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		<title>Rogers Hornsby waits for spring</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2011/02/rogers-hornsby-waits-for-spring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;People ask me what I do in winter when there&#8217;s no baseball.  I&#8217;ll tell you what I do.  I stare out the window and wait for spring.&#8221; Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby is probably the best right-handed hitter in the history of the game. Hornsby was a faboulous player who captured seven batting titles, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WannabeSportsGuy Trivia: President&#8217;s first pitch</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2011/02/wannabesportsguy-trivia-presidents-first-pitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WannaBeSportsGuy Daily Trivia
Question: Who was the first American President to throw out the first Major League Baseball pitch of the season?
A. Howard Taft
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
D. John Quincy Adams
E. Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Answer: The first American President to throw out the first Major League Baseball pitch of the season is
President William Howard Taft. President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ted Turner: Baseball Manager?</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/09/ted-turner-baseball-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/?p=1611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most pivotal media moguls of the last century, Ted Turner has meant more to America than even his stable of television channels would suggest. Besides his contributions to broadcasting, charity, and professional wrestling (WCW, remember?), he was also one of the men most responsible for the Atlanta Braves&#8217; rise back to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So you want to be a Bleacher Creature?</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/09/bleachercreature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/?p=1608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a New York Yankee fan and there&#8217;s no section at Yankee Stadium that is more popular than the Bleacher Creature&#8217;s section in right field. If you&#8217;ve never been a Bleacher Creature, your life is incomplete but I&#8221;ll share a little Bleacher Creature 101 with you.  When the Yankees defense steps on the field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Dog! Canine in the Box Score</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/09/hot-dog-canine-in-the-box-score/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wanna Be Sports Guy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/?p=1599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You won&#8217;t find the name “Roberto Ortiz” in too many of baseball&#8217;s voluminous histories. A light-hitting prospect in the 1941 Washington Senator&#8217;s system, the Cuban native batted right handed and was largely relegated to backup duty in the outfield. For much of his career, in fact, he wasn&#8217;t even in the majors. Rather, Ortiz spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebirth of the Yankees: Houston and Ruppert make sports history</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/?p=1597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Federal League threatened the American League and National League, Ban Johnson knew the Yankees couldn&#8217;t hold off raids by the Federal League in attempt to get their best players. Yankee owners Frank Ferrell and Bill Devery partnership began to crumble as they rapidly lost money over disagreements involving Frank Chance and Hal Chase. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A family affair: Brothers in the World Series</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/09/a-family-affair-brothers-in-the-world-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wanna Be Sports Guy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/?p=1594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brothers Bob and Emil Meusel were on opposite sides of the playing field in three consecutive Fall Classics from 1921 to 1923. The oldest brother Emil come out on top the first two games. Bob claimed the third victory. Two other sets of brothers have gone head-to head in the World Series, and the older [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOF Showdown: Piniella, Cox, and Torre</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/08/hof-showdown-piniella-cox-and-torre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/08/hof-showdown-piniella-cox-and-torre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOF Showdown: Piniella, Cox, and Torre
When the 2010 baseball season comes to an end, the book will be closed on several of the game&#8217;s longest standing managers. Lou Piniella has announced his immediate retirement. Bobby Cox will be heading home. And Joe Torre? Well, we&#8217;re not sure yet. But one way or the other, he&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dodgers defeat Expos 1-0 after 22 innings of baseball</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/08/dodgers-defeat-expos-1-0-after-22-innings-of-baseball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1989, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos 1 to zip in 22 innings. Rick Dempsey hit a homerun in the 22nd inning to give the boys in blue the win. 
The engine of this epic battle was the pitching staff of both teams. The Los Angeles pitchers were: Orel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Devil in Tampa Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/2010/08/the-devil-in-tampa-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewannabesportsguy.com/?p=1556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Tampa Bay was awarded a franchise in 1995 by Major League Baseball, more than 7,000 potential teams names were discussed among management and the public. Though they would not play their first big league game until 1998, plans began immediately to make Florida&#8217;s second expansion team a viable success. 
According to Mickey Bradley and [...]]]></description>
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