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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard Bryant]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[MLB playoffs: The postseason had its share of defining moments]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Yankees toppled Phillies to return to glory, but full-scale instant replay clearly needed]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New York gives Yankees keys to city in Series fete]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:50:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manny Ramirez sticks with Los Angeles Dodgers for $20 million option]]></title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Report: San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has deal to settle drug charge]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A newspaper says San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:09:38 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Phillies pick up left-hander Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010 season]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:48:40 PST</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Milwaukee Brewers trade SS J.J. Hardy for Minnesota Twins' CF Carlos Gomez]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[J.J. Hardy has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:57:36 PST</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Brandon Webb stays as Arizona Diamondbacks pick up option]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday exercised their 2010 contract option for right-handed pitcher Brandon Webb.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:12:33 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Washington Nationals' top-pick Stephen Strasburg to miss fall league start]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Levine]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Chicago White Sox buy out final year of Jermaine Dye's contract]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:13:39 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Mets decline $9.1 million option on reliever J.J. Putz]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Mets have declined an option on reliever J.J. Putz, making him eligible for free agency.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:23:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Colorado Rockies decline options on Yorvit Torrealba, Alan Embree]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Reds minor league pitcher Jose Marmolejo suspended for banned substance]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:25:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bobby Abreu re-signs with Los Angeles Angels for two years, $19 million]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Angels have re-signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two-year contract worth $19 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:09:48 PST</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Three plead guilty to stealing Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. monument]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Three more men have pleaded guilty in the theft of Cal Ripken Jr.'s monument from Camden Yards.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:41:24 PST</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Detroit Tigers clear OF Marcus Thames, C Matt Treanor from roster]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Tigers have removed outfielder Marcus Thames and catcher Matt Treanor from the roster, clearing the way for both players to become free agents.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:20:05 PST</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Cleveland Indians name Tim Belcher pitching coach]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Indians on Friday named Tim Belcher pitching coach as new manager Manny Acta began assembling his staff.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:13:39 PST</pubDate>
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