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		<title>Long Beach Armada Rotation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>legendofroncoomer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Long Beach Armada are a team in some shitty independent league in California.  They recently signed 40 year old Hideki Irabu to round out their starting rotation.  Said rotation also includes Jose &#8220;Lima Time&#8221; Lima. Lima was made famous not by his pitching, but after he was done a woman successfully sued him for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=193&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mocking Around  Part Deux:  Closers Who Sucked</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thus continues rounds 3-4 of our excellent mock draft.   Third Round   11.  HorseBackWadeBoggs- Kyle FarnsworthAfter selecting two pitchers who had moderately to historically successful careers as closers but merited inclusion because of their resounding failures in big moments, I must choose an anchor who is so bad that he never could become a closer.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=180&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mocking Around:  Closers who suck(ed)</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/mocking-around-closers-who-sucked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clubfoot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For our inaugural mock draft here at Toto, we decided on selecting closers/relief pitchers that we&#8217;d like to see our favorite teams face in critical moments.  Closers that we have the utmost confidence will blow the game and send us into a euphoric state.  Only relievers who pitched after 1990 were considered.  Draft order is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=167&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From the Department of Stupid Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I received word from one of my West Coast sources about this year&#8217;s All-Star Game.  It seems that MLB.com has started on line voting for this years midsummer classic, with paper balloting not far behind.  http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090420&#38;content_id=4352132&#38;vkey=allstar2009&#38;fext=.jsp   This is inherently stupid.  For one thing having ballots out this early means that potential late [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=163&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Love This Game&#8230;except when the Nats&#8217; bullpen is involved</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/i-love-this-gameexcept-when-the-nats-bullpen-is-involved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems fairly ironic that such a historic and  noteworthy introductory post should focus on the Washington Nationals, but that is what I get for deciding to move a city whose best player to date is &#8220;that really good defensive third baseman who should be hitting .300 by now.&#8221; Yet here we are. Fresh off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=152&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>That New Stadium Smell</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/that-new-stadium-smell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clubfoot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The early season barrage of Home Runs hit at New Yankee Stadium has led to a few people to argue that the new ballpark is turning into &#8220;Coors Field East.&#8221;  Amid the controversy one of ToTo&#8217;s spies was able to record a secret meeting held at Yankee offices last Sunday night.  (Hank Steinbrenner&#8217;s Office)   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=125&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rain Delays</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/rain-delays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>legendofroncoomer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rain delays are stupid, but are an essential part of baseball.  Unless you are a genius and made a dome, or a retractable roof.  This got me to thinking, what players do during rain delays.  The obvious is cards.  I&#8217;m sure video games have become popular.  I wonder if they do anything that is legitimately fun.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=123&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Annoying fans- My weekly rant</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/annoying-fans-my-weekly-rant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>legendofroncoomer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is one group of fans that annoy me more than any other group.  Fans who cheer for players just because they try hard.  Don&#8217;t cheer when worthless Nick Punto slides into first base and is out by a mile.  Especially when he probably would have been save had the just run through the bag. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=120&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What we&#8217;ve learned so far, April 9th</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/what-weve-learned-so-far-april-9th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clubfoot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here are some quick observations from the analysts here at Toto from the first 4 days of the young baseball season.   The Good:   1.  The Mets Bullpen:  Putz and K-Rod have done what members of the Mets Bullpen failed to do last year consistently, protect leads.  Granted it&#8217;s only 2 games, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=118&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Closers do the Darndest Things</title>
		<link>http://topoftheorder.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/closers-do-the-darndest-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open in Astros Bullpen (Bullpen Phone rings)                               Bullpen Coach Mark Bailey:  Skip?  What&#8217;s happening?  You want me to get Jose warmed up?                   Astros Manager Cecil Cooper:  Yeah Mark, we have a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=topoftheorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7153786&amp;post=105&amp;subd=topoftheorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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