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	<title>Two Fat Guys Talking About Baseball</title>
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	<description>Those who can, play.  Those who are too fat to, talk.</description>
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		<title>Cooler heads prevail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I posted a couple days ago about how the Dodgers were negotiating a Milton Bradley for Barry Zito trade, and I expressed a bit of concern that the Dodgers might throw in some valuable minor leaguers to make it happen.  Rumor today has it that the Bradley/Zito talks have died, and I am a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/07/cooler-heads-prevail/</link>
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		<title>Lackluster O&#8217;Grady?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So the Dodgers hired Grady Little as their manager.  Hmmmmmm.  On one hand, there is the natural tendency to think that this is an absolutely ridiculous hire, what with his incompetence and all.  On the other hand, if he can manage to cost the Dodgers the NLCS the way he cost the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/06/lackluster-ogrady/</link>
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		<title>Scott Boras</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every winter, I am faced with the same realization:  When I hear the name Scott Boras, I just see in my mind the face of Steve Boros.  If that is wrong, I don't want to be right. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/05/scott-boras/</link>
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		<title>Dodgers: Furcal and Zito</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dodgers pulled off a major coup yesterday, swooping in at the last minute to snatch Rafael Furcal out of the hands of the Cubs and/or Braves.  Was shortstop a priority going into the offseason?  Probably not, what with outfield issues, no manager (I'm available!), and a few other things.  But outside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/05/dodgers-furcal-and-zito/</link>
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		<title>On Clemens and Bagwell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's an idea that I know would tick off the union, but everyone else would be happy: what if Roger Clemens decided to come back for the 2006 season, and he signed a one-year, $6 million contract?  Why is it just a foregone conclusion that Clemens is going to get a $20 million contract [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/05/on-clemens-and-bagwell/</link>
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		<title>Chipper&#8217;s new deal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I really can't tell how much my opinions are colored by my dislike for Chipper Jones.  I was reading tonight about his newly restructured contract, and John Schuerholz had this to say:

Whatever it takes, Chipper is always willing to step up, and we are pleased that this latest unselfish act will likely ensure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/03/chippers-new-deal/</link>
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		<title>Really?  Paul Byrd?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumor has it that Esteban Loaiza's incomprehensible contract with the A's has driven up the price for Angels' free agent Paul Byrd, who will probably end up getting three years at close to $8 million per year.  I understand that the free agent market is weak, but honestly, this is ridiculous.  Byrd will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/12/02/really-paul-byrd/</link>
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		<title>The Off-Season is Rollin&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is this what we can expect for the next three months?  We all knew there would be more trades than usual due to the dearth of quality free agents, but did anyone really expect that Josh Beckett, Carlos Delgado, and Jim Thome would all get traded in the span of two days?

The Beckett and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/11/23/the-off-season-is-rollin/</link>
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		<title>The Nationals&#8217; ownership woes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just read a nice little article by Tim Kurkjian about the Washington Nationals and their lack of an owner.  Now, I am not an expert, and I don't have any inside knowledge, but I don't see any possible good reason why it has taken so long for Major League Baseball to pick a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/11/16/the-nationals-ownership-woes/</link>
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		<title>New Steroid Policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to anonymous sources, Major League Baseball and the Players Association have agreed to a new steroid policy, which calls for a 50-game suspension for the first positive test, 100 games for the second, and a lifetime ban (appealable after two years) for the third offense.  The new agreement also included testing for amphetamines, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twofatguys.net/archives/2005/11/15/new-steroid-policy/</link>
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