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The Major League Baseball Rule 5 draft will soon be upon us and it continues to be one of the more popular Internet features of the off-season. Even so, the draft rarely has a profound effect on the majors, save for the occasional Dan Uggla, Josh Hamilton and Johan Santana picks.
Major League Baseball has neutered […]

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Twins Notes: Non-Santana Edition
It now seems likely that Johan Santana will be traded in the near future and perhaps as soon as today if the Yankees get their wish. There are plenty of places to find up-to-the-minute Santana rumors, but for better or worse this blog has always been more about analysis than speculation […]

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The Johan Santana Meetings started in Nashville this morning to coincide with the official 2007 Baseball Winter Meetings. Santana, the superb Minnesota Twins pitcher, is expected to be traded and his immediate future will be the main focus here.
Until Santana gets traded, some other potential moves will probably be on hold. If the Yankees, […]

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*Charles Krauthammer and Jonah Goldberg on the complete and total vindication of President Bush and other opponents of public funding for embryonic stem cell research.
*Spitzer’s DMV strikes again:
Arno Herwerth, a 21-year veteran of the New York Police Department, said he requested the “GETOSAMA” plates earlier this month to send a political message. He said he […]

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Venezuelan voters reject Hugo Chavez’ effort to get an electoral mandate to be president-for-life and impose wholesale socialism on the nation (as opposed to the creeping socialism and dictatorship he’s been working at for years).
Liberty is good. People tend to resist when the question of surrendering it entirely is put to them quite that […]

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quot I d have no problem going back and playing for a team in Texas even the Mavericks It s not as though there was some irreconcilable divorce with Dallas it was just best for me to move on at that time. quot -Steve Nash November 30th 2007 …

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Utah s Andrei Kirilenko polarizes hoop heads. Some basketball fans hit him with the Euro stereotype aloof overpaid and overrated. Others recognize the subtleties and love how he influences play without taking shots. Whatever your opinion AK-47 dominated Utah s 120-96 win over L.A. at EnergySolutions arena on Friday evening …

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But before Nowitzki Parker and the modern-day Raptors an original wave of 145 Euros came to the NBA. They were laughed at. They were mocked. And they were seen as inferior. But these pioneers deserve credit for furthering the league s global reach and creating a climate where today s 145 Euros can compete for […]

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New Jersey owner Bruce Ratner rolls deep. The billionaire has shown Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson the money signing his star wings to max contracts. But the buck stops with Jason Kidd-literally. Right now the Nets have little interest in extending Kidd beyond 2010 …

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