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	<title>Comments on: Yu Darvish and David Freese win The Final Vote, and now baseball needs to fix the All-Star Game</title>
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		<title>By: stlouis1baseball</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-325376</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stlouis1baseball]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;happen to be in st.louis this weekend and that is all they were talking about. how larussa was still sticking it to the reds and the media going nuts with freeze making the team,.it will make dusty’s head explode come on cards fans vote freeze.&quot;
Simply put...I do not believe you.  Fib alert! 

&quot;beyond homer friendly and diss the reds all the time.&quot;
Riiight.  Very different than Marty, Thom and Cowboy huh?

&quot;maybe you and the fans you hang with are not true fans at all if you don’t feel the same way.&quot;
I don&#039;t even know what in the hell this means.
I was born and raised in Central Indiana!
You know that.  You and I have discussed it.
We have also discussed the fact that (being from Indiana) all my buddies are Reds fans (with the exception of a couple of buddies who are Cubs fans). 
So again...I don&#039;t know what the hell you mean.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;happen to be in st.louis this weekend and that is all they were talking about. how larussa was still sticking it to the reds and the media going nuts with freeze making the team,.it will make dusty’s head explode come on cards fans vote freeze.&#8221;<br />
Simply put&#8230;I do not believe you.  Fib alert! </p>
<p>&#8220;beyond homer friendly and diss the reds all the time.&#8221;<br />
Riiight.  Very different than Marty, Thom and Cowboy huh?</p>
<p>&#8220;maybe you and the fans you hang with are not true fans at all if you don’t feel the same way.&#8221;<br />
I don&#8217;t even know what in the hell this means.<br />
I was born and raised in Central Indiana!<br />
You know that.  You and I have discussed it.<br />
We have also discussed the fact that (being from Indiana) all my buddies are Reds fans (with the exception of a couple of buddies who are Cubs fans).<br />
So again&#8230;I don&#8217;t know what the hell you mean.</p>
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		<title>By: metalhead65</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[metalhead65]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[happen to be in st.louis this weekend and that is all they were talking about. how larussa was still sticking it to the reds and the media going nuts with freeze making the team,.it will make dusty&#039;s head explode come on cards fans vote freeze. and their broadcastors are beyond homer friendly and diss the reds all the time. maybe you and the fans you hang with are not true fans at all if you don&#039;t feel the same way. either way don&#039;t say cards fans don&#039;t care or talk about the brawl.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>happen to be in st.louis this weekend and that is all they were talking about. how larussa was still sticking it to the reds and the media going nuts with freeze making the team,.it will make dusty&#8217;s head explode come on cards fans vote freeze. and their broadcastors are beyond homer friendly and diss the reds all the time. maybe you and the fans you hang with are not true fans at all if you don&#8217;t feel the same way. either way don&#8217;t say cards fans don&#8217;t care or talk about the brawl.</p>
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		<title>By: stlouis1baseball</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-325330</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stlouis1baseball]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;right,so if baker was in charge and decided he did not have room for molina or carpenter and picked somebody else on the cards who while good was not as worthy as who he left off you and cardnial nation would not be feeling the same way?&quot;

That&#039;s just it Metalhead.  Redlegs fans (or the team, coaches, etc...) are the ONLY people I see and/or hear talk about the brawl.  That is a fact.  It&#039;s like they can&#039;t get themselves mentally prepared and absolutely crave that drama to get themselves fired up.  It&#039;s like they need validation or otherwise have some sort of inferiority complex.  My buddies on the other hand...they don&#039;t even bring the subject up anymore.  I have the brawl recorded and I very quickly show them the slow motion replay of little Joanie&#039;s bitch ass hoping around the scrum trying to sucker punch someone.  Then...his 4&#039;-11&#039;&#039; ass gets swallowed up in it and ultimately pinned against the fence.  What about the Cardinals rookie pitcher who was on the mound when it happened?  You know...Jaime Garcia.  What happened with him?  Oh...that&#039;s right.  Adam Wainwright quickly goes to the mound and escorts him off the field before he can even think of retaliating. 
Wainwright = Leadership.  Cueto = Thugery]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;right,so if baker was in charge and decided he did not have room for molina or carpenter and picked somebody else on the cards who while good was not as worthy as who he left off you and cardnial nation would not be feeling the same way?&#8221;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s just it Metalhead.  Redlegs fans (or the team, coaches, etc&#8230;) are the ONLY people I see and/or hear talk about the brawl.  That is a fact.  It&#8217;s like they can&#8217;t get themselves mentally prepared and absolutely crave that drama to get themselves fired up.  It&#8217;s like they need validation or otherwise have some sort of inferiority complex.  My buddies on the other hand&#8230;they don&#8217;t even bring the subject up anymore.  I have the brawl recorded and I very quickly show them the slow motion replay of little Joanie&#8217;s bitch ass hoping around the scrum trying to sucker punch someone.  Then&#8230;his 4&#8242;-11&#8221; ass gets swallowed up in it and ultimately pinned against the fence.  What about the Cardinals rookie pitcher who was on the mound when it happened?  You know&#8230;Jaime Garcia.  What happened with him?  Oh&#8230;that&#8217;s right.  Adam Wainwright quickly goes to the mound and escorts him off the field before he can even think of retaliating.<br />
Wainwright = Leadership.  Cueto = Thugery</p>
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		<title>By: metalhead65</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[metalhead65]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[right,so if baker was in charge and decided he did not have room for molina or carpenter and picked somebody else on the cards who while good was not as worthy as who he left off you and cardnial nation would not be feeling the same way?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>right,so if baker was in charge and decided he did not have room for molina or carpenter and picked somebody else on the cards who while good was not as worthy as who he left off you and cardnial nation would not be feeling the same way?</p>
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		<title>By: stlouis1baseball</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-325123</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stlouis1baseball]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Nearly&quot; no one gets that correct or &quot;almost&quot; no one gets that correct?
Sorry Rooney.  I couldn&#039;t resist.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Nearly&#8221; no one gets that correct or &#8220;almost&#8221; no one gets that correct?<br />
Sorry Rooney.  I couldn&#8217;t resist.</p>
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		<title>By: stlouis1baseball</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stlouis1baseball]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metalhead:
Let.  It.  Go.
There is nothing to see here. 
You have to know how absolutely rediculous it is.  I mean...seriously?  Come on Man...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Metalhead:<br />
Let.  It.  Go.<br />
There is nothing to see here.<br />
You have to know how absolutely rediculous it is.  I mean&#8230;seriously?  Come on Man&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: hushbrother</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324975</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hushbrother]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#039;t agree more. Last year&#039;s World Series was fantastic, but there was one thing that bothered me: why did the Cardinals have home field advantage? They were a wild card team. They had the worst record of any team in the playoffs. They only got in thanks to the epic choke of the Atlanta Braves. Meanwhile, the Rangers were a division champion. Giving St. Louis home field advantage made no sense, and ended up playing a huge role in the outcome of the series.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I couldn&#8217;t agree more. Last year&#8217;s World Series was fantastic, but there was one thing that bothered me: why did the Cardinals have home field advantage? They were a wild card team. They had the worst record of any team in the playoffs. They only got in thanks to the epic choke of the Atlanta Braves. Meanwhile, the Rangers were a division champion. Giving St. Louis home field advantage made no sense, and ended up playing a huge role in the outcome of the series.</p>
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		<title>By: rooney24</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rooney24]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nope. You are both wrong/poor spellers.  Hamels pitches in the NL.  Hammel pitches in the AL.

By the way, it is &quot;should have&quot; or &quot;should&#039;ve&quot;, not &quot;should of&quot;.  Sorry to be grammar police, but it seems like nearly no one gets that correct.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nope. You are both wrong/poor spellers.  Hamels pitches in the NL.  Hammel pitches in the AL.</p>
<p>By the way, it is &#8220;should have&#8221; or &#8220;should&#8217;ve&#8221;, not &#8220;should of&#8221;.  Sorry to be grammar police, but it seems like nearly no one gets that correct.</p>
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		<title>By: rooney24</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rooney24]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old way was just as bad.  But, that doesn&#039;t make the current way better.  It should be based on record, especially as there will be more interleague play to even out records.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The old way was just as bad.  But, that doesn&#8217;t make the current way better.  It should be based on record, especially as there will be more interleague play to even out records.</p>
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		<title>By: rooney24</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rooney24]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it shouldn&#039;t be just the manager making any picks.  Not to say the fans make great picks, but no one person should be deciding this either.  I am fine with the fans picking the starters, but the players and managers of all teams should pick the rest of the team.  And, don&#039;t worry about the one from each team (unless it is the host team, then they should have at least one).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, it shouldn&#8217;t be just the manager making any picks.  Not to say the fans make great picks, but no one person should be deciding this either.  I am fine with the fans picking the starters, but the players and managers of all teams should pick the rest of the team.  And, don&#8217;t worry about the one from each team (unless it is the host team, then they should have at least one).</p>
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		<title>By: dondada10</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dondada10]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hammels pitches in the National league.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hammels pitches in the National league.</p>
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		<title>By: bigtrav425</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtrav425]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[anddddd the Jap shouldnt of won! Hammels,Broxton or Peavy..any of the 3 should of]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anddddd the Jap shouldnt of won! Hammels,Broxton or Peavy..any of the 3 should of</p>
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		<title>By: bigtrav425</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324935</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigtrav425]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i disagree...i like that the winning league gets homefield advantage.i like it to be competitive and makes it more interesteing and likely i watch it and watch the whole thing! if its just a promotional event then its less likely i watch it and/or stay up and watch the whole thing.Also if its just a promotional thing/tool you cannot have it on a tuesday at 8pm or whatever time first pitch is.you gota make it 7pm and should be 7 regardless so ppl,more so the kids can stay up and watch most if not al of it]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i disagree&#8230;i like that the winning league gets homefield advantage.i like it to be competitive and makes it more interesteing and likely i watch it and watch the whole thing! if its just a promotional event then its less likely i watch it and/or stay up and watch the whole thing.Also if its just a promotional thing/tool you cannot have it on a tuesday at 8pm or whatever time first pitch is.you gota make it 7pm and should be 7 regardless so ppl,more so the kids can stay up and watch most if not al of it</p>
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		<title>By: nothanksimdriving123</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nothanksimdriving123]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truly dreadful news kopy, but the most recent King George, the 6th, has died. Yes it&#039;s true. Just 60 years ago. But on the bright side, his daughter Elizabeth has taken over and seems to be doing a pretty nice job, if one can make such a judgement after only 60 years.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Truly dreadful news kopy, but the most recent King George, the 6th, has died. Yes it&#8217;s true. Just 60 years ago. But on the bright side, his daughter Elizabeth has taken over and seems to be doing a pretty nice job, if one can make such a judgement after only 60 years.</p>
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		<title>By: needtoplay</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[needtoplay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Logical solution: All-Star game stays as an exhibition; you cannot have a game where the position players are voted by the fans determining home field advantage for the World Series.  The LEAGUE with the best inter-league record wins home field advantage.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Logical solution: All-Star game stays as an exhibition; you cannot have a game where the position players are voted by the fans determining home field advantage for the World Series.  The LEAGUE with the best inter-league record wins home field advantage.</p>
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		<title>By: itsmekirill</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[itsmekirill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can anyone explain to me why the old way of the World Series alternating home field each year is better? I would understand if you wanted to give it to the best record, but I haven&#039;t seen Craig make that argument.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can anyone explain to me why the old way of the World Series alternating home field each year is better? I would understand if you wanted to give it to the best record, but I haven&#8217;t seen Craig make that argument.</p>
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		<title>By: sjb48</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sjb48]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was hoping Peavy got in, he deserves it!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Was hoping Peavy got in, he deserves it!!!</p>
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		<title>By: stairwayto7</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stairwayto7]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about no fan voting for 1 year, let the manager pick the team and see who they pick!  The media will still be outraged!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about no fan voting for 1 year, let the manager pick the team and see who they pick!  The media will still be outraged!</p>
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		<title>By: thefalcon123</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thefalcon123]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, that link didn&#039;t work. 

It was intended to link to Entertainment Weekly&#039;s list of the greatest Simpsons episodes, in which &quot;Last Exit Springfield&quot; was ranked #1.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, that link didn&#8217;t work. </p>
<p>It was intended to link to Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s list of the greatest Simpsons episodes, in which &#8220;Last Exit Springfield&#8221; was ranked #1.</p>
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		<title>By: thefalcon123</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324864</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thefalcon123]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Hoss:

I recognize the long standing stereotype of the Japanese people as goldfish tenders, and apologize for any hurt feelings this has caused you.  In my defense, I was attempting to mock e5again&#039;s statement by pulling a ridiculous statement about the Japanese people from a rather obscure episode of an unknown TV show. 

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html

My assumptions that this should have been obviously, especially since very few people use terms such as &quot;bosh&quot; or &quot;flimshaw&quot; after making racist statement were obviously false.  I thank you for pointing out my ignorance on this subject.  But you are correct, sometimes people are stupid enough to not notice such things.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Hoss:</p>
<p>I recognize the long standing stereotype of the Japanese people as goldfish tenders, and apologize for any hurt feelings this has caused you.  In my defense, I was attempting to mock e5again&#8217;s statement by pulling a ridiculous statement about the Japanese people from a rather obscure episode of an unknown TV show. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0" rel="nofollow">http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0</a>,,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html</p>
<p>My assumptions that this should have been obviously, especially since very few people use terms such as &#8220;bosh&#8221; or &#8220;flimshaw&#8221; after making racist statement were obviously false.  I thank you for pointing out my ignorance on this subject.  But you are correct, sometimes people are stupid enough to not notice such things.</p>
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		<title>By: thefalcon123</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324855</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thefalcon123]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you saying &quot;Boo&quot; or &quot;Boo-urns&quot;?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you saying &#8220;Boo&#8221; or &#8220;Boo-urns&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: seeinred87</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324854</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[seeinred87]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why did the guy win an AL jersey for voting for Michael Bourn?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why did the guy win an AL jersey for voting for Michael Bourn?</p>
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		<title>By: savior72</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324853</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[savior72]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great now maybe Freeze can win the All-Star MVP. Haven&#039;t done that yet.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great now maybe Freeze can win the All-Star MVP. Haven&#8217;t done that yet.</p>
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		<title>By: Hoss</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324848</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So nobody gives a shit about the game (players and fans alike) and it becomes a huge masturbatory display? They need to make it way more exclusive and only have people who play the game choose the rosters.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So nobody gives a shit about the game (players and fans alike) and it becomes a huge masturbatory display? They need to make it way more exclusive and only have people who play the game choose the rosters.</p>
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		<title>By: Hoss</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324845</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both of these comments were ignorant and racist as hell and to top it off, offensively unfunny.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Both of these comments were ignorant and racist as hell and to top it off, offensively unfunny.</p>
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		<title>By: metalhead65</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324844</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[metalhead65]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[expand the rosters so the person in charge can&#039;t use there is no room excuse for his personal vendettas!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>expand the rosters so the person in charge can&#8217;t use there is no room excuse for his personal vendettas!</p>
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		<title>By: metalhead65</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324843</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[metalhead65]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[take the home field out and expand the rosters!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>take the home field out and expand the rosters!</p>
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		<title>By: Hoss</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324840</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who gives a shit? The playoffs are about &quot;fucking luck&quot; too. At least they try to make the All Star game watchable. The real problem is just the player selection, let players and coaches ONLY decide the rosters. That way the players actually care.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who gives a shit? The playoffs are about &#8220;fucking luck&#8221; too. At least they try to make the All Star game watchable. The real problem is just the player selection, let players and coaches ONLY decide the rosters. That way the players actually care.</p>
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		<title>By: kopy</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324838</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kopy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monarchy forever! God save King George!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monarchy forever! God save King George!</p>
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		<title>By: thefalcon123</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/05/yu-darvish-and-david-freese-win-the-final-vote-and-now-baseball-needs-to-fix-the-all-star-game/comment-page-1/#comment-324835</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thefalcon123]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese? Those sandal-wearing goldfish tenders? Ha ha! Bosh! Flimshaw!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Japanese? Those sandal-wearing goldfish tenders? Ha ha! Bosh! Flimshaw!</p>
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