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    <description><![CDATA[This is a blog about Major League Baseball. They are my opinions about what I read, see and research in the sport. If you have comments, <a href="mailto:pinto@baseballmusings.com">click here</a>.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:37:32 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:keywords>baseball</itunes:keywords><itunes:summary>News and opinions about major league baseball.</itunes:summary><itunes:subtitle>News and opinions about major league baseball.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Sports"/><itunes:author>David Pinto</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:email>pinto@map.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>David Pinto</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item>
      <title>New RSS Feed</title>
      <link>http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/031392.php</link>
      <pubDate>"Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:37:32 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>If you read Baseball Musings via RSS, with the move to WordPress there is a new feed. Please change your readers to http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Baseballmusingscom....
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      <title>New Look Coming</title>
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      <pubDate>"Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:51:16 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>We're in the process of porting the blog from Movable Type to WordPress. My goal is to have the new look in place later today. My apologies for the lack of updates today....
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      <title>Team Offense, Arizona Diamondbacks</title>
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      <pubDate>"Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:15:18 -0500</pubDate>
      <description> Chris YoungPhoto: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with the Arizona Diamondbacks. I plug the probable lineup from CBSSportsLine into the Lineup Analysis Tool, and fill in the numbers with Marcel the Monkey projections. For pitchers, I...
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      <title>Lastings Impression</title>
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      <pubDate>"Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:09:09 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>Chico Harlan presents Lastings Milledge in his own words. Milledge is talking about the Mets here: You know, there's always a thing where, Oh, rookies have to be here 2-1/2 or three hours before stretch. No. I'm not gonna be...
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      <pubDate>"Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>"Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:20:44 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>The Red Sox just emailed that Jon Lester signed a five-year deal. This was reported a while ago, but the contract was just finialized. Here's the story from the Boston Herald....
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      <pubDate>"Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:17:16 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>Bob Ruffolo got inside the new Yankee Stadium and post pictures of facility. I like the way they kept the look and feel of the old ballpark....
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      <pubDate>"Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:16:08 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>Julio Lugo will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday to repair a torn mensiscus. The Red Sox are not sure of the severity of the tear, but Julio is unlikely to make opening day, handing the starting shortstop job to Jed...
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      <pubDate>"Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>The Baseball Musings Pledge Drive is up to $2245 through the first thirteen days of donations. With 17 days to go, continuing that pace would make this the best pledge drive in the history of Baseball Musings. Peter Gammons donated...
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      <pubDate>"Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:29:27 -0500</pubDate>
      <description> The Pirates have not reached .500 since Barry Bonds departed for free agency.Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. I plug the probable lineup from CBSSportsLine into the Lineup Analysis Tool, and fill...
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      <pubDate>"Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:26:49 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>Mike Lowell and Chase Utley are both recovering well from their hip surgeries. Lowell played Friday night, hit a home run and started a double play in the field. Chase Utley played in a minor league intrasquad game. So far,...
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      <pubDate>"Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:59:30 -0500</pubDate>
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