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		<title>Trade Bonanza: Deadline Week Deals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last few days have brought upon a slew of trades around the majors. Here are a few notable deals from the past week. Keep in mind there are still a few more hours left before the deadline comes at 4pm EST on Saturday!

Yankees Bolster DH, Bench with veteran Bats
It was first reported on Friday that the Astros and Yankees struck a deal to send Lance Berkman to New York. The odd thing about this is that the Astros practically handed him over in exchange for two minor leaguers. This ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/trade-bonanza-deadline-week-deals/</link>
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		<title>Twins Acquire Capps From Nats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I didn&#8217;t expect this one and I still haven&#8217;t seen this on ESPN (read it on the Twins website).  The Twins have acquired Nationals closer Matt Capps in exchange for Wilson Ramos, the Twins #2 prospect, as well as LHP Joe Testa.
I&#8217;m glad the Twins traded Ramos to give him an opportunity to catch for someone since Mauer is locked up for the next 8 years but a few weeks ago the Twins were in talks of trading Ramos for Lee and they settled for Capps.
I don&#8217;t know how ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/twins-aquire-capps-from-nats/</link>
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		<title>Tejada to the Padres</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The San Diego Padres are serious about the playoffs this season.  I absolutely bashed the crap out of this team in the preseason and even in April but now they sit at 60-40 and are buyers at the trade deadline this year after acquiring Miguel Tejada from the O&#8217;s for a minor league pitcher.
Miggy Pop brings veteran leadership to a fairly young team.  He will play some 3B and even shortstop.  The Padres don&#8217;t want to move Headly to the OF but Tejada will relieve him some games at 3B ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/tejada-to-the-padres/</link>
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		<title>Roy Squared in Philly; Oswalt to the Phillies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Phillies have acquired the Astros ace Roy Oswalt for RHP J.A. Happ and two prospects, Anthony Gose and Jonathan Villar.  The two minor leaguers combined for over 110 steals in the last two seasons and both players are very young. 

Philly is now the favorite to win the NL East I feel.  Their hitting was always better than the Braves but their pitching didn&#8217;t quite match up 1-5 with the Braves but now the Phillies have the best 1-2 punch in baseball.
Oswalt was just 6-12 this season with an very ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/roy-squared-in-philly-oswalt-to-the-phillies/</link>
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		<title>Matt Garza Tames Tigers for Rays First No-Hitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And then there were two. (I’ll get to that in a bit.)

Tampa Bay Rays SP Matt Garza has thrown the first no-hitter in Rays history against the Detroit Tigers. He faced the minimum amount of batters following a walk in the second inning and a subsequent double play. Garza totaled six strikeouts, but his ability to pound the strike zone led to many easy in the 5-0 victory.
The ninth inning consisted of a dribbler to second base by Don Kelly, a Gerald Laird strikeout looking, and finally Ramon Santiago pinch ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/matt-garza-tames-tigers-for-rays-first-no-hitter/</link>
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		<title>Power Rankings: July 19 – 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MLB POWER RANKINGS (July 19 &#8211; 25)
1. Yankees (62-35) – Why does Alex Rodriguez get media coverage of every at bat while he attempts to hit homerun #600? He is a self-proclaimed cheater.
2. Rays (59-38) – The Rays have done it, they&#8217;ve gotten over the hump. That hump was snapping an 18-game losing streak in Cleveland.
3. Padres (58-39) – Every time I look at the NL West standings I check to see what the lead for the Padres currently is. Well, every time I look, they have at least a ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/power-rankings-july-19-25/</link>
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		<title>Dan Haren Heads to the Halos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With less than six days now remaining before the 2010 MLB trade deadline, another name is coming off the market after a trade has been completed on Sunday. The Los Angeles Angels have acquired SP Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks for SP Joe Saunders, two minor leaguers and a player to be named later.

The Diamondbacks higher-ups pulled Haren aside during Sunday’s game against San Francisco and actually asked him to guess where he was going. Haren said his first guess was the Yankees, noting that he really wasn’t sure ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/dan-haren-heads-to-the-halos/</link>
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		<title>Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee: Whitey Herzog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the Baseball Hall of Fame will get two new members, Andre Dawson and Whitey Herzog, after their induction in Cooperstown, NY. Here’s a look at Dorrel Norman Elvert “Whitey” Herzog.

Whitey was not your run of the mill manager. He showed the importance of managing in baseball, and surely inspired coaches in other sports as well. It was about doing exactly what it took to win, whether the team had to change their style of play or just play harder in order to live up to potential.
Herzog will join ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/baseball-hall-of-fame-inductee-whitey-herzog/</link>
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		<title>Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee: Andre Dawson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the Baseball Hall of Fame will get two new members, Andre Dawson and Whitey Herzog, after their induction in Cooperstown, NY. Here’s a look at “The Hawk”, Andre Dawson.

Much to Ryan Sandberg’s anticipation, based on his own Hall of Fame speech in 2005, The Hawk is now a Hall of Famer too. Dawson played for a lot of pretty bad teams, but he had a knack for playing the game hard regardless. Starting in 1977, Dawson won the NL Rookie of the Year with the Montreal Expos. He ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/baseball-hall-of-fame-inductee-andre-dawson/</link>
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		<title>News and Rumors: Trade Deadline Approaches (Heavy on the Rumors!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of news and rumors is heavy on the rumors baby. With the trade deadline approaching, rumors are all over the league. Who doesn’t like rumors???!!!??

Roy on the Block
The hottest player on the market right now has got to be Roy Oswalt of the Houston Astros. However, he recently hurt his odds of being traded based on his wish for his $16 million option to be picked up for 2012. I don’t see any team willing to take that on for a pitcher that is past his prime. Don’t ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mlbtoday.net/2010/07/news-and-rumors-trade-deadline-approaches-heavy-on-the-rumors/</link>
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