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		<title>Zack Wheeler goes six scoreless innings in MLB debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Zack Wheeler era began on a promising note. Making his major league debut on Tuesday evening as part of a doubleheader at Atlanta&#8217;s Turner Field, the 23-year-old right-hander tossed six scoreless innings, fanning seven Braves batters and allowing just four hits. Wheeler issued a total of five walks and looked a little bit shaky&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=474697&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The San Jose lawsuit against Major League Baseball should be thrown out of court</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/18/the-san-jose-lawsuit-against-major-league-baseball-should-be-thrown-out-of-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;ve read over the lawsuit filed by San Jose against Major League Baseball. Initial reaction: it&#8217;s more full of crap than Bob Melvin&#8217;s office was on Sunday afternoon. The essence of the suit: Major League Baseball is a monopoly. It should be an unlawful monopoly. This would-be unlawful monopoly is preventing the Athletics from&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=474519&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>San Jose sues Major League Baseball, challenging its monopoly power</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/18/report-san-jose-to-sue-major-league-baseball-challenging-its-monopoly-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of San Jose has sued Major League Baseball in an effort to get the Oakland A’s to relocate to San Jose, to challenge the Giants claim to rights over the territory and to challenge Major League Baseball&#8217;s long-standing monopoly power. The lawsuit, a copy of which can be seen here, and which is analyzed&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=474452&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Original Biogenesis source: &#8220;the people running Major League Baseball are the biggest scumbags on Earth&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/18/original-biogenesis-source-the-people-running-major-league-baseball-are-the-biggest-scumbags-on-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This reads like a crime thriller. It&#8217;s the story of Porter Fischer, the Biogenesis employee who took Tony Bosch&#8217;s notes and records, turned them over to the Miami New Times and unleashed the biggest PEDs scandal since BALCO. He has allowed the Miami Times to tell his story. All kinds of unseemliness here. A large&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=474418&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brian Cashman calls out Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Teixeira had a setback. Yankees hitting coach Kevin long said yesterday that it wasn&#8217;t terribly surprising to him as, in his opinion, Teixeira&#8217;s wrist hadn&#8217;t &#8220;been right&#8221; since Teixeira came off the DL.  This was news to Yankees GM Brian Cashman, who didn&#8217;t mince words expressing his dissatisfaction at his hitting coach: “It’s alarming&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=474236&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And That Happened: Monday&#8217;s scores and highlights</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/18/and-that-happened-mondays-scores-and-highlights-91/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Braves 2, Mets 1: A three-hour and fifty-two minute rain delay? Really? Despite that, Dillon Gee shut the Braves out through eight and a third and drove in the Mets&#8217; only run. And despite that he gave up a walkoff two-run homer to Freddie Freeman just before 1:30 AM. Now they play a day-night doubleheader. Expect many&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=474010&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ian Kennedy drops appeal of 10-game suspension</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/17/ian-kennedy-drops-appeal-of-10-game-suspension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Diamondbacks&#8217; right-hander Ian Kennedy thinks his 10-game suspension &#8220;doesn&#8217;t make sense,&#8221; he is ready to accept his punishment. Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports that Kennedy has dropped the appeal of his suspension and will begin serving it tonight. Kennedy, who was handed the stiffest penalty for last week&#8217;s benches-clearing brawl with the Dodgers, initially&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=473602&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You can thank Major League Baseball for the sewage mess in the Oakland Coliseum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still gobsmacked that a major league team is playing in a joint like the Oakland Coliseum, where the raw sewage flows more freely than the Bud Light. So too is A&#8217;s owner Lew Wolff, who tells Eric Fisher of SBJ that he is embarrassed by the mess but that it&#8217;s out of his control: Lew&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472922&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And That Happened: Sunday&#8217;s scores and highlights</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/17/and-that-happened-sundays-scores-and-highlights-95/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athletics 10, Mariners 2: This game was a Father&#8217;s Day treat for me. Why? Because I used it to teach my daughter how to keep score. I printed out scoresheets. I did a little sketch on the top of hers to illustrate the numbers which correspond with each defensive position. I paused the TV after&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472890&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rays recall Wil Myers from Triple-A</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/rays-recall-wil-myers-from-triple-a/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/rays-recall-wil-myers-from-triple-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news for Rays fans: Wil Myers is expected to be called up from Durham on Tuesday. Ryan Roberts will be optioned to Triple-A. &#8212; Adam Berry (@adamdberry) June 16, 2013 Myers was pulled during Durham&#8217;s game with Indianapolis and is expected to join the Rays in Boston on Tuesday for the team&#8217;s day/night double-header.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472871&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MRI shows no new damage in Mark Teixeira&#8217;s right wrist</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/mri-shows-only-inflammation-in-mark-teixeiras-wrist/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/mri-shows-only-inflammation-in-mark-teixeiras-wrist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yankees manager Joe Girardi acknowledged to reporters late last week that Mark Teixeira has been having some difficulty with his surgically-repaired right wrist. But it&#8217;s nothing too serious. According to beat writer Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Yankees first baseman underwent an MRI on Sunday morning back in New York City that showed&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472855&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clayton Kershaw upset about word of contract talks leaking, blames the Dodgers front office</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/clayton-kershaw-upset-about-word-of-contract-talks-leaking-blames-dodgers-front-office/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/clayton-kershaw-upset-about-word-of-contract-talks-leaking-blames-dodgers-front-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOX Sports&#8217; Ken Rosenthal reported late Saturday night that the Dodgers have made significant progress toward finalizing a seven-year contract extension with left-hander Clayton Kershaw that will wind up being worth &#8220;well above&#8221; $180 million. So the young ace was asked about those contract talks before Sunday afternoon&#8217;s series finale vs. the Pirates. Courtesy of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472828&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Cobb placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/alex-cobb-placed-on-7-day-concussion-disabled-list/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/alex-cobb-placed-on-7-day-concussion-disabled-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Cobb never lost consciousness after taking an Eric Hosmer line drive off the right side of his head on Saturday night, but he was diagnosed at Bayfront Medical Center with a mild concussion and is going to miss at least one turn in the Rays&#8217; rotation. Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472820&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Johnny Cueto activated from disabled list for Sunday start</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/johnny-cueto-activated-from-disabled-list-for-sunday-start/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/johnny-cueto-activated-from-disabled-list-for-sunday-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As first reported by beat writer John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Reds have activated right-hander Johnny Cueto from the 15-day disabled list. Pedro Villarreal was sent to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move to clear a 25-man roster spot. Cueto will return to the Cincy starting rotation on Sunday afternoon for the Reds&#8217;&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472794&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nationals activate Stephen Strasburg from the disabled list</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/nationals-activate-stephen-strasburg-from-the-disabled-list/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/nationals-activate-stephen-strasburg-from-the-disabled-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From beat writer James Wagner of the Washington Post comes word that the Nationals have, as scheduled, activated ace right-hander Stephen Strasburg from the 15-day disabled list. Strasburg will return to the Nats&#8217; starting rotation on Sunday afternoon to face the Indians after sitting out the past two-plus weeks due to a mild (Grade 1)&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472756&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Settling the Score: Saturday&#8217;s results</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/16/settling-the-score-saturdays-results-52/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exactly 11 weeks into the 2013 regular season, the Cardinals are the best team in the major leagues. St. Louis was at it again Saturday evening in Miami, surviving a shaky Lance Lynn start with a big night of offense to beat the Marlins 13-7 at their own place. Carlos Beltran slugged his 15th and&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472739&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dodgers making progress on extension with Clayton Kershaw</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/dodgers-making-progress-on-extension-with-clayton-kershaw/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/dodgers-making-progress-on-extension-with-clayton-kershaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Rosenthal reports that the Dodgers are making progress with starter Clayton Kershaw on a seven-year contract extension worth in excess of $180 million. The 25-year-old left-hander enters his third and final year of arbitration going into 2014 after which he would be eligible for free agency. That the Dodgers would eventually sign Kershaw to&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472734&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yankees dropping in attendance, ratings</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/yankees-dropping-in-attendance-ratings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal has some interesting figures in his latest column about the Yankees: Through Wednesday, the average ratings for Yankee games on the YES Network were down 38% compared to the same period last season, according to Nielsen figures. The drop is even more remarkable when you consider that last&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472685&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Alex Cobb exits after taking a line drive to his head</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/alex-cobb-exits-after-taking-a-line-drive-to-his-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the top of the fifth inning in this afternoon&#8217;s game against the Royals, Rays starter Alex Cobb took a line drive to the head off the bat of Eric Hosmer. It was a scary moment, summed up by Jeff Passan: Alex Cobb being stretchered off with head immobilized. Teammates around the mound. Luke Scott&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472696&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Astros agree to deal with No. 1 pick Mark Appel</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/astros-agree-to-deal-with-no-1-overall-pick-mark-appel/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/astros-agree-to-deal-with-no-1-overall-pick-mark-appel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Appel &#8220;just needs to put pen to paper,&#8221; so it appears that just some formalities stand in the way of a deal. Brian McTaggart of MLB.com also senses that a deal is close and writes that the Astros &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t have drafted Appel if they didn&#8217;t feel&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472664&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Miguel Montero on Zack Greinke: &#8220;He&#8217;s a little chickens**t&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/miguel-montero-on-zack-greinke-hes-a-little-chickenst/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/miguel-montero-on-zack-greinke-hes-a-little-chickenst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLB handed down suspensions yesterday for Tuesday&#8217;s benches-clearing brawl between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, with Arizona&#8217;s Ian Kennedy receiving a 10-game suspension and Eric Hinske getting five games. J.P. Howell and Skip Schumaker both got two games on the Dodgers&#8217; side of things while Ronald Belisario served his one-game suspension last night. There was some&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472649&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Has Rick Porcello turned a corner?</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/has-rick-porcello-turned-a-corner/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/has-rick-porcello-turned-a-corner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick Porcello had to battle just to keep his rotation spot this spring, but he&#8217;s currently showing some signs of a breakthrough. Porcello allowed three hits and no walks over seven scoreless innings last night in a 3-0 victory over the Twins. While he still holds a mediocre 4.37 ERA for the year, he has&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472639&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Settling the Score: Friday&#8217;s results</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/settling-the-score-fridays-results-53/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/settling-the-score-fridays-results-53/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we have talked about the Marlins this season, it usually hasn&#8217;t been about anything good. And understandably so. But after he surprisingly made the Opening Day roster, 20-year-old Jose Fernandez has been a pretty consistent bright spot. Fernandez struck out a career-high 10 batters while allowing three runs &#8212; two earned &#8212; in seven&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472614&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eric Hinske, Brandon McCarthy speak out on MLB suspension rulings</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/eric-hinske-brandon-mccarthy-speak-out-on-mlb-suspension-rulings/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/eric-hinske-brandon-mccarthy-speak-out-on-mlb-suspension-rulings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you learned earlier this afternoon, Major League Baseball doled out suspensions as expected for the Dodgers&#8217; and Diamondbacks&#8217; participation in Tuesday night&#8217;s fracas. There weren&#8217;t too many surprises, though as Craig noted, Yasiel Puig and Zack Greinke were not suspended at all, receiving only fines. On the D-Back side of things, Eric Hinske received&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472558&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s official: Zack Wheeler to make MLB debut on Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/its-official-zack-wheeler-to-make-mlb-debut-on-tuesday/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/its-official-zack-wheeler-to-make-mlb-debut-on-tuesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After weeks of speculation, the Mets made it official: they are calling up top prospect Zack Wheeler on Tuesday. The Mets play a day/night double-header against the Braves and will fire a double-barreled shot of young arms, going with Matt Harvey in the afternoon and Wheeler in the evening most likely. The Mets acquired Wheeler&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472541&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MLB hands down the suspensions for Tuesday night&#8217;s Dodgers-Diamondbacks melee</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/mlb-hands-down-the-suspensions-for-tuesday-nights-dodgers-diamondbacks-mele/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The discipline has been handed down for the Dodgers-Diamondbacks melee on Tuesday night. Twelve different people were disciplined with eight being handed suspensions. The breakdown: Ian Kennedy gets a ten-game suspension; Eric Hinske gets a five-game suspension; J.P. Howell and Skip Schumaker each get two-game suspensions; Ronald Belisario gets a one-game suspension; Dodgers coach Mark&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472484&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Astros close to signing No. 1 pick Mark Appel</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/astros-close-to-signing-no-1-pick-mark-appel/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/astros-close-to-signing-no-1-pick-mark-appel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, after falling from projected No. 1 pick to No. 8 pick Mark Appel and agent Scott Boras played hardball with the Pirates, turning down $3.8 million to go back to school for his senior season. This year Appel went No. 1 overall to the Astros&#8211;who passed on him in 2012&#8211;and Jeff Passan of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472468&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And That Happened: Thursday&#8217;s scores and highlights</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/14/and-that-happened-thursdays-scores-and-highlights-96/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athletics 3, Yankees 2: Looking at the Yankees side of the box score and noting Robinson Cano&#8216;s contributions compared to everyone else&#8217;s and this comes to mind. Mark Teixeira, Travis Hafner, Kevin Youkilis and Vernon Wells combined to go 0 for 28 with 12 strikeouts in this marathon game. And while, yes, hats off to&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472378&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Troy Tulowitzki out 4-6 weeks with broken rib</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/13/troy-tulowitzki-headed-for-mri-on-sore-ribs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports that Tulowitzki is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. The Rockies will likely recall Josh Rutledge to replace him on the active roster, but it&#8217;s going to tough to hang around in the playoff race without him. 9:39 PM: Terrible news for the Rockies. Troy Renck of the Denver Post&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472260&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MLB expected to announce suspensions from Diamondbacks-Dodgers brawl on Friday</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/13/mlb-expected-to-announce-suspensions-from-diamondbacks-dodgers-brawl-on-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We heard yesterday that suspensions would be handed out today for Tuesday&#8217;s brawl between the Diamondbacks-Dodgers brawl, but an official announcement will have to wait for one more day. Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports that MLB is now expected to announce punishments tomorrow. No word on the reason for the delay, but&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&#038;blog=15932931&#038;post=472226&#038;subd=nbchardballtalk&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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