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      <title>Hypothetical</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/4/15/838592/hypothetical</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:18:53 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Hypothetically speaking, if the Rangers continue this slide and drop the next 10 or even 8 of the next 10 games does Washington get fired? Also, would JD be fired along with him? I'm attaching a poll for Wash's replacement in the event that he did get fired.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,wash, wash, wash, wash, wash, wash,&lt;/p&gt;

  
  


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  &lt;h5 class="poll-title"&gt;Who replaces Wash if the Ranger's slide continues and he is eventually fired?&lt;/h5&gt;
  
    
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;2%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Mike Maddux&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;3%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Gary Pettis&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;47%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Jackie Moore&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;51&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;6%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Rudy Jaramillo&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;0%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Andy Hawkins&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;1%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Dave Anderson&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div class="poll_option clearfix"&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_percentage" style="display:none"&gt;37%&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_result"&gt;
      &lt;h5&gt;Someone outside the Organization&lt;/h5&gt;
      &lt;div class="poll_option_bar"&gt;&lt;span class="vote_count"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt; votes&lt;/div&gt;
      &lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;p class="poll-total-votes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;108&lt;/strong&gt; votes
      
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      <title>OT: Ron Silver Dead</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/3/16/798905/ot-ron-silver-dead</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:04:12 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29712437/"&gt;OT: Ron Silver&amp;nbsp;Dead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Actor and Tony award winner died yesterday of cancer. He'll always be best known around here for his portrayal of Larry Goldman in the short lived drama Skin on FOX. His signature line being, "HIS FATHER IS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY!" &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Sheets rehabbing with Ranger's Doctor</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/3/10/788727/sheets-rehabbing-with-rang</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:32:18 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090310&amp;amp;content_id=3959856&amp;amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;amp;fext=.jsp&amp;amp;c_id=mlb"&gt;Sheets rehabbing with Ranger's&amp;nbsp;Doctor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;JD says there is no connection, so take it for what it's worth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>OT: Thanks Veterans!</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/11/11/658720/ot-thanks-veterans</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:00:03 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;To any other fellow Veterans out there, retirees, or if you're currently serving whether it be active duty or national guard/reserves. Thank you very much for your contribution to this great country of ours. It's been a while for myself (12 years) since I finished my term in the US Army, but I personally know the sacrifice it is to leave all of your loved ones behind and from the bottom of my heart I truly thank you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Happy Veterans Day!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Michael Crichton:Dead</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/11/5/654457/michael-crichton-dead</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:48:04 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27557384/"&gt;Michael&amp;nbsp;Crichton:Dead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wow....didn't even realize he was sick.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A very imaginative good author with some excellent books. Timeline was fantastic, but the movie was complete shite.
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      <title>Post-Season GDT</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/10/1/626201/post-season-gdt</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:09:00 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;First up:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brewers vs. Phillies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Followed by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dodgers vs. Cubs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Finished off with:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Red Sox vs. Angels&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brew Crue vs Phillie Lineup:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Millwaukee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cameron&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hall&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Braun&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fielder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hardy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hart&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Weeks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kendall&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gallardo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Philadelphia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rollins&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Werth&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Utley&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Howard&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Burrell&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Victorino&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Feliz&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ruiz&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hamels&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;On the mound:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gallardo vs. Hamels&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler fillerfiller filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler&lt;/p&gt;
  


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      <title>Matt Millen Fired...Finally

Per Jay Glazer at Foxsports.com

It's about time, Detroit has been...</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/9/24/620865/matt-millen-fired-finally</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:17:07 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;Matt Millen Fired...Finally&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Per &lt;a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8601458/Millen-out-as-Lions-president,-GM"&gt;Jay Glazer&lt;/a&gt; at Foxsports.com&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's about time, Detroit has been godawful for soo long I can't believe they've let Millen run it as long as they have.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>OT: US Open</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/6/12/550813/ot-us-open</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:31:42 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/leaderboard"&gt;OT: US&amp;nbsp;Open&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;So far thru 9 Phil is +3 and Tiger is -1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Tombstone hand</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/6/2/544242/tombstone-hand</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:49:19 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/02/diddley.obit/index.html"&gt;Tombstone&amp;nbsp;hand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="description"&gt;&lt;p&gt;and a graveyard mine,
&lt;br /&gt;Just 22 and I don't mind dying.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He made it a lot farther than 22, but alas the great Bo Diddley has passed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I guess that makes number 3.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>OT:Weird Trades</title>
      <link>http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/5/27/540235/ot-weird-trades</link>
      <author>Escher</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:45:00 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;The Laredo Broncos of the United League traded for John Odom from the Calgary Vipers last week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In exchange for Odom's services they gave the Calgary Vipers &lt;a href="http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24798047/"&gt;10 bats&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This got me thinking, I know there are other weird trades out there where one player was traded for something out of the ordinary. Especially back in the early early days of baseball. I'm creating this fanpost for anyone that knows of or has heard of any other weird trades to post the story here.&lt;/p&gt;

  
  


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