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6:51 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130129&content_id=41247570&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea">Time is of the essence, Mariners should sign Bourn</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130129&content_id=41247570&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea"><img width="236" border="0" height="132" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2013/01/27/images/mlbf_25576141_th_10.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Mariners have made plenty of aggressive moves this winter, but signing top free agent Michael Bourn would be the icing on the cake that could put them back in the American League West conversation.<a class="np_more_link" 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And they're still looking to add more. For all the talk about offensive woes, their offense -- with or without Wil Myers -- might be pretty good after all.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130127&content_id=41200736&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25555867&topic_id=26382902"> Wil Myers, TB, OF</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130127&content_id=41200736&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="41200736" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130127&content_id=41200736&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Myers will eventually help underrated Rays offense" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130127&content_id=41200736&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20130127%26content_id%3D41200736%26vkey%3Dnews_tb%26c_id%3Dtb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">January 24 6:55 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41152592&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl">Upton naysayers have it wrong</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41152592&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/5/4/6/41203546/cuts/012713_Justin_Upton_96_nrppf99l_bol6hekt.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">It seems silly to have to say this, but apparently it needs to be stated: Justin Upton is very, very good. He is one of the most valuable assets in baseball, and the Braves have added him to their roster at a relatively low cost.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41152592&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25571617&topic_id=0">Braves' stock on the rise after trade for Upton</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41152592&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="41152592" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41152592&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Upton naysayers have it wrong" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41152592&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20130124%26content_id%3D41152592%26vkey%3Dnews_atl%26c_id%3Datl&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">January 24 3:12 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41142548&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Braves' creativity makes Upton deal a home run</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41142548&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/5/4/2/41144542/cuts/jupton96_85ual75w_5lu9g71v.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Braves' trade for Justin Upton on Thursday may be even better than it looks at first. And it looks pretty good at first.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41142548&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25571633&topic_id=40172882">Braves GM aimed for youth, dynamic ability with trade</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41142548&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="41142548" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41142548&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Braves' creativity makes Upton deal a home run" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130124&content_id=41142548&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20130124%26content_id%3D41142548%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">January 23 7:35 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2013/01/23/my-stan-memories/">My Stan memories</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">I know this is a little late. Sorry for that. But I still wanted to get it out there.   I really didn’t get to know Stan Musial at all. A bit like with Jack Buck, Stan was around much less by the time I got onto the beat. But I do have two memories [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126217&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2013/01/23/my-stan-memories/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">January 22 3:39 AM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130122&content_id=41083166&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">BBWAA dinner allows a look back, forward</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130122&content_id=41083166&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="Michael Weiner" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/1/7/0/41083170/cuts/FUmAqDiF.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">Saturday night's dinner for the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, one of three such annual events remaining, served as a reminder of why annual writers' dinners are so valuable and so treasured in the cities where they still exist.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130122&content_id=41083166&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25564939&topic_id=1">Weiner accepts award at BBWAA dinner</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" 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Bourn" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/3/3/0/34395330/cuts/QJXcXpd6.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Rangers can address their needs in the outfield and rotation by signing free agents Michael Bourn and Kyle Lohse, but it might hurt them in the long term.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130120&content_id=41052366&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25548007&topic_id=8878736">Rangers may still address areas of need in lineup</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130120&content_id=41052366&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="41052366" 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scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">January 16 1:20 AM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130116&content_id=40981456&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Upton deal would be a head-scratcher</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130116&content_id=40981456&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="justin upton" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/3/6/2/27837362/cuts/OpwKGmlV.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">Conventional wisdom says that it's nearly impossible to win a deal in which a club trades a player with Justin Upton's skills, yet it appears the odds are in favor of the D-backs making such a move.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130116&content_id=40981456&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25550453&topic_id=40172882">D-backs' Upton reportedly nixes trade to Mariners</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130116&content_id=40981456&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40981456" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130116&content_id=40981456&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Upton deal would be a head-scratcher" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130116&content_id=40981456&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20130116%26content_id%3D40981456%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">January 08 7:39 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130108&content_id=40894428&vkey=news_was&c_id=was">Morse makes for intriguing Nats trade chip</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130108&content_id=40894428&vkey=news_was&c_id=was"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="Michael Morse" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/4/8/6/40895486/cuts/7djaP93w.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Nationals' signing of first baseman Adam LaRoche opened the door for the club to trade Michael Morse, who was slated to move to first after the acquisition of Denard Span bumped him from the outfield mix.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130108&content_id=40894428&vkey=news_was&c_id=was"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25548075&topic_id=40172882">Will the Nationals consider trading Michael Morse?</a><div 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Jed Hoyer" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/4/5/0/40861450/cuts/VkvnxznU.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Cubs likely won't be a winning club in 2013, but they could well be one of the most improved teams in the Majors. <a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130105&content_id=40861448&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25543539&topic_id=1">Hot Stove on the Cubs' offseason improvements</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130105&content_id=40861448&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40861448" 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scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">December 05 8:50 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&content_id=40547630&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Boras makes best pitch for trio of star clients</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&content_id=40547630&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="scott boras" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/6/5/6/40547656/cuts/POWBROK8.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">As usual, Scott Boras had plenty to say in his annual Winter Meetings media scrum. He addressed the situations of several of his clients, both free agents and those currently employed by big league clubs, and he did it with characteristic bravado.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&content_id=40547630&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25518921&topic_id=40498098">Scott Boras on status of Bourn, Ellsbury and Cano</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&content_id=40547630&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40547630" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&content_id=40547630&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Boras makes best pitch for trio of star clients" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&content_id=40547630&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121205%26content_id%3D40547630%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">December 04 8:24 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121204&content_id=40527440&vkey=news_was&c_id=was">Nats may have gotten a steal in Haren</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121204&content_id=40527440&vkey=news_was&c_id=was"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/4/3/8/40527438/cuts/iIx2oxKG.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Nationals seem to be betting that Dan Haren's down year resulted from a two-month slump, rather than the beginning of a decline phase. If they're right, they got quite a bargain on Tuesday.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121204&content_id=40527440&vkey=news_was&c_id=was"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25516527&topic_id=40172882">The Nationals agree to a one-year deal with Dan Haren</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121204&content_id=40527440&vkey=news_was&c_id=was"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40527440" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121204&content_id=40527440&vkey=news_was&c_id=was#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Nats may have gotten a steal in Haren" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121204&content_id=40527440&vkey=news_was&c_id=was&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121204%26content_id%3D40527440%26vkey%3Dnews_was%26c_id%3Dwas&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">December 03 6:24 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40507006&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy">Replacing A-Rod will be complicated task</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40507006&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="alex rodriguez" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/3/3/2/40507332/cuts/wtTHiLHH.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">The Yankees will miss Alex Rodriguez. But they have options on the free-agent market as the seek a temporary replacement for their injured third baseman.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40507006&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25515317&topic_id=40172882">Hot Stove talks with Hoch about A-Rod's hip injury</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40507006&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40507006" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40507006&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Replacing A-Rod will be complicated task" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40507006&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121203%26content_id%3D40507006%26vkey%3Dnews_nyy%26c_id%3Dnyy&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 30 4:19 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40476288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Lessons can be learned from last offseason</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40476288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2012/11/29/images/mlbf_25509373_th_34.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">Winning big during the Hot Stove season is no guarantee of success in October, but there are several examples of deals signed last offseason that worked out well for the player and the team.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40476288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25509373&topic_id=1">Hot Stove on Braves signing B.J. Upton</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40476288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40476288" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40476288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Lessons can be learned from last offseason" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40476288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121130%26content_id%3D40476288%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 28 11:13 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40453240&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Alternate reality: What if things had been different?</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40453240&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="albert pujols" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/5/3/4/40453534/cuts/ZEhXjd7e.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">What if Albert Pujols signed with the Marlins a year ago? What if Gio Gonzalez had been traded to the Tigers? The past season would have looked dramatically different if some key moves had gone in a different direction.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40453240&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25030609&topic_id=1"> Pujols reaches 100 RBIs for 11th time</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40453240&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40453240" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40453240&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Alternate reality: What if things had been different?" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40453240&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121128%26content_id%3D40453240%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 28 12:01 AM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40436716&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym">It would be painful, but Mets need to trade Wright</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40436716&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="david wright" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/1/6/0/38752160/cuts/sfHoIn5y.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">David Wright is the most valuable chip the Mets have, the best avenue for the franchise to get to the top of the National League. It would not be fun to trade him, but it would be the correct course of action.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40436716&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25507085&topic_id=1">Mets looking to sign David Wright to a long-term deal</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40436716&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40436716" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40436716&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="It would be painful, but Mets need to trade Wright" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121128&content_id=40436716&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121128%26content_id%3D40436716%26vkey%3Dnews_nym%26c_id%3Dnym&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 14 12:23 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40282628&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana">Trout's all-around game makes him MVP</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40282628&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="Mike Trout 100112" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/7/9/2/39352792/cuts/ERmXDRPv.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">If you believe that the American League Most Valuable Player Award, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, should go to the best player, you needn't think long or hard. That player is Mike Trout.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40282628&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25475883&topic_id=8878992"> Mike Trout</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40282628&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40282628" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40282628&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Trout's all-around game makes him MVP" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40282628&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121114%26content_id%3D40282628%26vkey%3Dnews_ana%26c_id%3Dana&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 13 2:53 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121113&content_id=40268990&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl">On both sides of ball, Molina worthy of MVP honors</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121113&content_id=40268990&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="Yadier Molina" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/3/2/2/40269322/cuts/WUyNEcFA.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina had a brilliant season and staked a claim to an award that would have been difficult to imagine back in the spring.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121113&content_id=40268990&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25475897&topic_id=1"> Yadier Molina</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121113&content_id=40268990&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40268990" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121113&content_id=40268990&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="On both sides of ball, Molina worthy of MVP honors" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121113&content_id=40268990&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121113%26content_id%3D40268990%26vkey%3Dnews_stl%26c_id%3Dstl&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 12 5:51 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40258664&vkey=news_la&c_id=la">Win total shouldn't deny Kershaw another Cy</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40258664&vkey=news_la&c_id=la"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="Clayton Kershaw" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/6/5/8/40258658/cuts/KbQSjmau.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">Look over the game logs. Look over the numbers. Then do a little experiment -- put your finger over the won-lost record and see what you see. There's not a better candidate for the National League Cy Young Award than Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40258664&vkey=news_la&c_id=la"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25477103&topic_id=8878826"> Clayton Kershaw</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40258664&vkey=news_la&c_id=la"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40258664" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40258664&vkey=news_la&c_id=la#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Win total shouldn't deny Kershaw another Cy" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40258664&vkey=news_la&c_id=la&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121112%26content_id%3D40258664%26vkey%3Dnews_la%26c_id%3Dla&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 12 1:25 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40254092&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb">Price rewarded for steady dominance</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40254092&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="David Price" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/5/4/0/38614540/cuts/pJnDNesq.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">While there were cases for not only the other two American League Cy Young Award finalists but some other candidates as well, David Price's time has come. He won the AL Cy Young on Wednesday.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40254092&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25486899&topic_id=1">MLB.com breaks down Price winning the AL Cy Young</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40254092&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40254092" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40254092&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="Price rewarded for steady dominance" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121112&content_id=40254092&vkey=news_tb&c_id=tb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121112%26content_id%3D40254092%26vkey%3Dnews_tb%26c_id%3Dtb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">November 07 5:13 AM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40190748&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">A-Rod's mega-deal a caution sign for clubs</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40190748&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"><img width="96" border="0" height="72" alt="" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/2/2/8/40123228/cuts/qR5LpyQC.jpg"></a></td><td class="np_data">Alex Rodriguez's struggles could impact the market for stars like Josh Hamilton and Zack Greinke, as teams have taken lessons away from A-Rod's mega-deal.<a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40190748&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> More»</a><a class="np_video_link" href="/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25473685&topic_id=1">Network analysts on Josh Hamilton's true value</a><div class="clr"></div><div class="np_sharing"><div id="content"><div class="social_media"><div class="share_method"><a class="comments" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40190748&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb"> Comment</a> <a data-disqus-identifier="40190748" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40190748&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb#disqus_thread"></a></div><div class="share_method"><span data-text="A-Rod's mega-deal a caution sign for clubs" data-via="mlb" data-url="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40190748&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&tcid=tw_article" class="np_tw_container"><span class="np_tw np_tw_button"></span><span class="np_tw np_tw_count"><div class="np_tw np_tw_cnt"></div></span></span></div><div class="share_method last"><iframe data-url="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20121107%26content_id%3D40190748%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=450&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21" src="about:blank" allowtransparency="true" class="np_fb_frame np_fb_loading" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">October 24 9:49 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/24/one-more-round-of-predictions/">One more round of predictions</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">Welp, I couldn’t have gotten the LCSs much more wrong, so the less said about that, the better. The thing about hitting is that it’s hard, and so sometimes even great hitting teams get shut down.   So maybe it’s a good thing that I just don’t feel like I have much read on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126214&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/24/one-more-round-of-predictions/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">October 13 4:28 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/13/lcs-predictions-and-ds-prediction-wrapups/">LCS predictions and DS prediction wrapups</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">I went 2-for-4 in the Division Series, was one out away from going 3-for-4, and I’d argue one out plus one Johnny Cueto injury away from 4-for-4. I’ll take that. The series I read best was DET-OAK. The A’s did in fact “win at least one game in the late innings,”  but ultimately a very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126212&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/13/lcs-predictions-and-ds-prediction-wrapups/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">October 06 3:48 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/06/division-series-predictions/">Division Series predictions</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">Well, I’m 0-for-2 so far, but that’s part of the point I tried to make yesterday. You can get the fundamentals right, or get some parts of your analysis right, and get the game or the series wrong. We’re dealing in probabilities, not certainties. In short, point 1 from yesterday still stands: anyone who claims [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126210&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/06/division-series-predictions/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">October 05 8:46 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/05/tonight/">Tonight</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">Point 1: Anyone who claims to know with any certainty what will happen in a single baseball game is a fool, a liar, or both. Point 2: Always remember point 1. Point 3: We can still estimate what’s most likely to happen. So I’ll give it a shot. Division Series (and beyond) previews coming tomorrow. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126206&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/05/tonight/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">October 04 4:46 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/04/well-i-guess-we-can-close-the-file-on-that-one/">Well, I guess we can close the file on that one</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">In the interest of accountability, and laughing at myself, I wanted to take a look at my preseason predictions. I feel like I did OK but not great. Click here for the original post.   Things I got right: * “I think the Yankees are the best team in baseball.” OK, they only had the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126203&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/04/well-i-guess-we-can-close-the-file-on-that-one/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">October 02 6:17 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/02/al-seeding-and-tiebreaks/">AL seeding and tiebreaks</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">Under the new playoff system, more ties are broken by actually playing an extra game than in past years. This has led to all sorts of entertaining potential scenarios being constructed, though it’s now looking exceedingly unlikely that any of them will actually play out this year.   But there are still some tiebreakers that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126200&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/10/02/al-seeding-and-tiebreaks/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">September 28 9:39 PM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/09/28/just-for-fun/">Just for fun</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">So, with six days left in the regular season, we know basically nothing about how the matchups are going to look. Without even getting into one-game playoffs, every single one of these matchups is still in play for when the Division Series start next week. Rangers vs Orioles Rangers vs A’s Rangers vs Rays Rangers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126195&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/09/28/just-for-fun/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=" np_separator"><div class="np_time">September 13 5:32 AM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/09/13/who-me-contrary/">Who, me? Contrary?</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">So the 2013 schedule came out today. (Well, technically yesterday in the Eastern and Central time zones)   And it’s been dissected and analyzed, and I’m a bit of a schedule geek, so I find that stuff interesting. There’s plenty of it around if you care to take a look. But there’s one thing that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126192&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/09/13/who-me-contrary/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li><li class=""><div class="np_time">September 11 4:45 AM ET </div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/09/11/chalk-in-the-nl/">Chalk in the NL</a></h2><table class="np_details" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="np_media"></td><td class="np_data">I just finished a story that will go up on MLB.com tomorrow examining a few teams that might be particularly well-built for October. In it, I included a line about how I was leaving out teams like the Nationals and Rangers, because anybody can pick a favorite.   The problem is, when I wanted to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221im_/http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com&blog=21440012&post=2126190&subd=mlblogsyourenotagolfer&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/><a class="np_more_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/2012/09/11/chalk-in-the-nl/"> More»</a><div class="clr"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column" id="np_components_column"> <div id="np_components"> <div class="np_follow_onw"> <ul class="np_social_icons"> <li class="first">Connect with MLB</li> <li class="np_sicon np_connect"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/fan_forum/social_media/index.jsp?c_id=mlb"><img height="24" border="0" width="24" title="MLB Social Media Clubhouse" alt="MLB Social Media Clubhouse" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/images/news/connect/connect_mlb.png"></a></li> <li class="np_sicon np_facebook"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://www.facebook.com/MLB"><img height="24" border="0" width="24" title="MLB on Facebook" alt="MLB on Facebook" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/images/trans.gif"></a></li> <li class="np_sicon np_twitter"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://www.twitter.com/mlb"><img height="24" border="0" width="24" title="MLB on Twitter" alt="MLB on Twitter" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/images/trans.gif"></a></li> <li class="np_sicon np_rss"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221/http://mlb.mlb.com/partnerxml/gen/news/rss/mlb.xml"><img height="24" border="0" width="24" title="MLB RSS Feed" alt="MLB RSS Feed" src="/web/20130131180221im_/http://mlb.mlb.com/images/trans.gif"></a></li> <div class="clr"></div> </ul> </div> <div id="np_columnists_twitter"> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130131180221js_/http://widgets.twimg.com/j/2/widget.js"></script> <script> new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 4, interval: 6000, width: 300, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#cccccc', color: '#000000' }, tweets: { background: '#ffffff', color: '#000000', links: '#072aeb' } }, features: { scrollbar: true, loop: false, live: false, hashtags: true, timestamp: true, avatars: true, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('matthewhleach').start(); 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