http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetNews, insight and analysis on the national pastime.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyThu, 19 Jan 2012 16:17:12 GMTThu, 19 Jan 2012 16:17:12 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638a5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cthis0Eblog0Eis0Eno0Elonger0Eactive0C20A120C0A10C190CgIQARnfsAQ0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Dave Sheinin will now be posting his MLB musings on <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal">Nationals Journal</a>.</p> <p/> <p/> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/this-blog-is-no-longer-active/2012/01/19/gIQARnfsAQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638a5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=This+blog+is+no+longer+active&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fthis-blog-is-no-longer-active%2F2012%2F01%2F19%2FgIQARnfsAQ_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113654/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638a5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113654/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638a5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113654/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638a5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:15:32 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/this-blog-is-no-longer-active/2012/01/19/gIQARnfsAQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderPostSports editorshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/225b356d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Con0Ethis0Ehof0Eballot0Eits0Elonely0Eat0Ethe0Etop0Efor0Emcgwire0C20A120C0A80C0A30C7ba0A6220A0E37bf0E11e10Eb32c0Ea37ca28b472a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>There are two caveats that must be mentioned before I reveal my Hall of Fame ballot, in advance of Monday’s announcement of the Class of 2012. First, this is only a hypothetical ballot, since my bosses do not allow me to cast a vote, even though I am an eligible voter. (Yeah, that policy stinks for me, but I can appreciate the underlying reason — that, as a journalist, it is my job to report the news, not to influence it.)</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/on-this-hof-ballot-its-lonely-at-the-top-for-mcgwire/2012/01/05/gIQAwA3xcP_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/225b356d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=On+this+HOF+ballot%2C+it%E2%80%99s+lonely+at+the+top+for+Mark+McGwire&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fon-this-hof-ballot-its-lonely-at-the-top-for-mcgwire%2F2012%2F08%2F03%2F7ba06220-37bf-11e1-b32c-a37ca28b472a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113637/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/225b356d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113637/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/225b356d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113637/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/225b356d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:51:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/on-this-hof-ballot-its-lonely-at-the-top-for-mcgwire/2012/08/03/7ba06220-37bf-11e1-b32c-a37ca28b472a_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638aa/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Con0Ethis0Ehof0Eballot0Eits0Elonely0Eat0Ethe0Etop0Efor0Emcgwire0C20A120C0A10C0A50CgIQAwA3xcP0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>There are two caveats that must be mentioned before I reveal my Hall of Fame ballot, in advance of Monday’s announcement of the Class of 2012. First, this is only a hypothetical ballot, since my bosses do not allow me to cast a vote, even though I am an eligible voter. (Yeah, that policy stinks for me, but I can appreciate the underlying reason — that, as a journalist, it is my job to report the news, not to influence it.)</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/on-this-hof-ballot-its-lonely-at-the-top-for-mcgwire/2012/01/05/gIQAwA3xcP_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638aa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=On+this+HOF+ballot%2C+it%E2%80%99s+lonely+at+the+top+for+Mark+McGwire&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fon-this-hof-ballot-its-lonely-at-the-top-for-mcgwire%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2FgIQAwA3xcP_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113628/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638aa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113628/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638aa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113628/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638aa/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:51:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/on-this-hof-ballot-its-lonely-at-the-top-for-mcgwire/2012/01/05/gIQAwA3xcP_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638b0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cwhy0Ethe0Eryan0Ebraun0Eped0Ecase0Eis0Eso0Eimportant0C20A110C120C120CgIQADrFlpO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>It’s tempting to wave a dismissive hand at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/espn-nl-mvp-ryan-braun-has-positive-drug-test-appealing-to-avoid-50-game-suspension/2011/12/10/gIQA8UwdlO_story.html">news</a> that Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug, subjecting himself to a possible 50-game suspension in 2012. It’s tempting to shrug our shoulders and go back to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/prince_fielder/">speculating</a> about Prince Fielder’s landing spot, or the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals">Washington Nationals</a>’ <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/yu-darvish-will-be-posted-and-the-nationals-are-interested/2011/12/08/gIQA8L1ZfO_blog.html">chances</a> of signing Yu Darvish. Since the steroids hysteria of the mid- to late-2000s, baseball fans have had a severe case of steroids fatigue. Who really cares anymore?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/why-the-ryan-braun-ped-case-is-so-important/2011/12/12/gIQADrFlpO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638b0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+the+Ryan+Braun+PED+case+is+so+important&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fwhy-the-ryan-braun-ped-case-is-so-important%2F2011%2F12%2F12%2FgIQADrFlpO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113615/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638b0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113615/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638b0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113615/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638b0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:14:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/why-the-ryan-braun-ped-case-is-so-important/2011/12/12/gIQADrFlpO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/221d7a12/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Calbert0Epujols0Eangels0Eshock0Ebaseball0Ewith0E10A0Eyear0Edeal0C20A110C0A10C0A10CgIQArSAOfO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p/> <p>The <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/albert-pujols-listening-to-angels-cards-and--cubs/2011/12/08/gIQAGPH9eO_blog.html">news</a> Thursday morning may have been absolutely stunning – <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=6619&#38;fn=Albert&#38;ln=Pujols">Albert Pujols</a>, the premier player baseball, to the Los Angeles Angels, on a 10-year free-agent contract worth somewhere worth a reported $250 million – but the Angels’ motivation was perfectly logical.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/albert-pujols-angels-shock-baseball-with-10-year-deal/2011/12/08/gIQArSAOfO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/221d7a12/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Albert+Pujols%3A+Angels+shock+baseball+with+10-year%2C+%24250+million+deal&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Falbert-pujols-angels-shock-baseball-with-10-year-deal%2F2011%2F01%2F01%2FgIQArSAOfO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113602/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/221d7a12/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113602/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/221d7a12/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113602/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/221d7a12/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:40:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/albert-pujols-angels-shock-baseball-with-10-year-deal/2011/01/01/gIQArSAOfO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638b6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Calbert0Epujols0Eangels0Eshock0Ebaseball0Ewith0E10A0Eyear0Edeal0C20A110C120C0A80CgIQArSAOfO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p/> <p>The <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/albert-pujols-listening-to-angels-cards-and--cubs/2011/12/08/gIQAGPH9eO_blog.html">news</a> Thursday morning may have been absolutely stunning – <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/playerstats.asp?id=6619&#38;fn=Albert&#38;ln=Pujols">Albert Pujols</a>, the premier player baseball, to the Los Angeles Angels, on a 10-year free-agent contract worth somewhere worth a reported $250 million – but the Angels’ motivation was perfectly logical.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/albert-pujols-angels-shock-baseball-with-10-year-deal/2011/12/08/gIQArSAOfO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638b6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Albert+Pujols%3A+Angels+shock+baseball+with+10-year%2C+%24250+million+deal&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Falbert-pujols-angels-shock-baseball-with-10-year-deal%2F2011%2F12%2F08%2FgIQArSAOfO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113589/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638b6/a2.htm"><img 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/person-familiar-with-negotiations-jose-reyes-agrees-to-106-million-6-year-deal-with-marlins/2011/12/04/gIQAvPkOUO_story.html">signed</a> a six-year, $106 million deal with the division rival Miami Marlins – although that was plenty bad.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/losing-jose-reyes-hurts-the-mets-but-not-as-much-as-what-is-to-come/2011/12/05/gIQA6j9IWO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638bb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Losing+Jose+Reyes+hurts+the+Mets%2C+but+not+as+much+as+what+is+to+come&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Flosing-jose-reyes-hurts-the-mets-but-not-as-much-as-what-is-to-come%2F2011%2F12%2F05%2FgIQA6j9IWO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113576/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638bb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113576/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638bb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113576/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638bb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:36:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/losing-jose-reyes-hurts-the-mets-but-not-as-much-as-what-is-to-come/2011/12/05/gIQA6j9IWO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/22640591/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Chiring0Ebobby0Evalentine0Ea0Ehuge0Erisk0Efor0Ered0Esox0E0Ebut0Ea0Enecessary0Eone0C20A110C0A40C30A0CgIQA455jCO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>He had been sitting out there, at the ready, for some nine years. Everyone knew Bobby Valentine was a phone call away, but for the longest time no one dared call upon him. He was baseball’s nuclear option: He could do the job, and the results could be spectacular, but could anyone live with the fallout?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/hiring-bobby-valentine-a-huge-risk-for-red-sox--but-a-necessary-one/2011/11/30/gIQA455jCO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/22640591/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hiring+Bobby+Valentine+a+huge+risk+for+Red+Sox+%E2%80%94+but+a+necessary+one&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fhiring-bobby-valentine-a-huge-risk-for-red-sox--but-a-necessary-one%2F2011%2F04%2F30%2FgIQA455jCO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113561/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/22640591/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113561/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/22640591/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113561/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/22640591/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/hiring-bobby-valentine-a-huge-risk-for-red-sox--but-a-necessary-one/2011/04/30/gIQA455jCO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638c1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Chiring0Ebobby0Evalentine0Ea0Ehuge0Erisk0Efor0Ered0Esox0E0Ebut0Ea0Enecessary0Eone0C20A110C110C30A0CgIQA455jCO0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>He had been sitting out there, at the ready, for some nine years. Everyone knew Bobby Valentine was a phone call away, but for the longest time no one dared call upon him. He was baseball’s nuclear option: He could do the job, and the results could be spectacular, but could anyone live with the fallout?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/hiring-bobby-valentine-a-huge-risk-for-red-sox--but-a-necessary-one/2011/11/30/gIQA455jCO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638c1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hiring+Bobby+Valentine+a+huge+risk+for+Red+Sox+%E2%80%94+but+a+necessary+one&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fhiring-bobby-valentine-a-huge-risk-for-red-sox--but-a-necessary-one%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2FgIQA455jCO_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113545/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638c1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113545/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638c1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113545/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638c1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/hiring-bobby-valentine-a-huge-risk-for-red-sox--but-a-necessary-one/2011/11/30/gIQA455jCO_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638c8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cscott0Eboras0Esays0Ecba0Edraft0Eprovisions0Ewill0Elessen0Ethe0Evalue0Eof0Efranchises0C20A110C110C220CgIQAkmCNmN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Scott Boras believes baseball’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement includes “a lot of positives” and sees ways in which it will help “the integrity of the game.” But the new provisions regarding the draft, the domain in which Boras has helped drive signing bonuses and become perhaps the most prominent agent in sports, is not one of those positives.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/scott-boras-says-cba-draft-provisions-will-lessen-the-value-of-franchises/2011/11/22/gIQAkmCNmN_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638c8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Scott+Boras+says+CBA+draft+provisions+will+lessen+the+value+of+franchises&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fscott-boras-says-cba-draft-provisions-will-lessen-the-value-of-franchises%2F2011%2F11%2F22%2FgIQAkmCNmN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113528/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638c8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113528/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638c8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113528/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638c8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:19:46 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/scott-boras-says-cba-draft-provisions-will-lessen-the-value-of-franchises/2011/11/22/gIQAkmCNmN_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderAdam Kilgorehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/2b2c8964/l/0Lxmlfeeds0Bwashingtonpost0N0Crss0C0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association announced their accord on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement today, ensuring labor peace between the sides through 2016. The deal guarantees 21 consecutive years without a work stoppage since the 1994 strike, the longest uninterrupted stretch since the formation of the modern Players Association in 1966.</p> <a href="?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/2b2c8964/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxmlfeeds.washingtonpost.com%2Frss%2F%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider&t=New+Collective+Bargaining+Agreement+ensures+labor+peace+for+Major+League+Baseball%2C+MLB+Players+Association" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxmlfeeds.washingtonpost.com%2Frss%2F%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider&t=New+Collective+Bargaining+Agreement+ensures+labor+peace+for+Major+League+Baseball%2C+MLB+Players+Association" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxmlfeeds.washingtonpost.com%2Frss%2F%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider&t=New+Collective+Bargaining+Agreement+ensures+labor+peace+for+Major+League+Baseball%2C+MLB+Players+Association" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxmlfeeds.washingtonpost.com%2Frss%2F%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider&t=New+Collective+Bargaining+Agreement+ensures+labor+peace+for+Major+League+Baseball%2C+MLB+Players+Association" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fxmlfeeds.washingtonpost.com%2Frss%2F%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider&t=New+Collective+Bargaining+Agreement+ensures+labor+peace+for+Major+League+Baseball%2C+MLB+Players+Association" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:12:00 GMT?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderAdam Kilgorehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638ce/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cnew0Ecollective0Ebargaining0Eagreement0Eensures0Elabor0Epeace0Efor0Emajor0Eleague0Ebaseball0Emlb0Eplayers0Eassociation0C20A110C110C220CgIQAp0A0AZlN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association announced their accord on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement today, ensuring labor peace between the sides through 2016. The deal guarantees 21 consecutive years without a work stoppage since the 1994 strike, the longest uninterrupted stretch since the formation of the modern Players Association in 1966.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/new-collective-bargaining-agreement-ensures-labor-peace-for-major-league-baseball-mlb-players-association/2011/11/22/gIQAp00ZlN_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638ce/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=New+Collective+Bargaining+Agreement+ensures+labor+peace+for+Major+League+Baseball%2C+MLB+Players+Association&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fnew-collective-bargaining-agreement-ensures-labor-peace-for-major-league-baseball-mlb-players-association%2F2011%2F11%2F22%2FgIQAp00ZlN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113507/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638ce/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113507/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638ce/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113507/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638ce/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/new-collective-bargaining-agreement-ensures-labor-peace-for-major-league-baseball-mlb-players-association/2011/11/22/gIQAp00ZlN_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderAdam Kilgorehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638d6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Chouston0Eastros0Eshifting0Eto0Eal0Ewild0Ecard0Eteams0Eadded0C20A110C110C170CgIQAfCyuUN0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig made two announcements today at the close of the owners meetings that will significantly alter the competitive shape of the sport. By 2013, the league will have constant interleague play and perhaps as soon as next season 10 teams will make the postseason rather than eight. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/houston-astros-shifting-to-al-wild-card-teams-added/2011/11/17/gIQAfCyuUN_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638d6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Houston+Astros+shifting+to+AL%3B+wild-card+teams+added&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fhouston-astros-shifting-to-al-wild-card-teams-added%2F2011%2F11%2F17%2FgIQAfCyuUN_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113483/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113483/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113483/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638d6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:22:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/houston-astros-shifting-to-al-wild-card-teams-added/2011/11/17/gIQAfCyuUN_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderAdam Kilgorehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/226c8015/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Corioles0Eintroduce0Enew0Egm0Eduquette0Eat0Enews0Econference0C20A110C0A60C150CgIQAEiem1M0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=PA_PN&#38;ref_pge=lst"/>In what has become an almost annual occurrence, the Baltimore Orioles summoned the media to the B&#38;O Warehouse adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards late Tuesday morning to introduce a new member of their management team. This time, the new hire was an old face: former Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette, whom the Orioles named as their executive vice president of baseball operations – the equivalent of GM – to replace the departed Andy MacPhail.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/orioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference/2011/11/08/gIQAEiem1M_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/226c8015/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Orioles+introduce+new+GM+Dan+Duquette+at+news+conference&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Forioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference%2F2011%2F06%2F15%2FgIQAEiem1M_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113459/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/226c8015/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113459/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/226c8015/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113459/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/226c8015/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/orioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference/2011/06/15/gIQAEiem1M_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/220f3c01/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Corioles0Eintroduce0Enew0Egm0Eduquette0Eat0Enews0Econference0C20A110C110C20A0CgIQAEiem1M0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=PA_PN&#38;ref_pge=lst"/>In what has become an almost annual occurrence, the Baltimore Orioles summoned the media to the B&#38;O Warehouse adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards late Tuesday morning to introduce a new member of their management team. This time, the new hire was an old face: former Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette, whom the Orioles named as their executive vice president of baseball operations – the equivalent of GM – to replace the departed Andy MacPhail.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/orioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference/2011/11/08/gIQAEiem1M_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/220f3c01/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Orioles+introduce+new+GM+Dan+Duquette+at+news+conference&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Forioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference%2F2011%2F11%2F20%2FgIQAEiem1M_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113435/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/220f3c01/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113435/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/220f3c01/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113435/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/220f3c01/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/orioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference/2011/11/20/gIQAEiem1M_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638dc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Corioles0Eintroduce0Enew0Egm0Eduquette0Eat0Enews0Econference0C20A110C110C0A80CgIQAEiem1M0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=PA_PN&#38;ref_pge=lst"> <!--empty--> </a>In what has become an almost annual occurrence, the Baltimore Orioles summoned the media to the B&#38;O Warehouse adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards late Tuesday morning to introduce a new member of their management team. This time, the new hire was an old face: former Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette, whom the Orioles named as their executive vice president of baseball operations – the equivalent of GM – to replace the departed Andy MacPhail.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/orioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference/2011/11/08/gIQAEiem1M_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638dc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Orioles+introduce+new+GM+Dan+Duquette+at+news+conference&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Forioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference%2F2011%2F11%2F08%2FgIQAEiem1M_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113411/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638dc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113411/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638dc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113411/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638dc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/orioles-introduce-new-gm-duquette-at-news-conference/2011/11/08/gIQAEiem1M_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/224b8f90/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cla0Erussa0Eleaves0Ebehind0Ean0Eunsurpassed0Eand0Eunique0Elegacy0C20A120C10A0C130Cecfea72c0E0A3fa0E11e10E83ca0E8341dbe374ac0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Throughout the St. Louis Cardinals’ remarkable march to the World Series <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/world-series-game-7-st-louis-cardinals-top-texas-rangers-to-cap-improbable-run-to-title/2011/10/28/gIQA5aPuQM_story.html">title</a> this fall, people close to Manager Tony La Russa were both surprised and amused at how calm and inner-peaceful he seemed. He was still as intense as ever in the dugout, and as maniacal as ever with his bullpen moves, but off the field he would crack jokes. Sometimes, he would actually smile.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/la-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy/2011/10/31/gIQAeh5xZM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/224b8f90/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Tony+La+Russa+leaves+behind+an+unsurpassed+and+unique+legacy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fla-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy%2F2012%2F10%2F13%2Fecfea72c-03fa-11e1-83ca-8341dbe374ac_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113386/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/224b8f90/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113386/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/224b8f90/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113386/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/224b8f90/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:22:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/la-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy/2012/10/13/ecfea72c-03fa-11e1-83ca-8341dbe374ac_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/2215c1a4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cla0Erussa0Eleaves0Ebehind0Ean0Eunsurpassed0Eand0Eunique0Elegacy0C20A110C10A0C310Cecfea72c0E0A3fa0E11e10E83ca0E8341dbe374ac0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Throughout the St. Louis Cardinals’ remarkable march to the World Series <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/world-series-game-7-st-louis-cardinals-top-texas-rangers-to-cap-improbable-run-to-title/2011/10/28/gIQA5aPuQM_story.html">title</a> this fall, people close to Manager Tony La Russa were both surprised and amused at how calm and inner-peaceful he seemed. He was still as intense as ever in the dugout, and as maniacal as ever with his bullpen moves, but off the field he would crack jokes. Sometimes, he would actually smile.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/la-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy/2011/10/31/gIQAeh5xZM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/2215c1a4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Tony+La+Russa+leaves+behind+an+unsurpassed+and+unique+legacy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fla-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy%2F2011%2F10%2F31%2Fecfea72c-03fa-11e1-83ca-8341dbe374ac_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113364/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/2215c1a4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113364/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/2215c1a4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113364/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/2215c1a4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:22:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/la-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy/2011/10/31/ecfea72c-03fa-11e1-83ca-8341dbe374ac_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638e1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cla0Erussa0Eleaves0Ebehind0Ean0Eunsurpassed0Eand0Eunique0Elegacy0C20A110C10A0C310CgIQAeh5xZM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Throughout the St. Louis Cardinals’ remarkable march to the World Series <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/world-series-game-7-st-louis-cardinals-top-texas-rangers-to-cap-improbable-run-to-title/2011/10/28/gIQA5aPuQM_story.html">title</a> this fall, people close to Manager Tony La Russa were both surprised and amused at how calm and inner-peaceful he seemed. He was still as intense as ever in the dugout, and as maniacal as ever with his bullpen moves, but off the field he would crack jokes. Sometimes, he would actually smile.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/la-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy/2011/10/31/gIQAeh5xZM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638e1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Tony+La+Russa+leaves+behind+an+unsurpassed+and+unique+legacy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fla-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy%2F2011%2F10%2F31%2FgIQAeh5xZM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113342/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638e1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113342/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638e1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113342/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638e1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:22:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/la-russa-leaves-behind-an-unsurpassed-and-unique-legacy/2011/10/31/gIQAeh5xZM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheininhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638e6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cworld0Eseries0E20A110Etexas0Erangers0Eat0Est0Elouis0Ecardinals0Egame0E70C20A110C10A0C270CgIQAlw7EQM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <strong>Update, 1:05 a.m.:</strong> Dave Sheinin reports from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/world-series-game-7-st-louis-cardinals-top-texas-rangers-to-cap-improbable-run-to-title/2011/10/28/gIQA5aPuQM_story.html">the Cardinals’ win to cap an improbable run to the World Series title</a>. In his Game 7 column, Thomas Boswell calls it <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/cardinals-wrap-up-a-dream-run/2011/10/28/gIQAcgb3QM_story.html">“absolutely the best long-shot comeback from the baseball boneyard in the sport’s history.”</a> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-7/2011/10/27/gIQAlw7EQM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638e6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=World+Series+2011%3A+Texas+Rangers+at+St.+Louis+Cardinals+Game+7&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fworld-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-7%2F2011%2F10%2F27%2FgIQAlw7EQM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113320/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638e6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113320/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638e6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113320/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638e6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-7/2011/10/27/gIQAlw7EQM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderWashington Post editorshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/228487ff/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cworld0Eseries0E20A110Etexas0Erangers0Eat0Est0Elouis0Ecardinals0Egame0E60C20A10A0C120C20A0CgIQAXmpRMM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <strong>Update, 3:15 a.m.:</strong> Dave Sheinin reports from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/2011-world-series-game-6-st-louis-cardinals-beat-texas-rangers-force-game-7-on-david-freese-homer-in-11th/2011/10/27/gIQAisAAOM_story.html">a wild Game 6, when the Cardinals once again refused to fold</a>. Thomas Boswell writes of the theatrics, “It’s possible that we just saw <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/2011-world-series-david-freese-caps-cardinals-unbelievable-comeback/2011/10/27/gIQAvbPFOM_story.html">the most preposterous, fabulous, thrilling and all-around unbelievable World Series game of this generation</a>.” See you Friday night for Game 7.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6/2011/10/27/gIQAXmpRMM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/228487ff/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=World+Series+2011%3A+Texas+Rangers+at+St.+Louis+Cardinals+Game+6&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fworld-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2FgIQAXmpRMM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113297/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/228487ff/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113297/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/228487ff/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113297/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/228487ff/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6/2010/12/20/gIQAXmpRMM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderWashington Post editorshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/2228d8ad/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cworld0Eseries0E20A110Etexas0Erangers0Eat0Est0Elouis0Ecardinals0Egame0E60C20A110C0A20C0A10CgIQAXmpRMM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <strong>Update, 3:15 a.m.:</strong> Dave Sheinin reports from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/2011-world-series-game-6-st-louis-cardinals-beat-texas-rangers-force-game-7-on-david-freese-homer-in-11th/2011/10/27/gIQAisAAOM_story.html">a wild Game 6, when the Cardinals once again refused to fold</a>. Thomas Boswell writes of the theatrics, “It’s possible that we just saw <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/2011-world-series-david-freese-caps-cardinals-unbelievable-comeback/2011/10/27/gIQAvbPFOM_story.html">the most preposterous, fabulous, thrilling and all-around unbelievable World Series game of this generation</a>.” See you Friday night for Game 7.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6/2011/10/27/gIQAXmpRMM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/2228d8ad/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=World+Series+2011%3A+Texas+Rangers+at+St.+Louis+Cardinals+Game+6&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fworld-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2FgIQAXmpRMM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113274/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/2228d8ad/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113274/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/2228d8ad/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113274/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/2228d8ad/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6/2011/02/01/gIQAXmpRMM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderWashington Post editorshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638ed/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cworld0Eseries0E20A110Etexas0Erangers0Eat0Est0Elouis0Ecardinals0Egame0E60C20A110C10A0C270CgIQAXmpRMM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p> <strong>Update, 3:15 a.m.:</strong> Dave Sheinin reports from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/2011-world-series-game-6-st-louis-cardinals-beat-texas-rangers-force-game-7-on-david-freese-homer-in-11th/2011/10/27/gIQAisAAOM_story.html">a wild Game 6, when the Cardinals once again refused to fold</a>. Thomas Boswell writes of the theatrics, “It’s possible that we just saw <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/2011-world-series-david-freese-caps-cardinals-unbelievable-comeback/2011/10/27/gIQAvbPFOM_story.html">the most preposterous, fabulous, thrilling and all-around unbelievable World Series game of this generation</a>.” See you Friday night for Game 7.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6/2011/10/27/gIQAXmpRMM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638ed/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=World+Series+2011%3A+Texas+Rangers+at+St.+Louis+Cardinals+Game+6&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fworld-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6%2F2011%2F10%2F27%2FgIQAXmpRMM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113252/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638ed/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113252/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638ed/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113252/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638ed/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-2011-texas-rangers-at-st-louis-cardinals-game-6/2011/10/27/gIQAXmpRMM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderWashington Post editorshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638f6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Cworld0Eseries0Egame0E60Epostponed0C20A110C10A0C260CgIQAOWJiJM0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>From the Early Lead:</p> <blockquote> <span>In order to prevent a potential series of weather delays during tonight’s potentially-decisive World Series Game 6 between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111025&#38;content_id=25785396&#38;vkey=news_mlb&#38;c_id=mlb" target="_blank">Major League Baseball officials have preemptively postponed the game to Thursday</a>.</span> </blockquote> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-game-6-postponed/2011/10/26/gIQAOWJiJM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/1f9638f6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=World+Series+Game+6+postponed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Fworld-series-game-6-postponed%2F2011%2F10%2F26%2FgIQAOWJiJM_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113232/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638f6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113232/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638f6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113232/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/1f9638f6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:14:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/world-series-game-6-postponed/2011/10/26/gIQAOWJiJM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderWashington Post editorshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/22303487/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cbaseball0Einsider0Cpost0Ctony0Elarussas0Ebullpen0Ephone0Ecall0Ethe0Eonly0Eother0Eexplanation0Ethat0Emakes0Esense0C20A110C10A0C250Cc24a26f60Eff350E11e0A0E9b40A0Ef42e5e65abe50Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ibaseball0Einsider/story01.htm<p>Twice Monday night, in the most <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/in-world-series-miracle-cardinals-are-running-out-of-time/2011/10/24/gIQAjP4OEM_story.html">bizarre World Series game</a> anyone is likely to see in their lifetimes, St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa wanted to bring closer Jason Motte into the game. Both times, according to La Russa, the move went unmade because of a miscommunication between the dugout and the bullpen – which La Russa blamed on the crowd noise drowning out the conversation over the bullpen phone.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/tony-larussas-bullpen-phone-call-the-only-other-explanation-that-makes-sense/2011/10/25/gIQAxPNJGM_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insider">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635879/s/22303487/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Tony+La+Russa%E2%80%99s+bullpen+phone+call%3A+the+only+other+explanation+that+makes+sense&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fbaseball-insider%2Fpost%2Ftony-larussas-bullpen-phone-call-the-only-other-explanation-that-makes-sense%2F2011%2F10%2F25%2Fc24a26f6-ff35-11e0-9b40-f42e5e65abe5_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_baseball-insider" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113210/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/22303487/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544113210/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/22303487/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544113210/u/0/f/635879/c/34656/s/22303487/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:42:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/baseball-insider/post/tony-larussas-bullpen-phone-call-the-only-other-explanation-that-makes-sense/2011/10/25/c24a26f6-ff35-11e0-9b40-f42e5e65abe5_blog.html?wprss=rss_baseball-insiderDave Sheinin