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	<title>Comments on: Matt LaPorta goes unclaimed on waivers, sent to Triple-A</title>
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		<title>By: hermie13</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-403528</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hermie13]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This happened to Brandon Phillips too only he was dealt.


Granted this also happened to Andy Marte. Still think there is some potential from LaPorta. Wont be a star but think he could still make this club once healthy.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This happened to Brandon Phillips too only he was dealt.</p>
<p>Granted this also happened to Andy Marte. Still think there is some potential from LaPorta. Wont be a star but think he could still make this club once healthy.</p>
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		<title>By: anxovies</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-402570</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[anxovies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No!  No! Hearsay is ... Oh, forget it, I like the felony and heresy better.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No!  No! Hearsay is &#8230; Oh, forget it, I like the felony and heresy better.</p>
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		<title>By: Kevin Gillman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Gillman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bet Cleveland was begging other teams to take him, very sad nobody did.  I know I have seen enough of him.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet Cleveland was begging other teams to take him, very sad nobody did.  I know I have seen enough of him.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeremy Fox</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-402129</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Fox]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heresy? I wasn&#039;t aware that the Catholic Church had official dogma on whether Matt LaPorta is a douche...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heresy? I wasn&#8217;t aware that the Catholic Church had official dogma on whether Matt LaPorta is a douche&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Detroit Michael</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-402111</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Detroit Michael]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Hearsay&quot; and &quot;heresy&quot; are two completely different words.

I wonder whether accusing someone of commiting a felony when you don&#039;t know what you&#039;re talking about might constitute defamation of character.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Hearsay&#8221; and &#8220;heresy&#8221; are two completely different words.</p>
<p>I wonder whether accusing someone of commiting a felony when you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re talking about might constitute defamation of character.</p>
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		<title>By: Charles Gates</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-402109</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Gates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took me a moment, but I just realized that LaPorta and LaHair are different players.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Took me a moment, but I just realized that LaPorta and LaHair are different players.</p>
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		<title>By: Just a Fan</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-402100</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Just a Fan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heresy..................you were not there. That is defamation of character, a felony.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heresy&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;you were not there. That is defamation of character, a felony.</p>
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		<title>By: Just a Fan</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/matt-laporta-goes-unclaimed-on-waivers-sent-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-402098</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Just a Fan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like this guy, I think in a new city he can break out. I like him as a baseball player, I don&#039;t know him or pretend to.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like this guy, I think in a new city he can break out. I like him as a baseball player, I don&#8217;t know him or pretend to.</p>
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		<title>By: uwsptke</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[uwsptke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was almost the identical situation as Cruz.  He was part of the Carlos Lee trade to the Rangers, but the Brewers wanted Kevin Mench back in the deal so they threw in Cruz who at 26 was getting too old to be considered much of a prospect at the time.  The Rangers removed him from the 40 man, so anyone could have nabbed him then, but everyone passed.

Sidenote - from discussion with people who knew the inner workings of the Brewers&#039; minor league clubhouses, LaPorta is a douche.  One minor league team was having its players sign game used jerseys to auction off for charity, and when approached to do his part LaPorta quipped, &quot;What&#039;s in it for me?&quot; and walked away.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was almost the identical situation as Cruz.  He was part of the Carlos Lee trade to the Rangers, but the Brewers wanted Kevin Mench back in the deal so they threw in Cruz who at 26 was getting too old to be considered much of a prospect at the time.  The Rangers removed him from the 40 man, so anyone could have nabbed him then, but everyone passed.</p>
<p>Sidenote &#8211; from discussion with people who knew the inner workings of the Brewers&#8217; minor league clubhouses, LaPorta is a douche.  One minor league team was having its players sign game used jerseys to auction off for charity, and when approached to do his part LaPorta quipped, &#8220;What&#8217;s in it for me?&#8221; and walked away.</p>
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		<title>By: tcostant</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tcostant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Didn&#039;t this happen to Nelson Cruz and then two years later he was a star.  This doesn&#039;t mean he won&#039;t make it...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Didn&#8217;t this happen to Nelson Cruz and then two years later he was a star.  This doesn&#8217;t mean he won&#8217;t make it&#8230;</p>
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