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<title><![CDATA[Joe Posnanski Monthly RSS]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sports on Earth Writers Monthly RSS]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BBWAA Project: Starting Pitchers]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-starting-pitcher.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:41:25 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-starting-pitcher.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our Hall project brings us back to Jack Morris.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Starting pitcher may be the toughest position to make sense of when it comes to the BBWAA's baseball Hall of Fame standards. Are the writers overvaluing pre-World War II pitchers? What does it all mean for Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Jack Morris?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Remembering The Man]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41045162</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:18:59 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41045162</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maybe it is right that Stan Musial, after a long and happy life, passed away Saturday night, after a week in which the sports news was so disagreeable. Maybe this is a good time to remember Stan "The Man," who lived to make people happy.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe it is right that Stan Musial, after a long and happy life, passed away Saturday night, after a week in which the sports news was so disagreeable. Maybe this is a good time to remember Stan "The Man," who lived to make people happy.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Earl of Baltimore]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41037246</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:17:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/41037246</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earl Weaver was a pioneer who revolutionized the way baseball was played. But it wasn't just his genius that we'll remember with his recent passing -- it's his passion for the game. As he once told sports columnist Tom Boswell, "On my tombstone, just write 'The sorest loser who ever lived.'"]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Earl Weaver was a pioneer who revolutionized the way baseball was played. But it wasn't just his genius that we'll remember with his recent passing -- it's his passion for the game. As he once told sports columnist Tom Boswell, "On my tombstone, just write 'The sorest loser who ever lived.'"]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[BBWAA Project: Right Field]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-right-field.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:52:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-right-field.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A look at the BBWAA's voting history in right field.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Our look at the BBWAA's Hall of Fame standards moves to right field, where the gap between the various Veteran's Committees and the writers may be the most pronounced of any position. What does that say about the Hall chances of Larry Walker and Sammy Sosa?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[BBWAA Project: Third Base]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-third-base.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-third-base.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Judging Edgar Martinez against HOF third basemen.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We continue our series looking at the BBWAA's Hall of Fame standards with third base, a position that has very high standards and has had the Veterans Committee go all over the map. When judged against third basemen, how does Edgar Martinez compare?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Greatest Comeback Ever]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-greatest-comeback-ever.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:44:04 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-greatest-comeback-ever.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Remembering Jason Lezak's epic relay in Beijing.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jason Lezak is retiring. And, for those who may not be familiar with the name, allow us to remind you: When Michael Phelps was going for his eight gold medals in Beijing, Lezak was the swimmer anchoring his 4X100 freestyle relay. The rest you have to see (again and again) to believe.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[BBWAA Project: Shortstop]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-shortstop.html#more</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:16:28 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-shortstop.html#more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Alan Trammell is in line with the BBWAA's Hall standards.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The position-by-position look at the BBWAA's Hall of Fame standards continues with shortstop, where clouded gut memories of Alan Trammell have obscured the fact that his career numbers compare favorably to shortstops voted into Cooperstown.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[BBWAA Project: Second Base]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-second-base.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:18:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-second-base.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The BBWAA's very high standard at second base.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[As we continue to examine the BBWAA's Hall of Fame standards -- as opposed to those of the various Veterans Committees -- we look at second base, where the writers have set an almost ridiculously high bar. How Craig Biggio compares might surprise you.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Parsing the Playoff Commercials]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/three-commercials.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:19:25 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/three-commercials.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Overthinking three oft-seen NFL playoff commercials.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're watching the NFL playoffs, you've seen many of the same ads over and over again. Herewith, some surprisingly and perhaps alarmingly in-depth thoughts about the Aaron Rodgers State Farm spot, the Bud Light 'Visitor,' and bumping phones.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[BBWAA Project: First Base]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-first-base.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project-first-base.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What's the BBWAA's Hall of Fame standard at first base?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We're looking at the the players voted into the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA, position by position, to figure out what the Baseball Writers' standard has been through the years. Today, we look at the BBWAA's chosen first basemen and how this year's candidates stack up.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The BBWAA Hall of Fame]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:51:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-bbwaa-project.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are really two separate Halls of Fame.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've written before that I wished the Hall of Fame had an "inner circle," to separate the Willie Mayses and Babe Ruths from the Jesse Haines and High Pockets Kellys. Then I realized: It's already true. There are two Halls: the BBWAA's, and the other one.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Missing Piece]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40927752</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:54:14 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40927752</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There had never really been a glamorous tight end in the NFL before Tony Gonzalez. But after a career in which he has surpassed just about every other player at his position in history, there's something else he wants. And that remains elusive.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There had never really been a glamorous tight end in the NFL before Tony Gonzalez. But after a career in which he has surpassed just about every other player at his position in history, there's something else he wants. And that remains elusive.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Patience and Virtue]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40926358</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:46:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40926358</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeff Idelson has learned, in his tumultuous time as president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, that you can&rsquo;t ever get too caught up in the moment. The Hall of Fame is about history. History takes time. Time takes patience. But he does, still, have faith in the process.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jeff Idelson has learned, in his tumultuous time as president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, that you can&amp;rsquo;t ever get too caught up in the moment. The Hall of Fame is about history. History takes time. Time takes patience. But he does, still, have faith in the process.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Playing the Percentages]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40909950</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:08:14 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40909950</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There were no full-blooded &ldquo;winners&rdquo; on this year&rsquo;s Hall of Fame ballot. But a look at the results suggests that some won more than others. We know WHY these guys didn&rsquo;t get elected. What&rsquo;s more interesting now is: What happens next?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There were no full-blooded &amp;ldquo;winners&amp;rdquo; on this year&amp;rsquo;s Hall of Fame ballot. But a look at the results suggests that some won more than others. We know WHY these guys didn&amp;rsquo;t get elected. What&amp;rsquo;s more interesting now is: What happens next?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame Live Chat]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40872890</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:35:55 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40872890</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cooperstown will look mighty empty this year. As debate erupts over the qualifications of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and other suspected PED users, our expert is here to take all the questions and comments you have about the ballot brouhaha. Join in the conversation!]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cooperstown will look mighty empty this year. As debate erupts over the qualifications of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and other suspected PED users, our expert is here to take all the questions and comments you have about the ballot brouhaha. Join in the conversation!]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[On Richard Ben Cramer]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/richard-ben-cramer.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:25:02 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/richard-ben-cramer.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Remembering the work of Richard Ben Cramer.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you take a quick spin around the Internet today, you can read a bit about an amazing man and writer named Richard Ben Cramer, who died Monday. I knew Richard, and I will remember his kindness for the rest of my life. But right now I want to talk about his writing.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Hall Pass]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40897716</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:18:27 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40897716</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let's start with this: Nobody is getting into the Hall of Fame through the Baseball Writers door this year. And it isn't just the ferocious reaction to steroid use that will make this year's ballot a blank slate. No, there's something else involved.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Let's start with this: Nobody is getting into the Hall of Fame through the Baseball Writers door this year. And it isn't just the ferocious reaction to steroid use that will make this year's ballot a blank slate. No, there's something else involved.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The Hall and Percentages]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/percentages-and-hall.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:31:25 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/percentages-and-hall.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What voting percentages mean in the Hall of Fame.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[What can we learn from the percentage of Hall of Fame votes that eligible players have gotten over the years? And what if anything can those numbers, and the journeys of players like Ralph Kiner, tell us about Hall voters and the chances of players on the current ballot?]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Final Verdict]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40867256</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40867256</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It may be the most controversial Baseball Hall of Fame ballot of all time. Does Barry Bonds deserve induction? Sosa? Clemens? In the final installment of his three-part series, see which 2013 candidates received Joe Posnanski's "yes" votes -- and who missed the cut.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It may be the most controversial Baseball Hall of Fame ballot of all time. Does Barry Bonds deserve induction? Sosa? Clemens? In the final installment of his three-part series, see which 2013 candidates received Joe Posnanski's "yes" votes -- and who missed the cut.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Topps Numbering System]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-topps-numbering-system.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:20:38 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-topps-numbering-system.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let's evalutate baseball players by the Topps system.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[From now until Wednesday at 2 p.m., I'm going to write lots and lots of Hall of Fame things. I've got a whole bunch of smaller Hall of Fame thoughts, observations, questions, suggestions... beginning with Topps Numbering System.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[For Your Consideration]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40826138</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40826138</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the second of Joe Posnanski's three-part Hall of Fame breakdown, the cases for "close, but not quite" guys such as Jack Morris, Don Mattingly and Lee Smith are analyzed in detail -- and a plea for a third voting option on the ballot is once again made.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the second of Joe Posnanski's three-part Hall of Fame breakdown, the cases for "close, but not quite" guys such as Jack Morris, Don Mattingly and Lee Smith are analyzed in detail -- and a plea for a third voting option on the ballot is once again made.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Give Them Their Due]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40809690</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:47:34 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40809690</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's time to break down the Baseball Hall of Fame vote. Let's begin with the 15 players on this year's overstuffed ballot that are a fairly easy no &hellip; even though there are some very good players among them, and they deserve to be remembered.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's time to break down the Baseball Hall of Fame vote. Let's begin with the 15 players on this year's overstuffed ballot that are a fairly easy no &amp;hellip; even though there are some very good players among them, and they deserve to be remembered.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Featured Backs]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40813180</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:41:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40813180</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Peterson is an absolutely extraordinary running back, a blend of power and speed and vision that makes him unlike any back in NFL history. But there have been other extraordinary players and other extraordinary seasons. Here are my Top 10.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Peterson is an absolutely extraordinary running back, a blend of power and speed and vision that makes him unlike any back in NFL history. But there have been other extraordinary players and other extraordinary seasons. Here are my Top 10.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Pitcher vs. Pitcher]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/pitcher-v-pitcher.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:00:24 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/pitcher-v-pitcher.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How does striking out pitchers affect pitching numbers?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pitchers are hitters, at least in the NL, and their strikeouts count like any other. But it did get me to do a little research on great pitchers and how many of their strikeouts were of pitchers. Does it affect the Hall cases of Curt Schilling and Jack Morris?]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Further Consideration]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-tango-option.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-tango-option.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let's add a third option to voting for the Hall of Fame.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are only two options for Baseball Hall of Fame voters right now: Yes and No. If this was a one-time election, that would make sense, but it's not. There needs to be a way to give players like Rafael Palmeiro more time to be considered.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Boog Powell Card]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-boog-powell-card.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:57:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-boog-powell-card.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Recalling the one baseball card that almost got away.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 1976 I started to collect baseball cards in earnest. My mother didn't know anything about baseball, but she knew plenty about hobbies. She helped me with my collection until all I needed to complete my set was one perfect Boog Powell card.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Prospecting]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/prospects-2006.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:43:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/prospects-2006.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How often do top baseball prospects pan out?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have all the Baseball America Prospect Handbooks going back to 2003. So I picked a year at random, 2006, and decided to look at the top prospects for each team, who in retrospect was the team's best prospect, and what eventually happened.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Shelf Books]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/books-on-top-shelf.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:18:27 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/books-on-top-shelf.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My favorite sports books -- the ones on my top shelf.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In my new office, I reserved a top shelf for really excellent sports books. I figure this shelf can be a living museum of terrific sports books that I thoroughly enjoyed. Since people are always asking me to recommend great sports books &amp;hellip; here you go.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Poscast, Ep. 5: With Michael Schur]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40780462</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:29:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40780462</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sports on Earth's Joe Posnanski and "Parks and Recreation" Executive Producer Michael Schur discuss the upcoming Hall of Fame vote and the impact of steroid allegations on the current field, then go toe-to-toe in a superpower fantasy draft.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sports on Earth's Joe Posnanski and "Parks and Recreation" Executive Producer Michael Schur discuss the upcoming Hall of Fame vote and the impact of steroid allegations on the current field, then go toe-to-toe in a superpower fantasy draft.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustainable Energy]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40769968</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:46:04 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40769968</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NBA basketball is not just a game. It's a job that takes a toll on one's body day after day. But as he learns to deal with the rigors of the pros, Steph Curry has adapted his game to be one of the most fun players in basketball in a different way than in college.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[NBA basketball is not just a game. It's a job that takes a toll on one's body day after day. But as he learns to deal with the rigors of the pros, Steph Curry has adapted his game to be one of the most fun players in basketball in a different way than in college.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Golden 100]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40752188</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40752188</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire belong in the same Hall of Fame as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle? The debate never ends, but the Hall can change for the better by expanding but also finding a special new home for the best of the best.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Do Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire belong in the same Hall of Fame as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle? The debate never ends, but the Hall can change for the better by expanding but also finding a special new home for the best of the best.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Jack Morris and the Hall of Fame]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-jack-morris-post.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:15:22 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-jack-morris-post.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jack Morris is not quite a Hall of Famer, and that's OK.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jack Morris was a very good pitcher who doesn't quite reach my Hall of Fame standard. I think he will get elected and inducted into the Hall of Fame this year anyway, and that's fine -- the Hall is full of quirks. But here's why, to me, he falls just short.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame Illusions]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-you-see.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:23:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-you-see.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The HoF case for two players isn't what you think.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Player 1 hit .303/.344/.451 over his career. Player 2 hit .294/.329/.446. Player 1 was clearly better, but no one argues that he should be in the Hall of Fame, while many argue for Player 2. Why does he stand out more in their memories?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Youth Will Be Served]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40716262</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:41:55 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40716262</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's an obviously dumb question: Who would you rather have for the next five years? Anaheim's Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, or Kansas City's Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez? If we give youth its due, maybe it's not such a dumb question.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here's an obviously dumb question: Who would you rather have for the next five years? Anaheim's Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, or Kansas City's Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez? If we give youth its due, maybe it's not such a dumb question.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Interruptions]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/interruptions.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:19:18 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/interruptions.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In Newtown, as in Tucson, answers are hard to find.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This weekend, like Americans from one end of the country to the other, I sat in front of the television and watched the unimaginable scene in Newtown, Conn. I spent the weekend looking for that same thing I needed to find in Tucson, Ariz. almost two years ago.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Captain Watson]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/captain-watson.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:57:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/captain-watson.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You can't ask for a better competitor than Tom Watson.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've been lucky enough to be around the next American Ryder Cup captain, Tom Watson, a whole lot in my life. But I can't say that I really know Watson. All I really know for sure is he wants to win more than anyone I've ever been around.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Youk Can't Be Serious]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/youk-can-be-serious.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:16:09 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/youk-can-be-serious.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Can Yankees fans actually embrace Kevin Youkilis?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A friend of mine is a Yankees fan, and he told me Wednesday morning that he's finished. Done. Through. Why? Because the Yankees signed Kevin Youkilis, the most hated of all Red Sox players in Boston's recent run of success.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping The Faith]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40623644</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:49:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40623644</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Royals GM Dayton Moore didn't trade top prospects for James Shields to try to save his job. With an endlessly positive attitude, Moore simply wants to adhere to a game plan he laid out for his organization: It's time to try to win now.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Royals GM Dayton Moore didn't trade top prospects for James Shields to try to save his job. With an endlessly positive attitude, Moore simply wants to adhere to a game plan he laid out for his organization: It's time to try to win now.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Past Perfect]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40602268</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:09:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40602268</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the unusual Zack Greinke, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in proud possession of six of the best players in baseball... in 2009. If these players could perform like they did then, the Dodgers would be a great team. But can they?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the unusual Zack Greinke, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in proud possession of six of the best players in baseball... in 2009. If these players could perform like they did then, the Dodgers would be a great team. But can they?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Dale Murphy and the Age-Outs]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-age-outs.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:12:59 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-age-outs.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dale Murphy is the newest member of an exclusive club.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This year, Dale Murphy will become the 35th player to age off the Hall of Fame ballot after 15 years, joining an excellent collection of players -- some who were voted in by the Veterans Committee, and some who voters determined had something missing.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Gold Standard]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40563190</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:24:11 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40563190</guid>
<description><![CDATA[People talk about the Baseball Hall of Fame like it's one stable and uniform place. It is not. The Hall of Fame is a total mystery. But there is a "Hall of Fame" standard that people reach for -- the best of the very best. These 32 men make the cut.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[People talk about the Baseball Hall of Fame like it's one stable and uniform place. It is not. The Hall of Fame is a total mystery. But there is a "Hall of Fame" standard that people reach for -- the best of the very best. These 32 men make the cut.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Exhilaration Gap]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/exhilaration-gap.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:50:20 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/exhilaration-gap.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Which sport has the biggest gap between live and TV?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There can be a large gap between the experience of watching a sport live and watching it on TV -- let's call it the "Exhilaration Gap." Here, then, are the Top 10 sports by Exhilaration Gap, including highly sophisticated EG score calculations.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Select Company]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40513908</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:08:04 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40513908</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Hall of Fame gained three new names Monday -- umpire Hank O'Day, Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, and catcher Deacon White. No one got too worked up, because they went in the back door, by committee. One day PED users may, too.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Hall of Fame gained three new names Monday -- umpire Hank O'Day, Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, and catcher Deacon White. No one got too worked up, because they went in the back door, by committee. One day PED users may, too.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Who's at Winter Meetings? Yes]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/who-is-at-winter-meetings.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:05:41 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/who-is-at-winter-meetings.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Who's on first as baseball's winter meetings kick off?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[After my daughters watched 'Who's on First?' I explained to them again that I was going to the winter meetings where players might be traded. So, they asked me to write a blog post about what would happen if someone traded for Who and What and other players.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Hop on Pop]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/hop-on-pop.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:26:10 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/hop-on-pop.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why the anger about stories like the Spurs' decision?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow, do we love to argue in sports -- all the time, on every subject. An instant sports controversy bubbled up over Gregg Popovich sitting his stars, and I wondered: Is there a way in today's culture to just say "I can see both sides there?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Three PED Arguments]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-three-ped-arguments.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:03:20 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-three-ped-arguments.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cutting to the chase on PEDs and the Hall of Fame.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There will plenty to say about this year's Baseball Hall of Fame. Predictions. Laments. Debates. Challenges. But before getting into specifics, we should try to simplify the PED discussion. It always seems to come down to one of three arguments.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[True Believer]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40433510</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:12:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40433510</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Even when you list the extraordinary ways in which Marvin Miller helped change baseball, it does not capture the difficulties of the task or the willfulness required. He was the right man at the right time. And it's people like that who change the world.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even when you list the extraordinary ways in which Marvin Miller helped change baseball, it does not capture the difficulties of the task or the willfulness required. He was the right man at the right time. And it's people like that who change the world.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Time Moves On]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40420012</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:39:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40420012</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why are the Kansas City Royals, who remain stymied in their increasingly desperate effort to succeed again and win back the town, going on without Frank White, their hometown hero and one of the most popular players the team has ever had?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Why are the Kansas City Royals, who remain stymied in their increasingly desperate effort to succeed again and win back the town, going on without Frank White, their hometown hero and one of the most popular players the team has ever had?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Louder Than Words]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40426394</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:40:55 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40426394</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Johnny Manziel, the freshman quarterback sensation at Texas A&M, had not spoken to the media all year. So we've only known Johnny Football through his play on the field ... and that's been strangely refreshing. He seems to come from another era.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Johnny Manziel, the freshman quarterback sensation at Texas A&amp;M, had not spoken to the media all year. So we've only known Johnny Football through his play on the field ... and that's been strangely refreshing. He seems to come from another era.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Comedy of Errors]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/classic-blunders.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:35:53 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/classic-blunders.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lane Kiffin's astonishing display of ineptitude.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Late in the game between USC and Notre Dame on Saturday, the Trojans were in position to score trailing by nine. What followed was an astonishing display of Lane Kiffin's ineptitude. Even if you didn't care who won, you were yelling at the TV.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Exile On Cannon Dr.]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/exile-on-cannon-dr.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:34:34 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/exile-on-cannon-dr.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This might go down as Urban Meyer's finest season.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Urban Meyer has been successful at Bowling Green and Utah and won two national championships at Florida. But while his 2012 debut with Ohio State may not be his most widely celebrated, it may just be his version of 'Exile on Main St.']]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Royal Pain]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/royals-hope.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:14:38 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/royals-hope.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It looks like Royals fans aren't done suffering yet.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Royals fans have been through a lot in the last 25 years. Now the team has a core of talented young hitters, good strong arms in the bullpen... and their starting pitching is a nightmare. Jeremy Guthrie and Ervin Santana are, to put it mildly, not the answer.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The Thanksgiving Column]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-thanksgiving-column.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-thanksgiving-column.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Revisiting my Thanksgiving column in a new city.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I worked for The Kansas City Star, I would write an annual Thanksgiving column, and I was always surprised by the reaction it would get. I've thought a lot about this since we moved to Charlotte, and it's time to revisit it.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Musial Redux]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/musial-redux.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:10:49 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/musial-redux.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reprising a favorite blog post for Stan Musial's birthday.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[How would you like to be Ken Griffey Jr. and be the second-best left-handed hitter born on Nov. 21 in Donora, Pa.? In honor of their birthdays, I'm reprinting the Stan Musial blog post I wrote a few years ago &amp;hellip; with a couple of updates and an added interlude.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[MVP and HOW]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/mvp-and-how.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:08:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/mvp-and-how.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What do you look for in an MVP: stats or narrative?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[How about a little thought experiment? The Miguel Cabrera-Mike Trout MVP balloting exposed a deep divide in how people look at awards. I went back to 1995 and picked each year's league MVP and HOW -- Hero of WAR, the player with the highest Wins Over Replacement. Which do you as a baseball fan like better?]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The Tebow Incident]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-tebow-offense.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:55 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-tebow-offense.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Someone should invent a new offense for Tim Tebow.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[If there's one thing about pro sports today that drives me nuts it's this: Few people try new things. I mean try REALLY new things. Crazy things. If I owned a terrible NFL team, I would get Tim Tebow and invent a whole new pro offense around him.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Savor the Madness]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/saturday-in-november.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:51:51 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/saturday-in-november.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We'll be giving up a lot for a college football playoff.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We all know that the BCS college football system is incredibly stupid and illogical. We'll all be happy to see it go. But can we at least acknowledge what we might be losing? Because Saturday night was amazing, heartbreaking and awe-inspiring]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The Lost Poscast]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-lost-poscast.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:44:38 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-lost-poscast.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MVP talk and more in a lost Poscast with Michael Schur.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I had this great podcast with my good friend, 'Parks and Recreation' Executive Producer Michael Schur. But because one wire was not plugged all the way in, his voice did not record. It was my favorite ever podcast, so I'm going to write about it instead.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[MVP Aftermath]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/mvp-aftermath.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/mvp-aftermath.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why giving Miguel Cabrera the AL MVP was wrong.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people thought the AL MVP award voting between Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout would be close. It wasn't. Here's why -- and why each of the four main arguments BBWAA writers made to justify their votes for Cabrera were, well, wrong.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Value Added]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40293206</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:16:31 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40293206</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 1942, Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, but Joe Gordon won the MVP. This was 70 years ago, but we seem to be having a similar argument now about Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout. The difference is we now have much more information available.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 1942, Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, but Joe Gordon won the MVP. This was 70 years ago, but we seem to be having a similar argument now about Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout. The difference is we now have much more information available.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Would You Go To A Marlins Game?]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40282342</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:04:54 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40282342</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Marlins gave up on the baseball fans of Miami, and not for the first time. So on Twitter just after word of the trade broke, I asked: Why would anybody go to a single Marlins game in 2013? Fortunately, several brilliant readers had ideas on that.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Marlins gave up on the baseball fans of Miami, and not for the first time. So on Twitter just after word of the trade broke, I asked: Why would anybody go to a single Marlins game in 2013? Fortunately, several brilliant readers had ideas on that.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Win-Win Situation?]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40278836</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:24:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40278836</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s easy to forget just how beholden the Cy Young Award used to be to pitcher wins. They're still important, but they no longer mean everything. If David Price (20-5) beats Justin Verlander (17-8), though, won-loss record will be a big reason why.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&amp;rsquo;s easy to forget just how beholden the Cy Young Award used to be to pitcher wins. They're still important, but they no longer mean everything. If David Price (20-5) beats Justin Verlander (17-8), though, won-loss record will be a big reason why.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Expectations]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40263570</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:20:30 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40263570</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What makes Manager of the Year such a volatile award? Both likely 2012 winners, the Orioles' Buck Showalter and the Nationals' Davey Johnson, have won in the past -- and been fired soon after. What is it they do that works some years and not others?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[What makes Manager of the Year such a volatile award? Both likely 2012 winners, the Orioles' Buck Showalter and the Nationals' Davey Johnson, have won in the past -- and been fired soon after. What is it they do that works some years and not others?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[No Rookie Mistakes]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40250710</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:30:07 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40250710</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There has never been a season in which two players, so young, played as well as Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, who are locks to win Rookie of the Year honors as MLB awards week begins. The only question for these two involves the possibilities.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There has never been a season in which two players, so young, played as well as Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, who are locks to win Rookie of the Year honors as MLB awards week begins. The only question for these two involves the possibilities.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Young Managers and Old Fans]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/young-managers-and-old-fans.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:09:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/young-managers-and-old-fans.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Rockies' hiring of Walt Weiss feels like a signpost.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I was a kid, managers were managers. Period. But when the Colorado Rockies hired Walt Weiss to be their manager, something in my mind kind of clicked when that happened. Like other recent hires, I saw his whole career as a player.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sky's the Limit]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40203508</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:34:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40203508</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why Kansas State? It is completely, utterly and entirely self-made. It is a program with no advantages, in a hard-to-get-to town in a small state. K-State is about reality -- and bending it. Because Bill Snyder refuses to allow his team to be ordinary.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Why Kansas State? It is completely, utterly and entirely self-made. It is a program with no advantages, in a hard-to-get-to town in a small state. K-State is about reality -- and bending it. Because Bill Snyder refuses to allow his team to be ordinary.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Righties, Lefties and an Election]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/well-everybody-seems-to-be-using.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:06:46 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/well-everybody-seems-to-be-using.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Right-handed hitters play left-handers: Who wins?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Which team would be better, a team with the best right-handed hitters in baseball history or a team with the best left-handed hitters in baseball history? And, really, what better time to do an election between right and left than right now?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Living In The Vision]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/wedding-dances-and-super-bowl-trophies.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:58:20 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/11/wedding-dances-and-super-bowl-trophies.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chuck Pagano's speech is all that matters in sports.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The clip of Chuck Pagano's speech to the Colts is one minute, forty seconds and it is everything that matters in sports. 'I&amp;rsquo;ve got circumstances,' he said. 'You guys understand it. I understand it. It&amp;rsquo;s hard to beat.' This is when the cheering in the locker room started.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Poscast, Ep. 4: With Keith Law]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40148774</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:16:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40148774</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ESPN senior writer Keith Law visits the Poscast to discuss the recent World Series, the upcoming Cy Young and MVP awards, this offseason's top free agents, and other wide-ranging baseball topics.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[ESPN senior writer Keith Law visits the Poscast to discuss the recent World Series, the upcoming Cy Young and MVP awards, this offseason's top free agents, and other wide-ranging baseball topics.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Sleep Well, Cleveland]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40140172</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:58:05 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40140172</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It probably felt great in the moment, the Comic Sans, the fury, the ... guarantee? Yes, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert regrets a screed that guaranteed Cleveland would win a championship before LeBron. But all you can do is let go, clean up and move on.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It probably felt great in the moment, the Comic Sans, the fury, the ... guarantee? Yes, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert regrets a screed that guaranteed Cleveland would win a championship before LeBron. But all you can do is let go, clean up and move on.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating Gold Gloves]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-gold-gloves.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:49:56 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-gold-gloves.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quantifying defense in baseball is an ongoing battle.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[So many people have through the years judged defense aesthetically, like art. We let our eyes tell us. The trouble is, the eyes fall hard for optical illusions. One stat that can help is runs saved, and it's one reason the Fielding Bible Awards can differ from the Gold Gloves.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[It's All About October]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/it-all-about-october.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:30:21 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/it-all-about-october.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[San Francisco won in a very modern way.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It used to be that you wanted to build the best team. Now, though, you want to build the best October team. I tend to agree with Billy Beane that the postseason is pretty much like life in a casino. But this is the game now, ladies and gentlemen. You will want to start counting cards.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Giants and Intangibles]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/giants-and-intangibles.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:34:43 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/giants-and-intangibles.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maybe there's something to 'intangibles' in sports.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've poked fun at this concept of 'intangibles' for a long time. How can you measure intangibles? It's like weighing fairy dust or counting unicorn hairs. But, I have to say: Lately, I've been reconsidering. I find myself missing the Jimmy The Greek 'intangible' check box.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Simply Successful]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40063294</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:30:16 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40063294</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How did Kansas State coach Bill Snyder manage to do the impossible all over again and get the Wildcats to 7-0 and the front row of the national championship picture? By convincing his players to be a little bit better than they were yesterday.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[How did Kansas State coach Bill Snyder manage to do the impossible all over again and get the Wildcats to 7-0 and the front row of the national championship picture? By convincing his players to be a little bit better than they were yesterday.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Art of Broadcasting]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40001770</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:04 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40001770</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Broadcasting is one of those things where the better you do it, the easier you make it look, and the more everyone thinks they could do it as well. It's why Bob Costas is great and, as part of a series about broadcasting, he gave us a few of his secrets.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Broadcasting is one of those things where the better you do it, the easier you make it look, and the more everyone thinks they could do it as well. It's why Bob Costas is great and, as part of a series about broadcasting, he gave us a few of his secrets.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Decline and Fall]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39913534</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39913534</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Yankees of the last 18 seasons have been one of the most remarkable and resilient teams in the history of baseball. But that all ended on Thursday, when a shell of the team was swept by the Tigers in the ALCS. How did this happen?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The New York Yankees of the last 18 seasons have been one of the most remarkable and resilient teams in the history of baseball. But that all ended on Thursday, when a shell of the team was swept by the Tigers in the ALCS. How did this happen?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Pinch-Hitting A-Rod]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/pinch-hitting-rod.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:50:40 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/pinch-hitting-rod.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pinch-hitting A-Rod? Who could've seen that coming?]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alex Rodriguez is not as awesome now. He's older, his bat's slower, his body's more beaten up and his mental health probably isn't great now. Everyone just nods when Joe Girardi benches him, but seriously: Who's going to stand up for A-Rod?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Poscast, Ep. 3: With Michael Schur]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39874994</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:44:54 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39874994</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Senior columnist Joe Posnanski and 'Parks and Recreation' executive producer Michael Schur talk about the surprising agony of watching Derek Jeter get hurt, the mixed emotions of watching the baseball playoffs and the craziness of parity in the NFL.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senior columnist Joe Posnanski and 'Parks and Recreation' executive producer Michael Schur talk about the surprising agony of watching Derek Jeter get hurt, the mixed emotions of watching the baseball playoffs and the craziness of parity in the NFL.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[A Gift and a Curse]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39854648</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39854648</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Allard Baird once said, 'Carlos Beltran can be as good as he wants to be.' Beltran could do anything &hellip; but what did he want to do? This was a mystery. He now has the highest slugging percentage in playoff history, but people still expect more.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Allard Baird once said, 'Carlos Beltran can be as good as he wants to be.' Beltran could do anything &amp;hellip; but what did he want to do? This was a mystery. He now has the highest slugging percentage in playoff history, but people still expect more.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Life Without Jeter]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/life-without-jeter.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:00:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/life-without-jeter.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's hard to imagine a Yankees team without Derek Jeter]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Of the many stories to come out of Game 1 of the ALCS, Derek Jeter garnered the most talk. And the talk was a eulogy. I tried to imagine how a Yankees team would look without their captain, but it's been so long that I can't remember.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Cardinals of the Lost Ark]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/cardinals-of-lost-ark.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:41:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/cardinals-of-lost-ark.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There isn't a conventional way to describe the Cardinals' win on Friday.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There really isn't any conventional way to describe the Cardinals' 9-7 victory Friday night or the absurdity of their now two-year fate train or the agony in Washington after losing a six-run lead &amp;hellip; it's all so outsized and cartoonish and staggering.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Walks Matter]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-walks-matter.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:33:03 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-walks-matter.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why walks really matter in baseball]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A lot of people believe the walk is simply about standing around. But this patently isn't true. Which brings us to the Cardinals' amazing four-run comeback in the ninth inning against Washington on Friday ...]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Watching A-Rod]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/watching-rod.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:28:51 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/watching-rod.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maybe we should all accept what A-Rod is now: A pretty good player]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Yankees and A-Rod could spend the last few years in an extended version of this playoffs, with every step of his decline being documented by slights and pinch-hitting affronts and small humiliations. Or everyone could just admit that A-Rod will probably never again be more than pretty good.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Verlander is Awesome]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/verlander-is-awesome.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:49:30 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/verlander-is-awesome.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Justin Verlander is more]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are a number pitchers who, on any given day, show up with great stuff and great location and can dominate hitters. But with Justin Verlander, it's something different, it's something almost preordained. It's superhuman.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[When the Cheering Stops]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/when-cheering-stops.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:45:24 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/when-cheering-stops.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Most people's opinion of the NFL won't change after the KC incident]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people have asked for my take on the scene last Sunday, when fans at Arrowhead Stadium cheered quarterback Matt Cassel's concussion, and when offensive lineman Eric Winston offered a passionate rebuke for those people. I haven't offered my take for a couple of reasons.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[With Age Comes Wisdom]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/washington-baltimore-players-used-to.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:51:23 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/washington-baltimore-players-used-to.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With age comes wisdom with Davey Johnson]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a time when Davey &amp;ldquo;Dum Dum&amp;rdquo; Johnson would try to dazzle everyone with his mathematical knowledge and baseball intelligence. That time is long gone. "My job is just not to screw 'em up," says the Washington Nationals&amp;rsquo; manager.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Big-Game Pitcher]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39683930</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:25 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39683930</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This was the moment all of Washington had waited for. Playoff baseball was back, and there'd be cheers and partying in the streets. Only ... there wasn't. Because this moment, Game 3 of the NLDS, belonged to Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This was the moment all of Washington had waited for. Playoff baseball was back, and there'd be cheers and partying in the streets. Only ... there wasn't. Because this moment, Game 3 of the NLDS, belonged to Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Holding Court with the Hit King]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39644156</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:30 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39644156</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What's the problem with today's baseball players? Does he ever contemplate a return to the game? And does he think Derek Jeter can break his all-time hits record? If you want the answers from Pete Rose, all you have to do is sit back and listen.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[What's the problem with today's baseball players? Does he ever contemplate a return to the game? And does he think Derek Jeter can break his all-time hits record? If you want the answers from Pete Rose, all you have to do is sit back and listen.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[It Comes Down to Matchups]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/matchups.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:02:29 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/matchups.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Logic can't dictate the O's path now, not even after a loss.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's tempting to say the Orioles are done now. And maybe they are done. How could THIS TEAM possibly beat the Yankees three out of four? But you can't expect logic to suddenly dictate the O's path -- not now, not at the end of this crazy season.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[One Wild Night]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/wild.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:28:28 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/wild.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The first set of wild card playoff games were ... memorable.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This couldn't be how baseball envisioned the first set of wild card playoff games, with one terrible call in the NL matchup, and a stadium full of boos for a player undeserving of boos in the AL matchup. Yes, Friday night was &amp;hellip; something.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Theeeee Yankees Win]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/theeeeee-yankees-win.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:02:09 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/theeeeee-yankees-win.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I should've known better to underestimate the Yankees]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[No Yankees team has collapsed down the stretch of pennant race. None. This year's team came close to being the first, but they didn't fail. I underestimated their power and I underestimated their glory. After all these years, I should have known better.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Triple Trout]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-triple-trout.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:24:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-triple-trout.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Miggy had an amazing year, but Mike Trout's was better.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lauding Mike Trout for his extraordinary year with the Angels shouldn't take away from Miguel Cabrera's Triple Crown. Both had historically amazing seasons, but both can't win the MVP award. And numbers show one is clearly more worthy.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Power of the Triple Crown]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39468686</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:38:57 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39468686</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown, he became a part of history. Many of us have reverted back to that time when those were the only statistics we had ... and leading the league in all three was the biggest accomplishment we could imagine.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown, he became a part of history. Many of us have reverted back to that time when those were the only statistics we had ... and leading the league in all three was the biggest accomplishment we could imagine.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[A Fair Shot]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39419704</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:44:37 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39419704</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Adam Greenberg is one of those players with whom people connect. He was the kid in Little League who slept in his uniform. We all know that kid. Maybe, at one point in our lives, we WERE that kid. And perhaps that's why we were all so fascinated by his second chance -- even if it was a strikeout.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Adam Greenberg is one of those players with whom people connect. He was the kid in Little League who slept in his uniform. We all know that kid. Maybe, at one point in our lives, we WERE that kid. And perhaps that's why we were all so fascinated by his second chance -- even if it was a strikeout.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Professional Hitter]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39419140</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:02:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39419140</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Raul Ibanez came up in the ninth against the Red Sox on Tuesday, the timing just seemed right for him to crush a homer. And the same in the 12th: It just seemed right for him to get the game-winning run. But he'll never admit such a thing.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Raul Ibanez came up in the ninth against the Red Sox on Tuesday, the timing just seemed right for him to crush a homer. And the same in the 12th: It just seemed right for him to get the game-winning run. But he'll never admit such a thing.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Poscast, Ep. 2: With Mike Vaccaro]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39368624</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:32:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39368624</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sports on Earth senior columnist Joe Posnanski talks to New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro about the MLB playoff teams, Miguel Cabrera vs. Mike Trout for MVP, the great story of the Washington Nationals and what in the world is happening with the New York Jets.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sports on Earth senior columnist Joe Posnanski talks to New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro about the MLB playoff teams, Miguel Cabrera vs. Mike Trout for MVP, the great story of the Washington Nationals and what in the world is happening with the New York Jets.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[National Spotlight]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39361262</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:49:02 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39361262</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a team that lost 100 games in back-to-back seasons, that went through a managerial nightmare last year and lost its franchise pitcher just 12 starts into his MLB career. And now look at them. The Washington Nationals are all grownsed up.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a team that lost 100 games in back-to-back seasons, that went through a managerial nightmare last year and lost its franchise pitcher just 12 starts into his MLB career. And now look at them. The Washington Nationals are all grownsed up.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Magic Show Rolls On]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39300158</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:14:13 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39300158</guid>
<description><![CDATA[All along we believed that the Orioles' magic show would end at some point. It was like Butler vs. Duke: The underdog hung in there for a while, and the longer it went on, the more thrilling it was. But we all knew the ending, right? Apparently not.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[All along we believed that the Orioles' magic show would end at some point. It was like Butler vs. Duke: The underdog hung in there for a while, and the longer it went on, the more thrilling it was. But we all knew the ending, right? Apparently not.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ripple Effect]]></title>
<link>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39297428</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:03:17 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/39297428</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. didn't need a big day on Sunday. It didn't even need a good day. It needed to win only 4 1/2 out of the 12 points. So with the home crowd roaring and the Europeans reeling, of course I thought the Ryder Cup was over. But ... it wasn't over.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. didn't need a big day on Sunday. It didn't even need a good day. It needed to win only 4 1/2 out of the 12 points. So with the home crowd roaring and the Europeans reeling, of course I thought the Ryder Cup was over. But ... it wasn't over.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[MVP Tug-of-War]]></title>
<link>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/09/trout-miggy-and-mvp.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:01:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/09/trout-miggy-and-mvp.html</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The real question is whether Miggy 'should' win MVP.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Miguel Cabrera is a virtual lock to win the MVP if he wins the Triple Crown, and he probably will win the MVP even if he doesn&amp;rsquo;t win the Triple Crown. But the question is not 'will he' but 'should he.' Should he be selected as MVP over Mike Trout?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Joe Posnanski</dc:creator>
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