MLB

Last week the Washington Nationals lost a heartbreaking game to be eliminated from the pennant race.  The team blew a 6 run lead late in the game, much to the anger of Washington fans.  A reporter from a local news station was set up near the gate to get reactions of fans as they were walking out, but he was hesitant due to the amount of swearing going on.  However, he finds a fan who agreed not to swear, only to have a different fan pop his head in for a copious amount of cursing on air.

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Here are the top 10 stories of the 2012 Major League Baseball season according to Shaffee...

#10 - MISERABLE NATION 

The "Nation" is miserable as their beloved Red Sox finished dead last in the AL East with a record of 69-93.  Manager Bobby

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In an inner-state rivalry between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics last night, A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy was smoked in the side of his head by a line drive from the bat of Angels shortstop Eric Aybar.  The ball struck McCarthy so hard that the third baseman was able to field it off his head and throw the runner out at first.

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Prince Fielder won Monday night's Home Run Derby and became the first Detroit Tigers player in history to do so.  Fielder beat Toronto's Jose Bautista in the final, edging Joey Bats by a score of 12-7

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Tonight in Kansas City, Prince Fielder will try to become the first Home Run Derby champion in Detroit Tigers history.  Here's a look at how other Tigers have fared...

Year, Player, Home Runs, Stadium, City

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I just voted for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and thought I'd share my ballot with the WGRD Family...

American League

1B - Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox .357 AVG, 13 HR, 38 RBI
2B - Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians

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Despite falling short of a World Series appearance this year, the Detroit Tigers had one hell of a season. The team won the Central Division and made it to the ALCS before being eliminated by the Texas Rangers. A huge part of that success is Justin Verlander, who has just won the American League Cy Young Award in a unanimous vote.

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The recent Schwartz vs Harbaugh MMA Fight..er, I mean coaches brawl isn't the only instance of coaching meltdowns. Actually it compares kind of mild compared to some that I've discovered recently. Sit bac

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What's old could become new again for Major League Baseball.

Sources say Major League Baseball and the players' association have talked about realigning both the National League and the American League.

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Do you smell that? No, not your armpits you idiot. It's the smell of spring training and the impending start of the regular season. To keep the baseball spirit going, I present to you the top 20 songs batters use as their themes.

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With the start of the 2011 MLB regular season around the corner baseball fans are anxiously awaiting a rather interesting seven months of America’s favorite pastime.  Will  Verlander and Scherzer rank among baseball's best 1-2 combos. Will the Red Sox’s impressive off-season acquisitions help them?  Can the Giants repeat?  Which team will be this season’s biggest surprise?

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