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		<title>Running down the rosters: Baltimore Orioles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Pouliot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After sitting out the chase for Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, the Orioles are staring down a fifth straight last-place finish and a seventh consecutive 90-loss season. Such is life in the AL East. Rotation Jason Hammel &#8211; R Zach Britton &#8211; L Jake Arrieta &#8211; R Wei-Yin Chen &#8211; L Tommy Hunter &#8211; R&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115164&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Was there really a violation of chain of custody protocol in Ryan Braun&#8217;s PED case?</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/was-there-really-a-violation-of-chain-of-custody-protocol-in-the-ryan-braun-ped-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun had his 50-game performance-enhancing drug suspension overturned Thursday after independent arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that there were legitimate chain of custody issues with the urine sample that eventually tested positive for elevated levels of synthetic testosterone. After a thorough review of the joint drug agreement between Major League Baseball and its&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115279&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clayton Kershaw on tap for Friday bullpen session</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw skipped a scheduled bullpen session Wednesday after feeling stiffness in his back following his first spring workout. As expected, the stiffness is no big deal. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that Kershaw will throw that bullpen session on Friday and is expected to have no restrictions going forward&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115265&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bryan LaHair named Cubs&#8217; cleanup hitter after BSOHL claim</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bryan-lahair-named-cubs-cleanup-hitter-after-bsohl-claim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Pouliot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fitting reward, is it not? Cubs manager Dale Sveum said today that while he&#8217;s still figuring out the rest of his lineup, he&#8217;s currently planning to use David DeJesus as a leadoff man and Bryan LaHair in the cleanup spot. It&#8217;s quite a show of faith in LaHair, a 29-year-old who has hit .262/.335/.395&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115211&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan Braun got off on a &#8220;technicality?&#8221; Bull!</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ryan-braun-got-off-on-a-technicality-bull/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In almost all cases, the people who say that someone &#8220;got off on a technicality&#8221; or took advantage of a &#8220;loophole&#8221; really mean &#8220;I think the SOB was guilty and because of that I don&#8217;t care if the proper safeguards and protocols were followed!&#8221;  It&#8217;s a ridiculous stance. Ridiculous because procedures such as chain of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115254&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan Braun won his appeal because the evidence collector took his urine sample home with him</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ryan-braun-won-his-appeal-because-the-evidence-collector-took-his-urine-sample-home-with-him/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of people are saying that Ryan Braun got off on a &#8220;technicality.&#8221;  Before I get in to the odiousness of that particular phrase, let&#8217;s all get up to speed on what that technicality was.  This is from ESPN.com: Braun didn&#8217;t argue evidence of tampering, didn&#8217;t argue anything about science being wrong but argued protocol&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115252&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Running down the rosters: Washington Nationals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Pouliot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nationals may have disappointed some by failing to make a big run at the top three free agents, but a vastly improved rotation could make them surprise contenders in the NL East. Rotation Gio Gonzalez &#8211; L Edwin Jackson &#8211; R Jordan Zimmermann &#8211; R John Lannan &#8211; L Stephen Strasburg &#8211; R Bullpen&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115138&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan Braun&#8217;s return puts Brewers on good footing in NL Central</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ryan-brauns-return-puts-brewers-on-good-footing-in-nl-central/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Pouliot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In doing the Brewers&#8217; edition of running down the rosters earlier this month, I presented two lineups: one with Ryan Braun and one without him for the 50 games he appeared likely to miss pending the appeal of his PED suspension. Needless to say, the one with the exonerated 2011 NL MVP looked a whole&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115244&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yadier Molina likely to become one of the highest-paid catchers ever</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/yadier-molina-likely-to-become-one-of-the-highest-paid-catchers-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/yadier-molina-likely-to-become-one-of-the-highest-paid-catchers-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Pouliot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just three catchers in big-league history have signed contracts worth in excess of $10 million per season. That&#8217;s about to change. Yadier Molina heads a class of four free-agent-to-be catchers, all of whom could find themselves in eight-figure territory with big 2012 seasons. Molina is probably the one sure thing in the bunch to draw&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115217&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman are &#8220;close to a resolution&#8221; on contract extension</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/nationals-working-extremely-hard-at-ryan-zimmerman-contract-extension/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/nationals-working-extremely-hard-at-ryan-zimmerman-contract-extension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=115154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Apparently general manager Mike Rizzo wasn&#8217;t kidding about &#8220;working extremely hard&#8221; on an extension with Zimmerman, because Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports that the two sides are &#8220;close to a resolution.&#8221; ========== Ryan Zimmerman has said that he won&#8217;t negotiate a long-term contract extension once spring training is over, so the Nationals are making&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115154&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ryan Braun wins the appeal of his drug suspension</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ryan-braun-wins-the-appeal-of-his-drug-suspension/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ryan-braun-wins-the-appeal-of-his-drug-suspension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=115228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Huge news:  As first reported by Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Ryan Braun has won the appeal of his 50-game suspension for taking a banned substance.  The MLBPA has confirmed.  Braun is the first player to successfully appeal a drug suspension. Immediately after this news broke, Major League Baseball released a statement, printed in&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115228&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adam LaRoche&#8217;s surgically repaired shoulder is not at full strength</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/adam-laroches-surgically-repaired-shoulder-not-at-full-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/adam-laroches-surgically-repaired-shoulder-not-at-full-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=115222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After missing out on Prince Fielder the Nationals are fully committed to Adam LaRoche at first base despite his missing most of last season following shoulder surgery. LaRoche played catch from 150 feet today, which is the furthest he&#8217;s thrown since going under the knife in May, and but afterward told Adam Kilgore of the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115222&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Omar Vizquel: &#8220;This will likely be my last year&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/omar-vizquel-this-will-likely-be-my-last-year/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/omar-vizquel-this-will-likely-be-my-last-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com was on hand today when Blue Jays shortstop Omar Vizquel said today that 2012 will likely be his last year: &#8220;This will likely be my last year.  My motivation is to challenge myself to play another year. I know every year it starts to get a little harder for yourself and&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115216&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jose Canseco is having a good day</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/jose-canseco-is-having-a-good-day/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/jose-canseco-is-having-a-good-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=115203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, on his Twitter feed, Jose Canseco sounds really sad and depressed. Some days, however, he&#8217;s the most optimistic, upbeat guy in the world. I&#8217;m no psychiatrist, but I&#8217;m going to assume that swinging back and forth between such extremes &#8212; between such poles, as it were &#8212; is nothing but healthy.  All that mania&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115203&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Russell Martin, Yankees still discussing long-term deal</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/russell-martin-discussed-three-year-extension-with-yankees-before-signing-one-year-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/russell-martin-discussed-three-year-extension-with-yankees-before-signing-one-year-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Martin&#8217;s agent told Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York that the Yankees are now pitching the idea of figuring out a three-year deal that would cancel out his one-year contract, but &#8220;negotiations are in the early stages.&#8221; ========== Russell Martin and the Yankees avoided arbitration by signing a one-year, $7.5 million contract back in&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=114929&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hey look: another misleading &#8220;the Mets have sold a bunch of minority shares&#8221; story!</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/hey-look-another-misleading-the-mets-have-sold-a-bunch-of-minority-shares-story/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/hey-look-another-misleading-the-mets-have-sold-a-bunch-of-minority-shares-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once or twice a month we get a new story about how the Mets have sold several of those minority stakes they&#8217;ve been peddling for close to a year. The stories always have a bit of an optimistic &#8220;we&#8217;re almost there!&#8221; spin to them.  The latest appeared yesterday as the Newsday &#8212; and then the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115197&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jason Isringhausen&#8217;s minor-league deal is worth at least $700,000 if he makes Angels</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/jason-isringhausens-minor-league-deal-is-worth-at-least-700000-if-he-makes-angels/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/jason-isringhausens-minor-league-deal-is-worth-at-least-700000-if-he-makes-angels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=115193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Angels and Jason Isringhausen agreed to a minor-league contract and Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports that the deal is worth between $700,000 and $1 million in guaranteed money if he cracks the Opening Day roster. DiGiovanna and other reporters covering the Angels seem to think that&#8217;s likely, and general manager&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115193&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cardinals &#8220;re-engage&#8221; in contract talks with Yadier Molina</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/cardinals-re-engage-in-contract-talks-with-yadier-molina/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/cardinals-re-engage-in-contract-talks-with-yadier-molina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Yadier Molina said that long-term contract negotiations with the Cardinals had stopped, but now Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the two sides have &#8220;re-engaged&#8221; in talks. Molina has made it clear that he won&#8217;t discuss a deal once spring training is over and he&#8217;ll be a free&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115188&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back tightness is the new oblique strain</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/back-tightness-is-the-new-oblique-strain/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/back-tightness-is-the-new-oblique-strain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Kershaw]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=115168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember last year how we couldn&#8217;t go a day in spring training without hearing about strained oblique muscles?  Yeah, that was great.  This year we have a new fashionable muscle strain: starting pitcher backs. Tim Lincecum the other day, Clayton Kershaw yesterday.  Today it&#8217;s Wandy Rodriguez. Will back strains become as popular as strained obliques?&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115168&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ozzie Guillen says Hanley Ramirez will stay at third base even if Jose Reyes is injured</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ozzie-guillen-says-hanley-ramirez-will-stay-at-third-base-even-if-jose-reyes-is-injured/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/ozzie-guillen-says-hanley-ramirez-will-stay-at-third-base-even-if-jose-reyes-is-injured/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emilio Bonifacio]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jose Reyes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Hanley Ramirez has put to rest all the offseason speculation about his willingness to play third base the next question is whether the Marlins would move him back to shortstop if Jose Reyes is on the disabled list. Ozzie Guillen gave a pretty adamant &#8220;no&#8221; to that question today, telling Clark Spencer of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115174&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Oswalt is probably going to pull a Roger Clemens, come back mid-season</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/roy-oswalt-is-probably-going-to-pull-a-roger-clemens-come-back-mid-season/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/roy-oswalt-is-probably-going-to-pull-a-roger-clemens-come-back-mid-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philadelphia Phillies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roy Oswalt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roy Oswalt still plans on making an announcement later today, but Jerry Crasnick has some inside dirt:  Oswalt is likely going to pull a Roger Clemens and come back in the middle of the season: Oswalt, 34, has told teams that he plans to keep throwing, stay ready and would be willing to return during&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115170&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MLB Network is going to mic-up players for a spring training game</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/mlb-network-is-going-to-mic-up-players-for-a-spring-training-game/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/mlb-network-is-going-to-mic-up-players-for-a-spring-training-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve mentioned it a few times before, but one of my favorite 1990s baseball things is watching Braves games on TBS and hearing a constant flow of Greg Maddux F-bombs through that networks&#8217; seemingly over-sensitive field mics.  That doesn&#8217;t seem to happen very much these days. Maybe because players are more refined than Greg Maddux&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115153&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Justin Verlander has his own cereal now</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/justin-verlander-has-his-own-cereal-now/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/justin-verlander-has-his-own-cereal-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Eckstein]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jason Kendall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, winning the Cy Young and MVP awards were nice, but Justin Verlander&#8216;s outstanding 2011 season has led to something even bigger and more exciting: He has his own cereal. Verlander appears on the box for a special-edition cereal called &#8220;Fastball Flakes&#8221; that will be sold in Michigan to raise money for the local VA&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115139&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Lee is dubious of Oil Can Boyd&#8217;s claims</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bill-lee-is-dubious-of-oil-can-boyds-claims/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bill-lee-is-dubious-of-oil-can-boyds-claims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Dodgers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Adams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one believes it when someone like Ronald Belisario or Ron Washington says that they did cocaine only once. Seems that Bill Lee doesn&#8217;t believe Oil Can Boyd&#8217;s claim that he did cocaine hundreds of times: Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee, appearing on WEEI&#8217;s Planet Mikey show recently with good friend Mike Adams, spoke&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115144&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bill-lee-is-dubious-of-oil-can-boyds-claims/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Would the Angels use Albert Pujols at third base?</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/would-the-angels-use-albert-pujols-at-third-base/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/would-the-angels-use-albert-pujols-at-third-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Trumbo has never played third base in a professional game, majors or minors, so the Angels&#8217; plans to use him at the hot corner this spring and perhaps regularly during the season raised the question of whether they might do the same with Albert Pujols. Pujols, unlike Trumbo, actually has plenty of third base&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115117&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bryan LaHair is in The Best Shape of His Life</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bryan-lahair-is-in-the-best-shape-of-his-life/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bryan-lahair-is-in-the-best-shape-of-his-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Rizzo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bryan LaHair was the MVP of the Pacific Coast League last year.  Yes, Iowa is in the Pacific Coast League. Just let it go. But he&#8217;s not content to rest on those laurels. He&#8217;s cranking it to 11, BSOHL-style! &#8220;I&#8217;m about as ready as I can be,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m probably in the best shape&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115107&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Jenks was &#8220;leaking spinal fluid&#8221; from &#8220;an error done inside&#8221; during nightmare back surgery</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bobby-jenks-had-emergency-back-surgery-in-december-because-he-was-leaking-spinal-fluid/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/bobby-jenks-had-emergency-back-surgery-in-december-because-he-was-leaking-spinal-fluid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bobby Jenks was placed on the 60-day disabled list by the Red Sox earlier this week following two back surgeries and a pulmonary embolism, and today the reliever shared the details of his nightmarish offseason with Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. Once he was recovered from the pulmonary embolism Jenks underwent spinal surgery in&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115108&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates President Frank Coonelly was arrested for DUI back in December</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/pirates-president-frank-coonelly-was-arrested-for-dui-back-in-december/</link>
		<comments>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/pirates-president-frank-coonelly-was-arrested-for-dui-back-in-december/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, we learn that Pirates president Frank Coonelly has been charged with four counts related to drunken driving. Coonelly was arrested on Dec. 22 and charged him with drunken driving, driving the wrong way, careless driving and driving with a blood-alcohol content of at least .16.  That is some big&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115122&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GM: &#8220;Roy Oswalt is not going to be a Cardinal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/gm-roy-oswalt-is-not-going-to-be-a-cardinal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Gleeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roy Oswalt is expected to make his long-awaited decision today and finally sign with a team, but in the meantime we know one place where he won&#8217;t be going: St. Louis. General manager John Mozeliak appeared on AM-590 in St. Louis this morning and said: &#8220;Roy Oswalt is not going to be a Cardinal.&#8221; Joe&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115114&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re not gonna believe this, but Elijah Dukes was arrested again</title>
		<link>http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/23/youre-not-gonna-believe-this-but-elijah-dukes-was-arrested-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Calcaterra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all have to change our &#8220;days since Elijah Dukes was arrested&#8221; signs back to zero: Former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes was arrested early Thursday after he tried to eat a plastic bag of marijuana and had marijuana blunt tucked behind his ear, police said &#8230; He faces charges of tampering with physical evidence, possession of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hardballtalk.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15932931&amp;post=115099&amp;subd=nbchardballtalk&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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