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			<title><![CDATA[Power Rankings ...]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[So what's in store for the second "half?" Well, in a nutshell ... the Rays will be in ... the Yankees will be out ... Barry Bonds will stay retired ... the Phillies are a good bet to win a third straight MVP, but not a second straight division ... Chipper Jones' bid at .400 will fade fast, while the]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:29 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Contenders or Pretenders ...]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[To accompany colleague Lynn Henning's indepth article  in this morning's Detroit News about whether the Tigers actually are in the mix in the chase for the American League Central pennant championship, I also broke down -- in brief fashion -- the status of baseball's other five division races. See]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 10:27 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trip to the Video Store ...]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, another minor league manager flew off the handle Wednesday -- to the point where Wichita Wingnuts skipper Kash Beauchamp actually forced the umpire to smell not only his shoes, but his armpit, too. And all he got was a slap-on-the-wrist four-game suspension.

These blowups]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 5:27 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Power Rankings ...]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the All-Star Game just a few days away, now seemed like as good of a time as any to spill the truth about the Midsummer Classic: With its bloated rosters and ridiculous every-team-must-be-represented guidelines, the annual exhibition loses not only its watchability but its credibility, too.
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			<pubDate>Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 12:22 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[My Final Vote ...]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[AL candidates: Jermaine Dye, CWS; Jason Giambi, NYY; Jose Guillen, KC; Evan Longoria, TB; Brian Roberts, BAL
My pick: At first glance, Dye gets the spot -- his average (.310) and home-run tally (19) are tops among the remaining crop. But I've got to give the nod to Longoria, the Rays rookie third]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 3:58 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oh really, Jim?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA["He was not really good tonight," Tigers manager Jim Leyland barked at FSN Detroit's Ryan Field, who -- gasp! -- had the nerve to suggest starter Armando Galarraga deserved a slightly better fate Saturday night than the no-decision Fernando Rodney saddled him with.

Seriously?

Rodney implodes]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:22 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Power Rankings ...]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Typically, I prefer to stick to the hot-button issues surrounding Major League Baseball, but this week I opted instead for the view atop the soapbox. My apoligies if it comes off just a tad whiny, but frankly I reached my boiling point during Saturday night's trip to the ballpark ...

1. Rays (4):]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:06 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[I got it, I got it!]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever snag a ball at a major league game? Yeah, me neither. In fact, I believe there only are two acquaintances of mine who have.

Then there's Zack Hample, who, at last check, has hauled in 3,494. 

In all, he's averaged more than 184 baseballs a year for the past 19 years, with the first being]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 2:43 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Power Rankings ...]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The three managerial firings that took place in a mere four-day span last week -- none a surprise, of course -- likely concludes the inseason axings for 2008, but the pressure's on a select few general managers.

1. Cubs (1): It took the mighty Orioles to snap their 14-game Wrigley Field winning]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:26 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Now YOU can have a seat!]]></title>
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			<author>(Tony Paul)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[In general, I like umpires.

A healthy majority of them do their job with dignity and grace, no easy task considering the time crunch -- and us journos gripe about deadlines! -- they all are under to make a call and, oh, get it right while they're at it.

And a bunch of them are just good guys,]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 7:48 PM</pubDate>
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