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		<title>Tigers sign Fielder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First they signed him. Then they didn’t . And then, out of nowhere, the Tigers signed him. Wait, what? The who? We heard rumors about the Nationals, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and Toronto Blue Jays, but not the Tigers. The deal is reportedly worth $214 million over 9 seasons. That is an average of $23.78 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=271&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s all give a warm welcome to Joe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe, a colleague of mine whom I met last summer, is joining the Nationals Pastime team!  Joe is a very intelligent student at the University of Maryland &#8211; College Park and an avid Nationals fan.  You can read all about Joe at the page! Welcome, Joe!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=267&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I think the Mariners won the Montero-Pineda swap</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesus Montero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Pineda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And not by a small margin. Here&#8217;s what you need to know:  Pineda pitched 171 innings at age 22, 139 at age 21 in Triple-A, and, according to Brian Kenny of MLB Network, missed some of the 2009 season with a sore elbow after throwing 138 innings in 2008 at age 19.  Pitchers who throw [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=256&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nationals should focus on Zimmerman, not Fielder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prince Fielder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As appealing as Prince Fielder might be for the Nationals, their focus should be on their in-house star, not making another big splash on the free agent market. To be fair, Fielder is an elite batter.  Ryan Zimmerman, though, is an elite player.  And, as far as I have heard, he is a good person [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=251&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where I have been for 4 months&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natspastime.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/where-i-have-been-for-4-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Nationals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[player salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative perspectives]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://natspastime.wordpress.com/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a word:  graduating.  I finished my undergraduate studies with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, a Liberal Studies Major in Quantitative Perspectives, and a minor in Business Economics.  And, because I can&#8217;t get enough of school, I am continuing my studies at Bentley University and working toward my Masters of Science of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=225&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes things are out of our control</title>
		<link>http://natspastime.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/sometimes-things-are-out-of-our-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://natspastime.wordpress.com/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We can&#8217;t control everything in our lives &#8211; although, many times we think we can or act as though we can. Every time you strap on your seat belt and drive to work, your life is in the fate of hundreds of thousands of other drivers on the road.  As soon as you tell the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=219&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The stretch run</title>
		<link>http://natspastime.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/the-stretch-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy September, everyone! It’s that time of the year when we get to enjoy the division races – well, okay, one race in the AL West. Fine, we get to enjoy the end of the long run – meh; everyone knows football is more exciting anyway. Well, okay. How about: Stephen Strasburg is pitching on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=214&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boredom:  In Graphical Form</title>
		<link>http://natspastime.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/boredom-in-graphical-form/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you weren&#8217;t bored enough watching the game, here is some reinforcement. But, hey, Chris Marrero is making his debut, so&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=198&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Experience at Nationals Park</title>
		<link>http://natspastime.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/my-experience-at-nationals-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad and I made the pilgrimage to Nationals Park all the way from the suburbs of New York in North New Jersey.  240 miles just to see our Nationals play &#8211; and a few Presidents&#8217; Races.  Overall, I enjoyed it.  Who wouldn&#8217;t?  However, a few incidents made the experience less enjoyable than it could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=187&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Michael Morse, Adam LaRoche, 6-man Rotation</title>
		<link>http://natspastime.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/thoughts-on-michael-morse-adam-laroche-6-man-rotation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we mourn the rainout (or, if you’re pessimistic, celebrate not having to face Halladay for a week), I have a trivia question. Name every first baseman in the National League with a higher wRC+ than Michael Morse this year. Prince Fielder, Joey Votto, and…that’s it.  Michael Morse’s 151 wRC+ and .395 wOBA rank third [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natspastime.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13831131&amp;post=180&amp;subd=natspastime&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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