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	<title>ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/espn_and_bcs_reach_four_year_agreement/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/espn_and_bcs_reach_four_year_agreement.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;ESPN has reached an extensive agreement with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), granting exclusive TV, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for 15 BCS games from January 2011 through January 2014. It includes the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls each season and the BCS National ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 103 minutes ago from bizoffootball.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/bowl_championship_series/"&gt;Bowl Championship Series&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/espn/"&gt;ESPN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/abc/"&gt;ABC&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/hazel_mae/"&gt;Hazel Mae&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:11:29 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>After Securing Second NL MVP, Pujols Joins MLS to St. Louis Group</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/after_securing_second_nl_mvp_pujols_joins_mls_to_st/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/after_securing_second_nl_mvp_pujols_joins_mls_to_st/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/after_securing_second_nl_mvp_pujols_joins_mls_to_s.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" After Securing Second NL MVP, Pujols Joins MLS to St. Louis Group " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;One day after winning his second NL MVP award from the BBWAA, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols announced he would be joining St. Louis Soccer United, a group working to bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis. As reported by The AP: “I am very proud and excited to join the effort to ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 4 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/st_louis_cardinals/"&gt;St. Louis Cardinals&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/albert_pujols/"&gt;Albert Pujols&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:18:59 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>D-Backs Execs, NASCAR Owners to Cut Jobs at Hall of Fame Racing</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/d_backs_execs_nascar_owners_to_cut_jobs_at_hall_of/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/d_backs_execs_nascar_owners_to_cut_jobs_at_hall_of/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/d_backs_execs_nascar_owners_to_cut_jobs_at_hall_of.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" D-Backs Execs, NASCAR Owners to Cut Jobs at Hall of Fame Racing " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As we reported yesterday, there is a love affair going on between motorsports and MLB owners , with Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad and COO Tom Garfinkel being majority owners of Hall of Fame Racing. As reported yesterday, while there is interest in auto racing, all professional sports ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 4 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/general/hall_of_fame/"&gt;Hall of Fame&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/arizona_diamondbacks/"&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:18:36 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>D-Backs Purchase Minority Stake from Phoenix Newspapers</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/d_backs_purchase_minority_stake_from_phoenix/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/d_backs_purchase_minority_stake_from_phoenix.gif" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" D-Backs Purchase Minority Stake from Phoenix Newspapers " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Phoenix Newspapers Inc., the publishing company that owns the Arizona Republic, and was one of the initial owners that brought MLB to Phoenix, has sold their minority stake in the Diamondbacks to the majority partners in the club. The agreement was reached within the past two weeks, and ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 4 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/arizona_diamondbacks/"&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:18:14 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>FSN Rocky Mountain Extends Agreement with Rockies to 2020</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/fsn_rocky_mountain_extends_agreement_with_rockies_to/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/fsn_rocky_mountain_extends_agreement_with_rockies_to/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/fsn_rocky_mountain_extends_agreement_with_rockies_.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" FSN Rocky Mountain Extends Agreement with Rockies to 2020 " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;FSN Rocky Mountain and the Colorado Rockies have reached a long-term carriage extension that will see the Rockies on FSN through 2020 – 12 years. As part of the agreement, FSN Rocky Mountain will have an exclusive deal. Since 2003 Denver’s KTVD-TV (Channel 20) has carried the Rockies, as well, ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 4 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/colorado_rockies/"&gt;Colorado Rockies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/atlanta_braves/"&gt;Atlanta Braves&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:17:51 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>White Sox Announce 2009 Spring Training Move to Glendale</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/white_sox_announce_2009_spring_training_move_to/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/white_sox_announce_2009_spring_training_move_to.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" White Sox Announce 2009 Spring Training Move to Glendale " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Chicago White Sox announced today that the organization will move to its new spring training facility in Glendale, Ariz. in time for spring training 2009. Today’s approval of an agreement by Pima County Supervisors enables the White Sox to immediately move to the new facility in Glendale, ... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 4 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/chicago_white_sox/"&gt;Chicago White Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_dodgers/"&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:17:28 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>DHL&#39;s Future as MLB Sponsor Cloudy After Exiting From U.S. Express-Delivery Market</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/dhl_s_future_as_mlb_sponsor_cloudy_after_exiting_from/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/dhl_s_future_as_mlb_sponsor_cloudy_after_exiting_from/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/18/dhl_s_future_as_mlb_sponsor_cloudy_after_exiting_f.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" DHL&#39;s Future as MLB Sponsor Cloudy After Exiting From U.S. Express-Delivery Market " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Could DHL&#39;s sponsorship agreement with MLB be in jeopardy going forward due to the economic downturn? DHL and representatives from Major League Baseball are slated to meet regarding the future of DHL’s sponsorship plans after company withdrew its U.S. express-delivery unit. The move comes ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 4 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:16:55 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Baseball’s High-Octane Love Affair</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/baseball_s_high_octane_love_affair/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/17/baseball_s_high_octane_love_affair.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Baseball’s High-Octane Love Affair " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Baseball, meet NASCAR and the NHRA. Here&#39;s a break down of how the Dodgers, Red Sox, and Diamondbacks not only follow motorsports, they&#39;re part of it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 39 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/arizona_diamondbacks/"&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/hall_of_fame/"&gt;Hall of Fame&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/los_angeles_dodgers/"&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/lewis_wolff/"&gt;Lewis Wolff&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/detroit_tigers/"&gt;Detroit Tigers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:12:14 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>RULE IV DRAFT – What is the future of MLB player development?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/rule_iv_draft_what_is_the_future_of_mlb_player/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/17/rule_iv_draft_what_is_the_future_of_mlb_player.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" RULE IV DRAFT – What is the future of MLB player development? " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MLB implemented changes to the Rule IV draft in the most recent round of CBA negotiations, with the intent that the changes would result in a lowering of signing bonuses doled out to drafted amateurs. Two drafts have since been conducted and the changes have not lowered signing bonuses, leading ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 39 hours ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/washington_nationals/"&gt;Washington Nationals&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kansas_city_royals/"&gt;Kansas City Royals&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/texas_rangers/"&gt;Texas Rangers&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/cleveland_indians/"&gt;Cleveland Indians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/rob_neyer/"&gt;Rob Neyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:11:02 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>$90 for Spring Training Tickets? Welcome to the New Dodgertown</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/90_for_spring_training_tickets_welcome_to_the_new/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/90_for_spring_training_tickets_welcome_to_the_new/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/15/90_for_spring_training_tickets_welcome_to_the_new.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" $90 for Spring Training Tickets? Welcome to the New Dodgertown " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With the Dodgers leaving Vero Beach, Florida after 61 years, and heading to a bew $100 million facility in Glendale, Arizona, spring training for the Dodgers will cost as much as $90 for nearly 700 seats in the new ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 3 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/los_angeles_dodgers/"&gt;Los Angeles Dodgers&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/cincinnati_reds/"&gt;Cincinnati Reds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_white_sox/"&gt;Chicago White Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:01:27 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Class-A Salem Avalanche Change Name to Salem Red Sox</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/class_a_salem_avalanche_change_name_to_salem_red_sox/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/15/class_a_salem_avalanche_change_name_to_salem_red_s.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Class-A Salem Avalanche Change Name to Salem Red Sox " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Today, Fenway Sports Group announced today the renaming of the Class-A Salem Avalanche to the Salem Red Sox . FSG, a group owned by the Boston Red Sox, purchased the then Houston Astros affiliated Advanced Carolina League team in December of last year . The newly named club will switch its ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 3 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&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/salem_avalanche/"&gt;Salem Avalanche&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/houston_astros/"&gt;Houston Astros&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/wilmington_blue_rocks/"&gt;Wilmington Blue Rocks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:00:45 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>10 Reasons Why the 2009 MLB Season Will Be Great to Follow</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/10_reasons_why_the_2009_mlb_season_will_be_great_to/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/13/10_reasons_why_the_2009_mlb_season_will_be_great_t.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" 10 Reasons Why the 2009 MLB Season Will Be Great to Follow " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;While Phillies may wish to hold on to the feeling, the 2008 MLB season has slipped into the history books, and the rest of the baseball world can focus on the 2009 season. From the MLB Network, new stadiums in New York, to wondering just what the Marlins will pull next, here&#39;s 10 reasons to love &#39;09&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 5 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/world_baseball_classic/"&gt;World Baseball Classic&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&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/new_york_mets/"&gt;New York Mets&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>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:05:36 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>MLB.com Releases Free Update to &quot;At Bat&quot; Application for iPhone and iPod Touch</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_com_releases_free_update_to_at_bat_application_for/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_com_releases_free_update_to_at_bat_application_for/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/13/mlb_com_releases_free_update_to_at_bat_application.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" MLB.com Releases Free Update to &quot;At Bat&quot; Application for iPhone and iPod Touch " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Have baseball, will carry. MLB.com&#39;s &quot;At Bat&quot; is a must have for iPhone users. MLB.com today announced its latest version of MLB.com At Bat, a dynamic application developed exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch, is available on the Apple App Store. As ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 5 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/harold_reynolds/"&gt;Harold Reynolds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/hal_bodley/"&gt;Hal Bodley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/hall_of_fame/"&gt;Hall of Fame&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:03:38 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Welcome Back! Orioles to Add &quot;Baltimore&quot; to Road Jerseys</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/welcome_back_orioles_to_add_baltimore_to_road_jerseys/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/welcome_back_orioles_to_add_baltimore_to_road_jerseys/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/12/welcome_back_orioles_to_add_baltimore_to_road_jers.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Welcome Back! Orioles to Add &quot;Baltimore&quot; to Road Jerseys " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Welcome back! Orioles fans will get to see &quot;Baltimore&quot; back on jerseys, much like this throw-back classic. The long rumored change to the Orioles uniforms is finally coming. 2009 will mark the return of “Baltimore” to the Orioles road uniforms, part of a minor change that has big ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 6 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/baltimore_orioles/"&gt;Baltimore Orioles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:27:02 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time in 14 Years</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/red_sox_freeze_ticket_prices_for_first_time_in_14/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/red_sox_freeze_ticket_prices_for_first_time_in_14/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/12/red_sox_freeze_ticket_prices_for_first_time_in_14.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time in 14 Years " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;If you don’t think the economy isn’t being watched by MLB clubs, take this news as a sure sign that they are. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team is holding prices at 2008 levels for all existing seats and standing room tickets available to the public at Fenway Park for the 2009 ... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 6 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&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/larry_lucchino/"&gt;Larry Lucchino&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:26:12 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>MLB Network to Officially Announce Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter, Hazel Mae, Trenni Kusnierek to On-Air Line-up</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_network_to_officially_announce_harold_reynolds_al/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_network_to_officially_announce_harold_reynolds_al/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/12/mlb_network_to_officially_announce_harold_reynolds.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" MLB Network to Officially Announce Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter, Hazel Mae, Trenni Kusnierek to On-Air Line-up " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Harold Reynolds will be one of four new on-air personalities introduced today for the upcoming MLB Network. Representatives from the MLB Network will hold a 1:30pm ET press conference today to announce that the following will be added as on-air personalities to the fledgling network slated ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 6 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/harold_reynolds/"&gt;Harold Reynolds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/al_leiter/"&gt;Al Leiter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/hazel_mae/"&gt;Hazel Mae&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:01:55 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Economy Slows Interest in New Yankee Stadium Suites</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/economy_slows_interest_in_new_yankee_stadium_suites/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/economy_slows_interest_in_new_yankee_stadium_suites/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/12/economy_slows_interest_in_new_yankee_stadium_suite.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Economy Slows Interest in New Yankee Stadium Suites " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Bitter suite? The economy has slowed sales of luxury suites for the new Yankee Stadium Even baseball’s most popular team isn’t impervious to the slow down in the economy. Sales for suites in new $1.3 billion Yankee Stadium, slated to open next year, have stalled, with seven of the luxury ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 6 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/yankee_stadium/"&gt;Yankee Stadium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:01:23 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>D-Backs Layoff 31 Front Office Employees, Cite Economy as Reason</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/d_backs_layoff_31_front_office_employees_cite_economy/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/d_backs_layoff_31_front_office_employees_cite_economy/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/10/d_backs_layoff_31_front_office_employees_cite_econ.gif" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" D-Backs Layoff 31 Front Office Employees, Cite Economy as Reason " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Arizona Diamondbacks have cut 31 employees from the front office, or approximately nine percent of the staff, in an effort to be more efficient during the economic downturn. The reduction in staff leaves close to 300 full-time employees. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 8 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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/arizona_diamondbacks/"&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:07:52 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>MLB Network Secures Carriage Agreement with Verizon FiOS TV. Extra Innings Included</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_network_secures_carriage_agreement_with_verizon/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/mlb_network_secures_carriage_agreement_with_verizon/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/10/mlb_network_secures_carriage_agreement_with_verizo.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" MLB Network Secures Carriage Agreement with Verizon FiOS TV. Extra Innings Included " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Major League Baseball and Verizon announced today that MLB Network and the MLB Extra Innings Package will be offered on Verizon’s FiOS TV service as a result of new multi-year agreements. Financial terms were not released. MLB Network will be available to all Verizon FiOS TV customers as part ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 8 days ago from www.bizofbaseball.com &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;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:05:07 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Organizational Report: Nashville Predators</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/organizational_report_nashville_predators/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/organizational_report_nashville_predators/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/10/organizational_report_nashville_predators.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Organizational Report: Nashville Predators " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The following is the first in a series of NHL organizational reports by Business of Sports Network.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maury posted 8 days ago from www.bizofhockey.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/"&gt;NHL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/new_jersey_devils/"&gt;New Jersey Devils&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/nashville_predators/"&gt;Nashville Predators&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/detroit_red_wings/"&gt;Detroit Red Wings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/st_louis_blues/"&gt;St. Louis Blues&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/chicago_blackhawks/"&gt;Chicago Blackhawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nhl/columbus_blue_jackets/"&gt;Columbus Blue Jackets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:14:48 +1900</pubDate>
	
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