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	<title>Comments on: Yankees announce 4-6 month recovery timetable for Alex Rodriguez</title>
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		<title>By: keepyerstickontheice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[keepyerstickontheice]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh no! Who are we going to get to replace his complete lack of production in the playoffs? Maybe bench him like Vick for the remainder of the season, &quot;out of concern for his health and safety&quot;. Or hide his purse before games.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh no! Who are we going to get to replace his complete lack of production in the playoffs? Maybe bench him like Vick for the remainder of the season, &#8220;out of concern for his health and safety&#8221;. Or hide his purse before games.</p>
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		<title>By: samurai3939</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[samurai3939]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That link was beyond worthless. Get a clue.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That link was beyond worthless. Get a clue.</p>
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		<title>By: badintent</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[badintent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes it&#039;s the labium minus, you knew already with Alex it would not be the superior.
Glad I bought 2 frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving. I&#039;m cooking the extra one, naming it A-less and sticking my Texas Barbeque Fork ( the biggest one I own) in it to say officially,&quot; A-less , you are done.&quot; The I&#039;ll donate it to t he REd Cross voluteetes that helped NY and Jersey with Sandy. Bravo.
A-Rod . say hi to all your fellow cheaters Dominicans, Raffa, Man Ram, Sammy, at the nursing home.Tu tienes un diaper muy grande  para cajones enfermo. ! Claro que si ?&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes it&#8217;s the labium minus, you knew already with Alex it would not be the superior.<br />
Glad I bought 2 frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving. I&#8217;m cooking the extra one, naming it A-less and sticking my Texas Barbeque Fork ( the biggest one I own) in it to say officially,&#8221; A-less , you are done.&#8221; The I&#8217;ll donate it to t he REd Cross voluteetes that helped NY and Jersey with Sandy. Bravo.<br />
A-Rod . say hi to all your fellow cheaters Dominicans, Raffa, Man Ram, Sammy, at the nursing home.Tu tienes un diaper muy grande  para cajones enfermo. ! Claro que si ?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: badintent</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[badintent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, busted ! A Boston transplant in Jay  town.Start drinking heavy, support the Kennedys. Go pppppppppppppppark ya caaaaaaar. .Bobby Valentine still loves your $$ for another year.

This message has been approved by the Rogers family, the cheap billionaires that own the Jays.Man Ram will open a supplement store  chain with A-Rod-less called &quot;.Go with EPO &quot;  Lance Armstrong will be their spokesman]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, busted ! A Boston transplant in Jay  town.Start drinking heavy, support the Kennedys. Go pppppppppppppppark ya caaaaaaar. .Bobby Valentine still loves your $$ for another year.</p>
<p>This message has been approved by the Rogers family, the cheap billionaires that own the Jays.Man Ram will open a supplement store  chain with A-Rod-less called &#8220;.Go with EPO &#8221;  Lance Armstrong will be their spokesman</p>
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		<title>By: ghirdorah</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ghirdorah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please, please, just pay him off already and be done with it...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please, please, just pay him off already and be done with it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Jeremy T</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy T]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[regardless of your preferences, and regardless of the actual product on the field, there will &lt;i&gt;always&lt;/i&gt; be people paying attention to the Yankees]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>regardless of your preferences, and regardless of the actual product on the field, there will <i>always</i> be people paying attention to the Yankees</p>
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		<title>By: jaybird22seven</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jaybird22seven]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who cares about this goof !!! Better yet who is going to care about the Yankees this Year ? Nobody !!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who cares about this goof !!! Better yet who is going to care about the Yankees this Year ? Nobody !!!</p>
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		<title>By: joshftw</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worst. Contract. EVER!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Worst. Contract. EVER!</p>
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		<title>By: roverkarlthecannedham</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[roverkarlthecannedham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIS is my reply to you, good sir:

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6713507/derek-jeter-dl-diary]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS is my reply to you, good sir:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6713507/derek-jeter-dl-diary" rel="nofollow">http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6713507/derek-jeter-dl-diary</a></p>
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		<title>By: unlost1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[unlost1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE DISCOVERY OF THE INJURY COINCIDED WITH THE RUMORS OF HIM BEING TRADED TO MIAMI (before they decided on the fire sale).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THE DISCOVERY OF THE INJURY COINCIDED WITH THE RUMORS OF HIM BEING TRADED TO MIAMI (before they decided on the fire sale).</p>
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		<title>By: southpaw2k</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[southpaw2k]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get your popcorn ready, kids.  We got five more years of watching A-Rod break down right in front of our eyes.  This is gonna just get more and more entertaining as time rolls along.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get your popcorn ready, kids.  We got five more years of watching A-Rod break down right in front of our eyes.  This is gonna just get more and more entertaining as time rolls along.</p>
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		<title>By: nategearhart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nategearhart]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, the Yankees thought only one of them was worth $225 million.  What exactly would Arod have done if the Yankees said &quot;no&quot;?  You seem to be implying that Jeter is some sort of selfless saint for taking less-than-Arod money from the Yankees.  Well, they both got as much as they could out of the Yankees, which in both cases was far and away more than they were going to get from anyone else.  Was it Arod&#039;s fault that when he asked for what he did, the Yankees actually gave it to him?
Also, how do you know Jeter didn&#039;t use?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, the Yankees thought only one of them was worth $225 million.  What exactly would Arod have done if the Yankees said &#8220;no&#8221;?  You seem to be implying that Jeter is some sort of selfless saint for taking less-than-Arod money from the Yankees.  Well, they both got as much as they could out of the Yankees, which in both cases was far and away more than they were going to get from anyone else.  Was it Arod&#8217;s fault that when he asked for what he did, the Yankees actually gave it to him?<br />
Also, how do you know Jeter didn&#8217;t use?</p>
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		<title>By: samurai3939</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[samurai3939]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canned ham. There is a huge difference. One of them thought he was the 225 million dollar man, and one them does
Not. One of them can stay on the field,one can&#039;t. One took steroids. One didn&#039;t]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canned ham. There is a huge difference. One of them thought he was the 225 million dollar man, and one them does<br />
Not. One of them can stay on the field,one can&#8217;t. One took steroids. One didn&#8217;t</p>
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		<title>By: roverkarlthecannedham</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[roverkarlthecannedham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bone in, of course.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bone in, of course.</p>
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		<title>By: historiophiliac</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[historiophiliac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeter must have tinned honey-baked in his basket...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeter must have tinned honey-baked in his basket&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: brent05cards</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[brent05cards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love it!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love it!</p>
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		<title>By: roverkarlthecannedham</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[roverkarlthecannedham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is quite a blow. Alex has been good for a very long time. He is 37 and a long career of well above average SS, 3B and HOF hitting have taken a toll. I know it is popular to hate Rodriguez and love Jeter, even in New York, but it would not be wrong to admire both players equally. Alex has had something of a tin ear when it comes to the press and public perceptions but over all has been a relatively good Yankee in terms of staying out of trouble and showing up to play and he has played very, very well when healthy. Derek Jeter manages the press deftly and I think most admire him for his skill at this, yet there is little difference in the two gentlemen when we speak of long HOF careers, being a good citizen, and the never ending pursuit of women. Both gentlemen played the post season injured, did relatively little, and both required off season surgery. Yet it is Alex Rodriguez who will be vilified while Mr. Jeter gets little more than a swiftly corrected post about his girth. Now who am I to criticize the perception of others? After all I am but a pressed pork with glasses. Still, I think this is wrong. 

Good luck, Mr. Rodriguez. Get well soon and come back when you are ready. Then show them who&#039;s the better player.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is quite a blow. Alex has been good for a very long time. He is 37 and a long career of well above average SS, 3B and HOF hitting have taken a toll. I know it is popular to hate Rodriguez and love Jeter, even in New York, but it would not be wrong to admire both players equally. Alex has had something of a tin ear when it comes to the press and public perceptions but over all has been a relatively good Yankee in terms of staying out of trouble and showing up to play and he has played very, very well when healthy. Derek Jeter manages the press deftly and I think most admire him for his skill at this, yet there is little difference in the two gentlemen when we speak of long HOF careers, being a good citizen, and the never ending pursuit of women. Both gentlemen played the post season injured, did relatively little, and both required off season surgery. Yet it is Alex Rodriguez who will be vilified while Mr. Jeter gets little more than a swiftly corrected post about his girth. Now who am I to criticize the perception of others? After all I am but a pressed pork with glasses. Still, I think this is wrong. </p>
<p>Good luck, Mr. Rodriguez. Get well soon and come back when you are ready. Then show them who&#8217;s the better player.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeremy T</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy T]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This really puts his benching in favor of Ibanez in a new light, no? Now instead of it being a manager relying on small sample sizes and a lack of &quot;clutch&quot;, it&#039;s merely an injury replacement.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This really puts his benching in favor of Ibanez in a new light, no? Now instead of it being a manager relying on small sample sizes and a lack of &#8220;clutch&#8221;, it&#8217;s merely an injury replacement.</p>
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		<title>By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a positive note, the Yankees should not have to pay him any extra for hitting those bonus triggers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a positive note, the Yankees should not have to pay him any extra for hitting those bonus triggers.</p>
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		<title>By: mrfloydpink</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you sure it&#039;s not a torn labium?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you sure it&#8217;s not a torn labium?</p>
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		<title>By: bostonboy82</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bostonboy82]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[and the good news keeps coming....I love the money tied up on this clown.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and the good news keeps coming&#8230;.I love the money tied up on this clown.</p>
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