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2008 MLB Team MVPs is a blogging series done by FanNation users dudeman and Cincy with a special guest appearance by thehemogoblin in this edition. Dudeman had actually had a series just like this for the NBA a few months ago, but it never was completed. Teams are in alphabetical order. Note: This blog was written nearly a week ago, stats may be outdated.Baltimore OriolesCincy's take: O my the O's. Don't expect to see a pitcher here. Sherill isn't that great a closer and the best ERA for a full time starter is over 5, yikes. This comes down to three guys, Melvin Mora,…
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The final month of the regular season began yesterday with a few enticing stories from all around the league:Stephen Drew and Adrian Beltre both hit for the cycleFor the first time in over 80 years, 2 players hit for the cycle on the same day. Although the feat is usually extremely rare, having happened only 284 times in Major League Baseball history, both Drew and Beltre manage to accomplish the feat yesterday. They both had 5 hits, with Drew's extra being a double and Beltre's extra hit being a single. Both were accomplished in a win Labor Day night.Drew began his quest for the cycle…
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A breaking news story that I just saw on ESPN reports that MLB has approved instant replay. Video will be used to determine close calls on whether a ball left the park (i.e. it hits the top of a fence and bounces back in, is it a homer?) and if a homer is fair or foul. Video may be used for more calls in the future, but for now, it's confined to those two situations.It will be used on Thursday in the PHI-CHC, MIN-OAK and TEX-LAA series'. All other games will get replay on Friday.What do I think about this decision by Bud Selig? I think it's brilliant. Ever since Carlos Delgado…
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dudeman is gone. 08/23/08
I have a question for you informed baseball fans.

If a free agent is signed without a no trade clause can he then be traded to a different team.

Example could the Sox sign CC withouth the clause and then trade him to keep him away from the Yanks
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