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		<title>Albert Pujols doesn&#8217;t like the Angels calling him &#8220;El Hombre&#8221; on their billboards</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/22/albert-pujols-doesnt-like-the-angels-calling-him-el-hombre-on-their-billboards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols never liked the &#8220;El Hombre&#8221; nickname while he was in St. Louis, but the Angels decided to use it on their billboards promoting his arrival without asking him and Pujols isn&#8217;t happy. Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles reports that there are 20 billboards around Southern California with the &#8220;El Hombre&#8221; nickname and&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114987&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ronald Belisario tested positive for cocaine, said he used it only once</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/22/ronald-belisario-tested-positive-for-cocaine-said-he-used-it-only-once/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/22/ronald-belisario-tested-positive-for-cocaine-said-he-used-it-only-once/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario already faces a drug suspension at the beginning of the year, but it appears that his drug problems extend beyond whatever it was that sent him to rehab last year: he told reporters this morning that he tested positive for cocaine. It&#8217;s unclear when he tested positive, but Belisario says that&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114937&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Ivan Rodriguez is still looking for work</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/21/ivan-rodriguez-is-still-looking-for-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Varitek is said to be leaning toward retirement, but the other 40-year-old catcher on the free agent market, Ivan Rodriguez, is still trying to land a gig for 2012. Rodriguez told the Associated Press that he&#8217;s been &#8220;working out every day in the gym&#8221; and &#8220;can still play&#8221; if a team gives him a&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114726&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Mariano Rivera hinting at retirement after this season?</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/mariano-rivera-on-whether-hell-play-beyond-2012-i-know-now-but-i-dont-have-to-tell-you/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/mariano-rivera-on-whether-hell-play-beyond-2012-i-know-now-but-i-dont-have-to-tell-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mariano Rivera was asked this morning if this will be his final season and the 42-year-old future Hall of Famer gave an interesting answer: &#8220;I know now, but I don&#8217;t have to tell you.&#8221; Different reporters had different takes on exactly what that implied, but Marc Carig of the Newark Star Ledger thinks Rivera was&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114614&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Manny Ramirez signs with the Oakland Athletics</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/manny-ramirez-signs-with-the-oakland-athletics/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/manny-ramirez-signs-with-the-oakland-athletics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve seen this coming for a while, but it appears to actually be happening now. Manny Ramirez is signing with the Oakland A&#8217;s: Manny Ramirez told ESPN&#8217;s Pedro Gomez on Monday that he has agreed to a deal with the Oakland Athletics. Sources tell Gomez the deal is worth about $500,000. Ramirez will have to sit&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114605&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>52</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>The Yankees have a deal with Raul Ibanez</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/report-the-framework-for-a-yankees-raul-ibanez-deal-is-in-place/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/report-the-framework-for-a-yankees-raul-ibanez-deal-is-in-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buster Olney reports that the Yankees have a deal to sign Raul Ibanez. The deal is pending a physical. The deal is for $1.1 million in base salary, and could be worth as much as $4 million pending incentives. It&#8217;s not sexy &#8212; I can&#8217;t think of any Yankees fans who comment here who have been&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114518&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Cameron announces retirement</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/19/mike-cameron-announces-retirement/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/19/mike-cameron-announces-retirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Cameron signed a minor league contract with the Nationals in mid-December. But he won&#8217;t ever take the field wearing the curly W. According to the Nationals&#8217; official Twitter account, Cameron informed the team on Sunday morning that he is officially retiring from baseball. The 39-year-old outfielder was a .249/.338/.444 career hitter over parts of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114424&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sandy Alderson says David Wright&#8217;s future will not be tied to team performance</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/18/sandy-alderson-says-david-wrights-future-will-not-be-tied-to-team-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/18/sandy-alderson-says-david-wrights-future-will-not-be-tied-to-team-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Beltran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we were bombarded with stories focused on the future of Jose Reyes, but now it&#8217;s David Wright&#8216;s turn. There&#8217;s already been plenty of speculation about a possible trade over the past few months, but Mets&#8217; general manager Sandy Alderson told Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com in Port St. Lucie this morning that as opposed&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114316&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>The Athletics and Manny Ramirez could reach an agreement within days</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/the-athletics-and-manny-ramirez-could-reach-an-agreement-within-days/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/the-athletics-and-manny-ramirez-could-reach-an-agreement-within-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported earlier this week that the Athletics were &#8220;likely&#8221; to sign Manny Ramirez just before or soon after the start of spring training, so the following information should come as no real surprise. According to Janie McCauley of the Associated Press, the Athletics still have &#8220;strong interest&#8221; in&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114250&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yankees and Pirates &#8220;in agreement&#8221; on A.J. Burnett trade</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/yankees-and-pirates-in-agreement-on-a-j-burnett-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/yankees-and-pirates-in-agreement-on-a-j-burnett-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like the A.J. Burnett saga may finally be coming to a close, as Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Yankees and Pirates are &#8220;in agreement&#8221; on a deal that will send the right-hander to Pittsburgh. Burnett is expected to undergo a physical exam Sunday to make things official and according to Rosenthal&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114160&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Wakefield retires after 19 seasons and 200 wins</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/tim-wakefield-is-retiring-after-19-seasons-200-wins/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/tim-wakefield-is-retiring-after-19-seasons-200-wins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Wakefield will announce his retirement during a press conference tonight, calling it quits after a 19-season career in which the knuckleballer won 200 games despite not making his big-league debut until age 25. Red Sox president Larry Lucchino revealed last week that the team had offered Wakefield a minor-league contract with an invitation to&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114135&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gary Carter loses his battle with cancer</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/gary-carter-loses-his-battle-with-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was inevitable. But it doesn&#8217;t make it any less sad. Gary Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher who put the Montreal Expos on the map and helped the New York Mets win a World Series died today at the age of 57. Carter had been battling brain cancer for the past nine months. While&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=113884&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hey look, it&#8217;s the inevitable &#8220;is Josh Hamilton getting off easy because he&#8217;s white?&#8221; column!</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/hey-look-its-the-inevitable-is-josh-hamilton-getting-off-easy-because-hes-white-column/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised we didn&#8217;t see this within a couple of days of the Josh Hamilton story breaking, but I&#8217;m glad it&#8217;s here all the same. Not because I think it&#8217;s worth a damn &#8212; it&#8217;s not! &#8212; but because no story about a scandal involving an athlete feels complete without it. Take it away&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=113871&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A.J. Burnett turned down trade to Angels for Bobby Abreu</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/a-j-burnett-turned-down-trade-to-angels-for-bobby-abreu/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/a-j-burnett-turned-down-trade-to-angels-for-bobby-abreu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the A.J. Burnett trade talks between the Yankees and Pirates keep chugging along Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News reports that the Yankees had a deal in place to send him to the Angels for Bobby Abreu &#8230; but Burnett used his no-trade clause to block the move. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=113713&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Gwynn had facial nerve removed in 14-hour surgery for cancerous tumor</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/tony-gwynn-had-facial-nerve-removed-in-14-hour-surgery-for-cancerous-tumor/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/tony-gwynn-had-facial-nerve-removed-in-14-hour-surgery-for-cancerous-tumor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Gwynn underwent a 14-hour surgery yesterday to remove a malignant tumor from his cheek, with Tom Friend of ESPN.com reporting that the Hall of Famer had a facial nerve taken out and replaced with a nerve from his shoulder. Gwynn&#8217;s wife, Alicia Gwynn, told Friend that the surgery lasted until 1:00 a.m. and was&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=112731&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Bryce Harper really need to grow up?</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/does-bryce-harper-really-need-to-grow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/does-bryce-harper-really-need-to-grow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I give Bryce Harper a fair amount of hell, but it isn&#8217;t serious hell. It&#8217;s more like me shaking my head and smugly smiling at the folly of youth while simultaneously (a) understanding that young people act like young people and that&#8217;s OK; and (b) being slightly jealous that I&#8217;m an old man now and&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=112377&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fears that New York teams will sign all the free agents &#8212; in 1912</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/fears-that-new-york-teams-will-sign-all-the-free-agents-in-1912/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1912, there was a startup third major league called the United States Baseball League. It had eight teams. It played for about a month before it collapsed. It happens. A unique aspect of the USBL: the league approached the players as if they weren&#8217;t chattel. No reserve clause in the contracts. Multi-year deals. Annual free&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=112299&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ozzie Guillen: Hanley Ramirez not on board with move to third base. Yet.</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/14/guillen-hanley-not-on-board-with-move-to-third-base-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was asked Tuesday whether Hanley Ramirez is &#8220;absolutely 100 percent on board&#8221; with moving to third base this season to accommodate shortstop Jose Reyes. In his response, Guillen did not mince words (see the video at the Miami Herald&#8216;s website): &#8220;No,&#8221; Guillen said. &#8220;No, Hanley is not 100 percent on board.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=112219&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Gwynn has cancerous tumor removed from mouth</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/14/tony-gwynn-has-cancerous-tumor-removed-from-mouth/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/14/tony-gwynn-has-cancerous-tumor-removed-from-mouth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn underwent surgery today to remove a cancerous tumor from his mouth and may need &#8220;a nerve graft&#8221; from his shoulder or leg &#8220;to preserve facial functions,&#8221; according to Tom Friend of ESPN.com. Eighteen months ago Gwynn developed a malignant growth inside his right cheek, which he attributed to years of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=112135&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Upton helps Justin Verlander, David Price, C.J. Wilson, and Jay Bruce sell video games</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/14/kate-upton-helps-justin-verlander-david-price-c-j-wilson-and-jay-bruce-sell-video-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the commercial for this season&#8217;s &#8220;MLB 2K&#8221; video game, featuring new Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover girl Kate Upton teaching the finer points of joystick control to Justin Verlander, David Price, C.J. Wilson, and Jay Bruce:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=112074&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yoenis Cespedes signs with the Oakland Athletics</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/yoenis-cespedes-signs-with-the-oakland-athletics/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/yoenis-cespedes-signs-with-the-oakland-athletics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We weren&#8217;t expecting this:  Tim Brown of Yahoo! reports that Yoenis Cespedes is on the verge of signing with the Oakland Athletics.  Susan Slusser added that the deal will be for four years, $36 million. That&#8217;s a bit lower than anyone thought he&#8217;d get.  Is it possible that his short, lackluster stint in winter ball hurt&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=111089&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>David Ortiz and Red Sox avoid arbitration for $14.575 million</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After all the drama about his potential arbitration case David Ortiz and the Red Sox have avoided today&#8217;s scheduled hearing by agreeing to a one-year, $14.575 million contract at the last minute. Ortiz filed for $16.5 million and the Red Sox submitted at $12.65 million, so the two sides settle at the exact midpoint. And&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110966&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates, Yankees making progress toward A.J. Burnett trade</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/12/pirates-yankees-making-progress-toward-a-j-burnett-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/12/pirates-yankees-making-progress-toward-a-j-burnett-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News was told by a source on Saturday night that there&#8217;s a &#8220;good chance&#8221; of A.J. Burnett being dealt to the Pirates. It appears that source was onto something. According to ESPN&#8217;s Buster Olney, the Pirates and Yankees have the &#8220;framework&#8221; of a deal &#8220;in place.&#8221; Olney says&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110592&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Marlins offered Yoenis Cespedes less than $40 million</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/11/report-marlins-make-offer-to-yoenis-cespedes/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/11/report-marlins-make-offer-to-yoenis-cespedes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D.J. Short</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald is hearing that the Marlins offered Cespedes less than the $40 million sum being reported by Reynoso. 3:15 PM: Marlins&#8217; president David Samson told Jayson Stark of ESPN.com on Tuesday night that the club was considering making an offer to Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes during their meeting in&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110537&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heyman and Olney fight about the Red Sox and it&#8217;s a good, good thing</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/heyman-and-olney-fight-about-the-red-sox-and-its-a-good-good-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/heyman-and-olney-fight-about-the-red-sox-and-its-a-good-good-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we noted yesterday, Jon Heyman took the curious tack of accusing the Red Sox of being cheap or small market or something and suspecting that the team owners are spending money on their soccer interests or whatever.  It was fairly silly, and no shortage of bloggers have weighed in on just how silly it&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110383&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No deadline for decision on Ryan Braun&#8217;s PED appeal</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/no-deadline-for-decision-on-ryan-brauns-ped-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/no-deadline-for-decision-on-ryan-brauns-ped-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been three whole weeks since Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun made a plea of innocence in front of an independent arbitrator in New York City, and yet no decision has been made about the NL MVP&#8217;s status for the start of the 2012 regular season. Braun, who tested positive for &#8220;insane&#8221; levels of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110329&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keith Law releases his annual top 100 prospects list</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/keith-law-releases-his-annual-100-top-prospects-list/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/keith-law-releases-his-annual-100-top-prospects-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I look forward to this every year: Keith Law has released his annual 100 top prospects list.  Yes, it&#8217;s only for those with an Insider subscription, but at the risk of promoting the business of a competing sports network/conglomerate, I would submit to you that Law&#8217;s work is worth the price of a subscription itself,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110213&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Rich Harden to miss the entire 2012 season</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/report-rich-harden-to-miss-the-entire-2012-season/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/report-rich-harden-to-miss-the-entire-2012-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is perhaps the least surprising thing in the history of things: Peter Gammons says Rich Harden saw Dr. James Andrews, Andrews saw a surgical procedure, and Harden will miss 2012; wish that was a surprise — Ray Ratto (@RattoCSN) February 8, 2012 &#160; Not surprising, but still depressing. Harden is the guy for whom&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110206&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Can Boyd admits that he was on cocaine in two-thirds of his games</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/oil-can-boyd-admits-that-he-was-on-cocaine-in-two-thirds-of-his-games/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/oil-can-boyd-admits-that-he-was-on-cocaine-in-two-thirds-of-his-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Red Sox pitcher Oil Can Boyd has a tell-all book coming out and yesterday he told all &#8212; he really told all &#8212; to WBZ radio&#8217;s Jon Miller in an interview. Specifically: he said that he was on cocaine two-thirds of the time he was on the mound during his career: “Oh yeah, at every&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=110192&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great Moments in Sexism: Who&#8217;s your &#8220;Baseball Boyfriend?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/07/great-moments-in-sexism-whos-your-baseball-boyfriend/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/07/great-moments-in-sexism-whos-your-baseball-boyfriend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone plays fantasy baseball. There are a lot of reasons for that. I don&#8217;t play because I have a short attention span and I kind of suck at it. Others don&#8217;t play because they don&#8217;t have the time. Still others because, shocker, they just don&#8217;t like it. But a company called  A View From My&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=109928&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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