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		<title>Canadian baseball hall unveils Class of 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The original face of the Montreal Expos is heading to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The original face of the Montreal Expos is heading to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12me0kug3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bbo_canadian_hall_inductees-16956235">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>MLB 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Home Schedule at Rogers Centre (Yahoo! Contributor Network)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto Blue Jays have much to get excited about this season at Rogers Centre. Many memories were made in 2011 and plenty more will be created this upcoming season. Will this be the year the Blue Jays claim the American League East?&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Toronto Blue Jays have much to get excited about this season at Rogers Centre. Many memories were made in 2011 and plenty more will be created this upcoming season. Will this be the year the Blue Jays claim the American League East?&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=11mcm0611/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-10930785">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>Blue Jays fail to meet lofty offseason expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysFan74</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Predicted by many to be the &#8220;it&#8221; team this winter, Toronto instead appears ready to slog through another season of mediocrity.&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Predicted by many to be the &#8220;it&#8221; team this winter, Toronto instead appears ready to slog through another season of mediocrity.&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=133gkca72/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-brown_hot_stove_daily_toronto_blue_jays_payroll_013112">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>Reds like what they see in weakened NL Central</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Reds paid a high price to win now in a division softened by the departures of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder.&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
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		<title>Brewers sign Marcum to 1-year deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Milwaukee Brewers and right-hander Shaun Marcum avoided salary arbitration Friday, but not by much. The sides reached an agreement &#8220;minutes before a scheduled arbitration hearing,&#8221; according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which reported Marcum signed a one-year&#8230;&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Milwaukee Brewers and right-hander Shaun Marcum avoided salary arbitration Friday, but not by much. The sides reached an agreement &#8220;minutes before a scheduled arbitration hearing,&#8221; according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which reported Marcum signed a one-year&#8230;&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=133tgjlr2/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sportsxchange-000557362_brewers-sign-marcum-to-1year-deal">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>Blue Jays, Cordero finalize one-year, $4.5 million deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysFan74</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto Blue Jays officially announced a $4.5 million, one-year contract for reliever Francisco Cordero. Cordero, 36, went 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 37 saves for the Cincinnati Reds last season, his seventh 30-save season. The three-time All-Star has 327 saves, 12th on the&#8230;&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Toronto Blue Jays officially announced a $4.5 million, one-year contract for reliever Francisco Cordero. Cordero, 36, went 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 37 saves for the Cincinnati Reds last season, his seventh 30-save season. The three-time All-Star has 327 saves, 12th on the&#8230;&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=13kl78bb9/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sportsxchange-000554615_blue-jays-cordero-finalize-oneyear-45-million-deal">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>Jays sign pitcher Cordero to one-year deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos put the finishing touches on his bullpen makeover Wednesday by signing veteran right-hander Francisco Cordero to a US$4.5-million, one-year contract.&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TORONTO &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos put the finishing touches on his bullpen makeover Wednesday by signing veteran right-hander Francisco Cordero to a US$4.5-million, one-year contract.&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12brrjthg/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bba_jays_cordero-16699534">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>Francisco Cordero, Toronto finalize $4.5M contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reliever Francisco Cordero and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday. The 36-year-old right-hander was 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 37 saves in 43 chances for Cincinnati last season, reaching 30 saves for the seventh time. He held batters to a .198 average, the lowest of his career.&#13;&#13;View full post [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reliever Francisco Cordero and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday. The 36-year-old right-hander was 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 37 saves in 43 chances for Cincinnati last season, reaching 30 saves for the seventh time. He held batters to a .198 average, the lowest of his career.&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=11tdk9ddt/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-bluejays-cordero">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>MLB Roundup: Ortiz likely headed to arbitration, Lannan and Nats go head to head</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JaysFan74</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox are likely headed to an arbitration hearing to determine the designated hitter&#8217;s 2012 salary, according to an ESPN.com report. A hearing isn&#8217;t scheduled for this week, leaving time to negotiate, the report said, citing a source.&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox are likely headed to an arbitration hearing to determine the designated hitter&#8217;s 2012 salary, according to an ESPN.com report. A hearing isn&#8217;t scheduled for this week, leaving time to negotiate, the report said, citing a source.&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=14gof9hus/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sportsxchange-000554637_mlb-roundup-ortiz-likely-headed-to-arbitration-lannan-and-nats-go-head-to-head">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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		<title>Jose Bautista: ‘If I get [drug] tested a million times, that’s fine with me’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista is aware that some suspect him of using performance-enhancing drugs. In fact, &#8220;Jose Bautista steroids&#8221; is the third suggestion if you Google his name. The suspicion seems to be based on him hitting 59 … Continue reading →&#13;&#13;View full post on Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista is aware that some suspect him of using performance-enhancing drugs. In fact, &#8220;Jose Bautista steroids&#8221; is the third suggestion if you Google his name. The suspicion seems to be based on him hitting 59 … Continue reading →&#13;&#13;View full post on <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=14fikd3ns/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/jose-bautista-if-i-get-drug-tested-a-million-times-thats-fine-with-me?urn=mlb,wp30723">Yahoo! Sports &#8211; MLB &#8211; Toronto Blue Jays News</a></p>
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