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		<title>Are there any starting pitchers worth trading for?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the Yankees near trades for Cliff Lee and Dan Haren recently fell through, I decided to try coming up with a list of starting pitchers I would be interested in trading for before the deadline.  The caveat for me is that I don’t think the Yankees need a starter as they got 24 starts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/28/are-there-any-starting-pitchers-worth-trading-for/</link>
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		<title>Quick Hits around the World of sports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my thoughts on some stories in the news. The NHL recently rejected the contract signed by Ilya Kovalchuk with the New Jersey Devils as they rule it was designed to circumvent the salary cap. No shit. That was the whole point. The Devils signed a deal that was within the bounds of the collective [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/21/quick-hits-around-the-world-of-sports/</link>
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		<title>A chat with Dayton Moore, Kansas City Royals GM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to introduce a very special guest today, Royals GM Dayton Moore. Moore has been at the helm of Kansas City since 2006 and has guided the Royals to a record of 1-0 if the criteria were futility and success. That&#8217;s tough to beat. Heck, even the Pirates have developed some nice pieces and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/16/a-chat-with-dayton-moore-kansas-city-royals-gm/</link>
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		<title>The Steroid Era: When did it begin?  And will it end?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Duquette came out today and hinted that there is more to the Roger Clemens steroids story and that it will come out in the future.  He seemed to hint that Clemens was using steroids even before leaving the Sox.  This is pretty damning, not of Clemens, but of baseball in general.  As many have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/15/the-steroid-era-when-did-it-begin-and-will-it-end/</link>
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		<title>Mariners to re-sign Jarrod Washburn, trade him for top prospects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In following last year&#8217;s deadline strategy of dealing away veterans for young prospects, Seattle Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik plans to add a new wrinkle this trade deadline &#8212; he&#8217;s re-signing last year&#8217;s bait, starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn, to a FA contract. Zduriencik has told other league Executives that Washburn will start one game in Saefco [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/09/mariners-to-re-sign-jarrod-washburn-trade-him-for-top-prospects/</link>
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		<title>All-Star Outrage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why do fans outrage over All-Star snubs? Personally, I couldn’t care less whether my favorite players make the All-Star game, it really means nothing to me. As a Yankees fan I certainly want the AL to field a great team to try and get home field for the World Series, but at the expense of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/08/all-star-outrage/</link>
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		<title>The 2010 MLB ASG: the story of how nepotism, general idiocy and Selig made a crack baby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From across the bows of the internet ships, you&#8217;ve no doubt seen the outrage on behalf of fans and baseball writers alike when the All-Star game rosters were announced. Certainly there were some very, very questionable inclusions. Personally, I, like many others, find some of the choices an affront to objectivity. But there are deeper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/06/the-2010-mlb-asg-the-story-of-how-nepotism-general-idiocy-and-selig-made-a-crack-baby/</link>
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		<title>How has Pettitte done it?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of his storied big league career, Pettitte&#8217;s always had the label of a &#8220;gamer&#8221; but not a staff ace, or in the minds of many, a Hall of Famer. When you think of the best pitchers over the last 10 to 15 years, Pettitte&#8217;s name probably doesn&#8217;t enter the conversation. And they&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/07/05/how-has-pettitte-done-it/</link>
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		<title>Who will non-save us?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I saw the final game of the Dodgers-Yankee series, I couldn&#8217;t help but wonder aloud why it is closers seem to have far more trouble in non-save situations (nSS) than in save situations (SS). Oh wait, that was Joe Morgan wondering aloud. Yeah, definitely not me. Anyway, if those are the guys with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/06/30/who-will-non-save-us/</link>
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		<title>Ken Griffey Jr. presents: Sleeping in Seattle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re going to breeze through a quick recap of tonight&#8217;s game against the Mariners. There may be no better way to sum up just how awful just about everything went than this photo: Here&#8217;s how it went: Phil Hughes got completely hit around. He couldn&#8217;t locate pitches, he couldn&#8217;t shut down the guys he needed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mystiqueandaura.com/2010/06/30/ken-griffey-jr-presents-sleeping-in-seattle/</link>
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