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Orb won the Kentucky Derby.  Right after that, whenever any horse wins, you will hear horse racing fans say, "Well, this horse has a great chance to win the Triple Crown."  Well of course it does.  You have to win the Derby in order to win The Preakness in order to win the Belmont Stakes.  But Orb really does have an awesome chance, and here are the reasons why.  

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Have you watched Manny Machado play yet?  He's a five-tool player.  He's only 20. He's fundamentally sound.  He makes those things ESPN calls "Web Gems" a couple times a week.  He's the third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles.  He's baseball's next big thing.

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Unless Phil Hughes turns it around fairly soon and fully develops into what Yankee fans thought he would be (this writer thinks the time has come and gone for him to do so), someone must take that spot.  

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Learning that you've been traded to another team is an inevitable event during the career of a Major League Baseball player. For most players it's just a part of life - a non-event you might say. Not so for former Phillies pitcher Vance Worley when he was traded on Dec. 6, 2012, to the Twins.

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Reason #51,864 of why baseball needs more replay occurred over the weekend as Mark Teixeira and the Yankees got screwed.  Baseball needs to catch up with the times as soon as humanly possible.

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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has been smooth on the baseball diamond for 18 MLB seasons now.  However, these commercial bloopers are anything but smooth.

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Major League Baseball has officially laid down their stance on doctoring baseballs with foreign substances: It is approximately 1/6th as bad as doing steroids.

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Over the years, Major League Baseball has been very slow and resistant with making changes to "America's Pastime." This goes for the All-Star Game, instant replay and the new playoff format with a second Wild Card team

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Cole Hamels has been suspended for five games after admitting that he intentionally threw a pitch at Bryce Harper.   Too much information, Cole.   Keep it to yourself, dude.

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It's definitely a sign that you're getting old if you try to use eye drops while still wearing sunglasses.

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Ozzie Guillen won't stick his foot in his mouth again by talking politics anymore?  Ozzie can talk politics as long as he doesn't put his employer in the line of fire.

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I admit to not being much of a boxing fan. I used to follow the sweet science a lot closer than I do now. Time and disinterest have turned me off to boxing. What always turned me on was that distinct voice of Bert Randolph Sugar, a boxing historian, renowned author, and truly great story teller

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