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	<title>Under my microscope: Big Papi returning</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/under_my_microscope_big_papi_returning/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/davidortiz.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Under my microscope: Big Papi returning " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Fantasy writer Mike Harmon provides the latest fantasy baseball news in his latest installment, giving you the honor roll (Sabathia, Cano, McLouth), detention (Kinsler, Francoeur) and injury updates (Wood, Ortiz)...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FOXSports Fantasy posted 117 minutes ago from msn.foxsports.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2915224/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ian_kinsler/"&gt;Ian Kinsler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/mike_mussina/"&gt;Mike Mussina&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/robinson_cano/"&gt;Robinson Cano&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cc_sabathia/"&gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/carlos_quentin/"&gt;Carlos Quentin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/miguel_cabrera/"&gt;Miguel Cabrera&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:27:52 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Boston Red Sox - Ortiz returning to Red Sox lineup - The Boston Globe</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/boston_red_sox_ortiz_returning_to_red_sox_lineup_the/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/boston_red_sox_ortiz_returning_to_red_sox_lineup_the/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/boston_red_sox_ortiz_returning_to_red_sox_lineup_t.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Boston Red Sox - Ortiz returning to Red Sox lineup - The Boston Globe " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;David Ortiz&#39;s big smile - not to mention his big bat - returns to the Red Sox&#39; lineup just in time to face the Yankees. David Ortiz&#39;s big smile - not to mention his big bat - returns to the Red Sox&#39; lineup just in time to face the Yankees. (Joel Page/Associated Press) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projo Sox Blog found this 16 hours ago on www.boston.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2909765/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:41 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Caple: Restoring the Red Sox&#39;s order</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/caple_restoring_the_red_sox_s_order/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/caple_restoring_the_red_sox_s_order/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/caple_restoring_the_red_sox_s_order.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Caple: Restoring the Red Sox&#39;s order " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Red Sox may make a trade before the deadline, but their biggest July move likely will be activating David Ortiz from the disabled list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BostonsportZ found this 3 hours ago on sports.espn.go.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2910879/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:06:34 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>&#39;CLOSE&#39; ENCOUNTER</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/close_encounter/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/close_encounter.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" &#39;CLOSE&#39; ENCOUNTER " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The sizzle should be back in the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry when the teams open a three-game series Friday night in Boston.  For that you can thank the Bombers forcing themselves back into the AL East race, David Ortiz and Johnny Damon returning to...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projo Sox Blog found this 16 hours ago on www.nypost.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2908383/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/johnny_damon/"&gt;Johnny Damon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:41 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Ortiz back just in time for Sox-Yanks clash | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Ortiz back just in time for Sox-Yanks clash | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projo Sox Blog found this 16 hours ago on www.projo.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2909763/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:41 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Ortiz back in Red Sox lineup</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/ortiz_back_in_red_sox_lineup/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/ortiz_back_in_red_sox_lineup/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/25/ortiz_back_in_red_sox_lineup.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Ortiz back in Red Sox lineup " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The trading deadline looms, and contending teams are considering all options. But the Red Sox&#39;s biggest addition will come without giving anything up. Friday night, Boston gets David Ortiz back. 
                   
  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 15 hours ago on www.nydailynews.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2907402/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:09 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Joba meets Fenway, Beckett Friday night</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/joba_meets_fenway_beckett_friday_night/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;Friday night, it&#39;s Joba Chamberlain&#39;s chance to help the Yankees cut into the gap between them and the Red Sox. Chamberlain makes his first start at Fenway Park, and he won&#39;t have an easy introduction. Red Sox ace Josh Beckett will oppose him and David Ortiz is expected to come off the disabled list and be in the starting lineup as the designated hitter.
      
               
  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 15 hours ago on www.newsday.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2909436/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joba_chamberlain/"&gt;Joba Chamberlain&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/fenway_park/"&gt;Fenway Park&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/josh_beckett/"&gt;Josh Beckett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:09 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox Report Card</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;B+ for Manny seems a bit high, given his lower than (his) average performance, the attack on the clubhouse guy and his recent knee &quot;injury&quot;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DaveKingman posted 14 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2906703/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/manny_ramirez/"&gt;Manny Ramirez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/mike_lowell/"&gt;Mike Lowell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terry_francona/"&gt;Terry Francona&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jd_drew/"&gt;J.D. Drew&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:51:56 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>The Bottom Line: A Boston Red Sox Blog</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_bottom_line_a_boston_red_sox_blog/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_bottom_line_a_boston_red_sox_blog/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/24/batting_stance.JPG" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" The Bottom Line: A Boston Red Sox Blog " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With a few off-day over the next few weeks The Bottom Line will be featuring Random Red Sox Videos... This week it&#39;s The Batting Stance Guy making us wonder how Mo Vaughn ever hit anything and who taught Kevin Youkilis how to hit...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 33 hours ago from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/1806269/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kevin_youkilis/"&gt;Kevin Youkilis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_varitek/"&gt;Jason Varitek&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/nomar_garciaparra/"&gt;Nomar Garciaparra&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/johnny_damon/"&gt;Johnny Damon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/manny_ramirez/"&gt;Manny Ramirez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:29:54 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>A Cut Above the Rest</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/a_cut_above_the_rest/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/a_cut_above_the_rest/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/23/a_cut_above_the_rest.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" A Cut Above the Rest " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On the day the Bush administration announced its opposition to tobacco regulation, we honor MLB&#39;s big dippers.

In collaboration with a fantastic new dip enthusiast site, RipDips.com, we present our favorite players at each position who are unashamed to pack a fatty on national television.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hugging Harold Reynolds posted 2 days ago from huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2895789/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/brian_giles/"&gt;Brian Giles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/johnny_damon/"&gt;Johnny Damon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/pat_burrell/"&gt;Pat Burrell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chase_utley/"&gt;Chase Utley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chipper_jones/"&gt;Chipper Jones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:57:59 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Ortiz likely to be rejoin Sox this weekend | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/ortiz_likely_to_be_rejoin_sox_this_weekend_boston_red/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/ortiz_likely_to_be_rejoin_sox_this_weekend_boston_red/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/24/ortiz_likely_to_be_rejoin_sox_this_weekend_boston_.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Ortiz likely to be rejoin Sox this weekend | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;07:15 AM EDT on Thursday, July 24, 2008 By SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer SEATTLE — Help is on the way for the Red Sox in the form of  David Ortiz .  The Sox expect to activate Ortiz before tomorrow’s homestand opener against the Yankees. Ortiz, who hasn’t played since May because of a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, has spent the last week rehabbing in Pawtucket and Portland. “It&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projo Sox Blog found this 40 hours ago on www.projo.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2900827/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/manny_ramirez/"&gt;Manny Ramirez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terry_francona/"&gt;Terry Francona&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kevin_youkilis/"&gt;Kevin Youkilis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:43:22 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Big Papi’s Final Night In Portland</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/big_papi_s_final_night_in_portland/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/23/big_papi_s_final_night_in_portland.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Big Papi’s Final Night In Portland " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The David Ortiz rehab tour is in it’s final night in Portland, Maine and unfortunately the start of the game was delayed by rain. The delay has limited how many appearances he will make as it looks like he will get 1 at-bat, maybe two.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;beisbolct posted 46 hours ago from soxanddawgs.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2898111/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:14 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Pirates! Pirates! Pirates!</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/pirates_pirates_pirates/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/14/pirates_pirates_pirates.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Pirates! Pirates! Pirates! " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;First, there was the Bullpen Band of pirates.
Then, there was Jason Varitek kickin&#39; it Captain Hook-style .
Now David Ortiz is joining in on the pirate family.

  

Big Papi was a co-host (with Maria Menounos ) of the 2008 Captain Morgan All-Star Pose Off Party in New York City last night -- which presented the public with this golden photo opportunity.

  

This also gives me the opportunity&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bottom Line: A Boston Red Sox Blog found this 11 days ago on www.outincenterfield.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2824758/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/pittsburgh_pirates/"&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jonathan_papelbon/"&gt;Jonathan Papelbon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_varitek/"&gt;Jason Varitek&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:54:00 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Randy Levine - Topics </title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Source: Yankees likely to make trades and &#39;make a run&#39; Posted on 07-22-2008 With the trade deadline looming a week from Thursday, the Yankees&#39; brain trust will gather Thursday in Tampa to discuss potential moves. Raissman: Crowd at a loss with Boss Posted on 07-17-2008 On Tuesday night, George Steinbrenner&#39;s eyes were shielded by sunglasses. His bottom lip quivered. Family members were by his&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My Pinstripes found this 2 days ago on www.nydailynews.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2893887/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/randy_levine/"&gt;Randy Levine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/yankee_stadium/"&gt;Yankee Stadium&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:48:00 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Ellsbury could be dropped in lineup</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;   via d.yimg.com --  Jacoby Ellsbury has been in a huge slump as of late, which could bump him towards the bottom of the lineup.  
 With Jacoby Ellsbury slumping so badly recently and David Ortiz on the verge of a comeback, it looks like there could be a lineup shuffle. Most likely that means Ellsbury will be either dropped in the lineup or benched: 
 
 Ortiz&#39;s return may have broader&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Comcast SportsNet » Wicked Good Sports found this 2 days ago on www.overthemonster.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2877976/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jacoby_ellsbury/"&gt;Jacoby Ellsbury&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terry_francona/"&gt;Terry Francona&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jd_drew/"&gt;J.D. Drew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:09:53 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Boston Red Sox - Ellsbury&#39;s slump may force a shuffle - The Boston Globe</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;ANAHEIM, Calif. - David Ortiz took a day off from his rehab assignment yesterday, but is scheduled to resume play tonight in Portland, Maine, for the Double A Sea Dogs. With home runs in each of his first three games, Ortiz has given no reason to doubt he will be back in the Sox lineup when the Yankees arrive for a three-game set beginning Friday night at Fenway Park. Ortiz&#39;s return may have&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projo Sox Blog found this 4 days ago on www.boston.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2875680/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jacoby_ellsbury/"&gt;Jacoby Ellsbury&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terry_francona/"&gt;Terry Francona&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_angels/"&gt;Los Angeles Angels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:50:05 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Jaywalking Manny can&#39;t catch a break</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/jaywalking_manny_can_t_catch_a_break/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/22/Manny-Ramirez_licence.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Jaywalking Manny can&#39;t catch a break " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Manny was busted for jaywalking in Seattle last night...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 3 days ago from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2884816/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/manny_ramirez/"&gt;Manny Ramirez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/seattle_mariners/"&gt;Seattle Mariners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terry_francona/"&gt;Terry Francona&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/john_henry/"&gt;John Henry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:08 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>MLB Sluggers Injury Report</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_sluggers_injury_report/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/21/Consigliere.png" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" MLB Sluggers Injury Report " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Jermaine Dye
Dye could miss several days after being hit in the knee with a pitch.

Alfonso Soriano
It’s unclear as to when exactly Soriano will return, but it will be this week.

Khalil Greene
Greene is day-to-day with a stiff lower back.

Carlos Guillen
Guillen is out indefinitely as he tends to his wife who is suffering from complications during childbirth.

David Ortiz
Big&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;jimmydasaint posted 3 days ago from letsgodeep.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2880591/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/alfonso_soriano/"&gt;Alfonso Soriano&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jermaine_dye/"&gt;Jermaine Dye&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/khalil_greene/"&gt;Khalil Greene&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/carlos_guillen/"&gt;Carlos Guillen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/troy_tulowitzki/"&gt;Troy Tulowitzki&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:47:20 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Activities for Tuesday DHL FanFest Announced</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/activities_for_tuesday_dhl_fanfest_announced/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/15/activities_for_tuesday_dhl_fanfest_announced.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Activities for Tuesday DHL FanFest Announced " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Following are events and attractions taking place on Tuesday, July 15th at the DHL All-Star FanFest in the Jacob K. Javits Center: ♦ “Rules of the Game” - The Art of Umpiring (10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.): Join former National League umpire Rich Rieker and Chris Jones from Major League Baseball Umpiring Camps for a clinic on umpiring on The Aquafina Diamond ♦ ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 10 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2827538/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/home_run_derby/"&gt;Home Run Derby&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tim_raines/"&gt;Tim Raines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:10:44 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Papi’s First Night In Portland</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/papi_s_first_night_in_portland/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/07/22/papi_s_first_night_in_portland.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Papi’s First Night In Portland " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  David Ortiz sits in the Portland Sea Dogs dugout - AP 
 The David Ortiz rehab tour has found itself in Portland, Maine tonight and he will play 3 games there, including tonight, before heading back to Boston to be activated on Friday night barring any setbacks. 
 In tonight&amp;#8217;s game, he batted third as the DH for the Portland Sea Dogs. Here is how he did in each at-bat. 
 
 1st AB -&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Comcast SportsNet » Wicked Good Sports found this 3 days ago on soxanddawgs.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/2880303/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/portland_sea_dogs/"&gt;Portland Sea Dogs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:50:15 +1900</pubDate>
	
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