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		<title>Ivan Rodriguez &#8211; Hall Bound?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are currently 13 catchers in major league baseball’s Hall of Fame. Of these 13 players, five have a career batting average north of .295 and four have hit more than 300 home runs. No player has accomplished both. Let me rephrase that.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/ivan-rodriguez-hall-bound/</link>
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		<title>Vladimir Guerrero &#8211; Hall Bound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the 2009 post-season Cal Ripken Jr. commented during a TBS post-game report that Guerrero was the “best bad-ball hitter he’s ever seen,” after witnessing a base hit on a pitch that bounced in the dirt before reaching the plate.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/vladimir-guerrero-hall-bound/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Damon &#8211; Hall Bound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Damon, who ranks 37th all-time in career power-speed, is one of only 4 players who have reached 2,450 hits, 1,500 runs, 375 stolen bases, 200 home runs, 1,000 runs batted in, 450 doubles, and 375 stolen bases.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/johnny-damon-hall-bound/</link>
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		<title>Curt Schilling &#8211; Hall Bound?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the case of Curt Schilling one can look at the ten seasons beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006. Schilling tallied a 3.41 earned run average and a .643 win percentage with 155 wins and only 86 losses. In each season he averaged 222 strikeouts, 40 walks, 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings and a 5.58 strikeout to walk ratio.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/curt-schilling-hall-bound/</link>
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		<title>Albert Pujols &#8211; 2010 Triple Crown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can you say about Albert Pujols? The 8-time all-star and 3-time MVP has accumulated 6 silver slugger awards and has led the National League in virtually every major statistical category at least once through his first 10 seasons. If he were to retire today he would be a first ballot Hall of Famer, this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/albert-pujols-2010-triple-crown/</link>
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		<title>The Perfect 2-hole Hitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Placido Polanco became just the 30th player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit a grand slam on opening day. While playing for the Phillies for two and a half seasons between 2003 and 2005, he quickly became a fan favorite because of solid defense and his ability to put the ball into play, not because of his power numbers.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/the-perfect-2-hole-hitter/</link>
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		<title>Placido Polanco vs Pedro Feliz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Placido Polanco has a career batting average that is 49 points higher and an on base percentage that is 55 points higher than Pedro Feliz. But what does this exactly mean for the Phillies? For this we turn to Project VORP, or Value Over Replacement Player.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2010/placido-polanco-vs-pedro-feliz/</link>
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		<title>Andy Tracy &#8211; the new Chris Coste?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barring an injury or two, Andy Tracy will remain a career minor league player. This past week he was one of seven players invited to the Phillies Spring Training camp for the upcoming season.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2009/andy-tracy-the-new-chris-coste/</link>
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		<title>Figgins at Third and Leading Off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nobody has ever doubted the ability of Jimmy Rollins to play major league baseball. Despite the occasional slump, his yearly average of 39 doubles, 10 triples, 16 home runs, 36 stolen bases, and 104 runs along with a career .274 batting average speak for themselves.]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2009/figgins-at-third-and-leading-off/</link>
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		<title>Gold Glove Winners a Joke</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems like every year the A.L. and N.L Gold Glove award winners are announced dozens of baseball analysts, commentators, and bloggers voice strong opposition regarding several selections. The inherent problem is that the only people that vote for the winners of this award are managers and coaches, and they cannot vote for players on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themlbblog.com/2009/gold-glove-winners-a-joke/</link>
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