#8220;Big Bunting&#8221; was Mark Teixeira&#8217;s much-discussed new strategy against the shift.</p>
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		<title>By: jimbo1949</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278826</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jimbo1949]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s a good first step, only eleven more to go.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s a good first step, only eleven more to go.</p>
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		<title>By: aceshigh11</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278804</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aceshigh11]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But...but Woodrow Wilson was an EEEEEEVIL PROGRESSIVE who started us on the road to tyranny!!!!!11

Hi, my name is Aces High, and I&#039;m a Glenn Beck watcher.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But&#8230;but Woodrow Wilson was an EEEEEEVIL PROGRESSIVE who started us on the road to tyranny!!!!!11</p>
<p>Hi, my name is Aces High, and I&#8217;m a Glenn Beck watcher.</p>
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		<title>By: Cre8tive YouTh*ink</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278803</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cre8tive YouTh*ink]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://cre8tivesports.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cre8tive sports*ink&lt;/a&gt;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reblogged this on <a href="http://cre8tivesports.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview/" rel="nofollow">cre8tive sports*ink</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: pestiesti</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pestiesti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No.
Yes.
Maybe.
No.
You&#039;re kidding, right?
No.
Both.
No.
Neither.
Yes.
Yes.
Probably.
Is this a trick question?
Literally? Yes. Figuratively? No.
Possibly.
Possibly.
Possibly.
Possibly.
&lt;b&gt;FOREVER!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!&lt;/b&gt;
With fewer runs/pitching changes.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
Good.
Bad.
Yes.
Reply hazy, try again.
No.
*sigh* Really, puns?
Nothing.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No.<br />
Yes.<br />
Maybe.<br />
No.<br />
You&#8217;re kidding, right?<br />
No.<br />
Both.<br />
No.<br />
Neither.<br />
Yes.<br />
Yes.<br />
Probably.<br />
Is this a trick question?<br />
Literally? Yes. Figuratively? No.<br />
Possibly.<br />
Possibly.<br />
Possibly.<br />
Possibly.<br />
<b>FOREVER!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!</b><br />
With fewer runs/pitching changes.<br />
Yes.<br />
No.<br />
Yes.<br />
Good.<br />
Bad.<br />
Yes.<br />
Reply hazy, try again.<br />
No.<br />
*sigh* Really, puns?<br />
Nothing.</p>
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		<title>By: yankeesfanlen</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/the-hardballtalk-season-preview-2/comment-page-1/#comment-278792</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[yankeesfanlen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woodrow Wilson was indeed our best Baseball President.
And, indeed, the New York Yankees are our best baseball team.
You can look it up.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Woodrow Wilson was indeed our best Baseball President.<br />
And, indeed, the New York Yankees are our best baseball team.<br />
You can look it up.</p>
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