<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - baseball</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/baseball</link><description>Newsvine - baseball</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:33:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:14:16 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Valley High baseball team hoists car off pinned student | News - KCRA Home</title>
<description><![CDATA[ELK GROVE, Calif. (KCRA) &mdash;Valley High School baseball players are being called heroes after lifting a car off the ground, freeing a student trapped underneath on Wednesday.
"It was like, a reaction -- you had to do what you had to do to save someone's life," varsity studen&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MartyMoose]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MartyMoose]]></source><link>http://martymoose1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18156421-valley-high-baseball-team-hoists-car-off-pinned-student-news-kcra-home</link><guid>http://martymoose1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18156421-valley-high-baseball-team-hoists-car-off-pinned-student-news-kcra-home</guid><category>accident</category><category>car</category><category>team</category><category>baseball</category><category>heroes</category><category>us-news</category><category>sacramento</category><category>pinned</category><category>elk-grove</category><category>valley-high</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:31:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=martymoose1450EEF64-3FEE-EA50-411B-4C32F5C3E554.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=martymoose1450EEF64-3FEE-EA50-411B-4C32F5C3E554.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Matt Kemp Gives Fan Hat, Shoes and Jersey After Dodgers-Giants Game (VIDEO)</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[los-angeles-dui-attorneys]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[los-angeles-dui-attorneys]]></source><link>http://dui-attorneys-in-los-angeles.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18127557-matt-kemp-gives-fan-hat-shoes-and-jersey-after-dodgers-giants-game-video</link><guid>http://dui-attorneys-in-los-angeles.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18127557-matt-kemp-gives-fan-hat-shoes-and-jersey-after-dodgers-giants-game-video</guid><category>baseball</category><category>news</category><category>hero</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 17:57:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dui-attorneys-in-los-angelesCFC9A91F-BE53-9F0F-29F5-FB01E261F987.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="452" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dui-attorneys-in-los-angelesCFC9A91F-BE53-9F0F-29F5-FB01E261F987.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="136" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mets  Tailgating Beer Crackdown at Citi Field </title>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball fans heading to Citi Field this season to soak in a New York Mets game may be surprised to learn that New York City police officers will be patrolling the official team parking lot to hand out citations to tailgaters drinking in public.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[philipe]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[philipe]]></source><link>http://philipe.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18022655-mets-tailgating-beer-crackdown-at-citi-field</link><guid>http://philipe.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18022655-mets-tailgating-beer-crackdown-at-citi-field</guid><category>nyc</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>mets</category><category>nypd</category><category>losers</category><category>ny-mets</category><category>wilpon</category><category>citi-field</category><category>flushiing</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 20:02:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Does Baseball Have Emotional Affects? </title>
<description><![CDATA[Baseball is in a class of it's own when it comes to sports. Not many games can say that. It is said to be&nbsp;impossible&nbsp;to hit a round ball with a round bat square. Now I know what you're thinking, a round bat round ball and hit square, is this dude on something? No it's t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cgustafson14]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cgustafson14]]></source><link>http://cgustafson14.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/23/17870301-does-baseball-have-emotional-affects</link><guid>http://cgustafson14.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/23/17870301-does-baseball-have-emotional-affects</guid><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>injuries</category><category>emotions</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:58:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>David Ortiz forgiven by FCC for expletive Boston will never forget </title>
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On a day when the city of Boston came to Fenway Park for its collective exhale, honoring the governor and mayor and law enforcement officials who have served with such distinction during the past week of terror, it was the one indelible moment. The crowd roared louder than it h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17862564-david-ortiz-forgiven-by-fcc-for-expletive-boston-will-never-forget</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17862564-david-ortiz-forgiven-by-fcc-for-expletive-boston-will-never-forget</guid><category>red-sox</category><category>baseball</category><category>fcc</category><category>boston</category><category>us-news</category><category>david-ortiz</category><category>double-standard</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:56:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan82E714F2-DBCF-3DDD-B6B5-96A0CA302C42.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan82E714F2-DBCF-3DDD-B6B5-96A0CA302C42.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>42 (2013) Movie Review - the True Story of Baseball's American Legend Jackie Robinson is a Home Run - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[It was an inspiring, riveting movie portraying the true, against all odds story, of how Hall of Fame baseball giant Jackie Robinson broke numerous records. The biggest record was cutting through the  racial barriers during the days when restrooms were market "colored" and  the en&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[AidaMayo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[AidaMayo]]></source><link>http://aidamayo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17814628-42-2013-movie-review-the-true-story-of-baseballs-american-legend-jackie-robinson-is-a-home-run-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://aidamayo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17814628-42-2013-movie-review-the-true-story-of-baseballs-american-legend-jackie-robinson-is-a-home-run-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>baseball</category><category>movies</category><category>harrison-ford</category><category>movie-reviews</category><category>jackie-robinson</category><category>baseball-movies</category><category>42-movie</category><category>chadwick-boseman</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:40:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aidamayoE7C3424B-2A39-FABE-CE27-8FE106472754.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aidamayoE7C3424B-2A39-FABE-CE27-8FE106472754.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>42 (2013) Movie review -  American Legend Jackie Robinson film hits grand slam - Los Angeles Business Investment | Examiner.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[42 Movie has knock the box office championship out the baseball park over the weekend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[AidaMayo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[AidaMayo]]></source><link>http://aidamayo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772947-42-2013-movie-review-american-legend-jackie-robinson-film-hits-grand-slam-los-angeles-business-investment-examinercom</link><guid>http://aidamayo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772947-42-2013-movie-review-american-legend-jackie-robinson-film-hits-grand-slam-los-angeles-business-investment-examinercom</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>baseball</category><category>harrison-ford</category><category>movie-reviews</category><category>jackie-robinson</category><category>42</category><category>chadwick-boseman</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:12:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aidamayoB3B3FF6B-B23D-A23A-A7C4-54035D816C1A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aidamayoB3B3FF6B-B23D-A23A-A7C4-54035D816C1A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why College Should Swing Wood Bats</title>
<description><![CDATA[Using wood bats in college is a controversial issue. Many people like players using metal just for the entertainment factor. When you look at it beyond that there is no reason for college players to swing metal bats. When it comes down to it a 90 mph pitch hit with 95 mph bat spe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cgustafson14]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cgustafson14]]></source><link>http://cgustafson14.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767520-why-college-should-swing-wood-bats</link><guid>http://cgustafson14.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767520-why-college-should-swing-wood-bats</guid><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>injuries</category><category>news</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:07:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>42 Things You Need to Know About Jackie Robinson </title>
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Forget tax day. In baseball, April 15 marks an even more important event&mdash;Jackie Robinson Day.
It was on that date back in 1947 that Robinson stepped on the field wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, thus breaking the sport's color barrier by becoming the first African-Ame&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765417-42-things-you-need-to-know-about-jackie-robinson</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765417-42-things-you-need-to-know-about-jackie-robinson</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>dodgers</category><category>baseball</category><category>racism</category><category>integration</category><category>jackie-robinson</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfanC7241845-3CC0-97EF-CB93-A66CD27C1D6D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfanC7241845-3CC0-97EF-CB93-A66CD27C1D6D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lost in the Meritocracy </title>
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On the bus ride down to St. Paul to take the test that will help determine who will get ahead in life, who will stay put, and who will fall behind, two of my closest buddies seal their fates by opening pint bottles of cherry schnapps the moment we leave the high school parking &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759509-lost-in-the-meritocracy</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759509-lost-in-the-meritocracy</guid><category>baseball</category><category>education</category><category>air-pollution</category><category>basketball</category><category>st-paul</category><category>kindergarten</category><category>meritocracy</category><category>walter-kirn</category><category>cannonball</category><category>getting-ahead</category><category>falling-behind</category><category>varsity-jackets</category><category>scholastic-aptitude-test</category><category>staying-put</category><category>cherry-schapps</category><category>practice-law</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:04:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahEDD9BD3C-2135-D474-86CE-D348605210FB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahEDD9BD3C-2135-D474-86CE-D348605210FB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>MLB forms diversity committee, Black players focus</title>
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Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among Black players.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rossano Paul Stewart]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rossano Paul Stewart]]></source><link>http://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721671-mlb-forms-diversity-committee-black-players-focus</link><guid>http://rossano-paul-stewart.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721671-mlb-forms-diversity-committee-black-players-focus</guid><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>jackie-robinson</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:37:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rossano-paul-stewart2C1B4607-4A81-2C54-130A-99AE46A472C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=rossano-paul-stewart2C1B4607-4A81-2C54-130A-99AE46A472C5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Major Pro Leagues Preparing For the 'I'm Gay' Disclosure</title>
<description><![CDATA[Amid heightened expectations that a male athlete in one of North America&rsquo;s major professional leagues will soon publicly declare his homosexuality, the National Hockey League and its players announced Thursday what appears to be the most comprehensive measure by a major men&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17710263-major-pro-leagues-preparing-for-the-im-gay-disclosure</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17710263-major-pro-leagues-preparing-for-the-im-gay-disclosure</guid><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>basketball</category><category>hocket</category><category>gay-athletes</category><category>the-major-pro-leagues-preparing-for-eventually-of-gay-athletes-outing-themselves</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:10:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan81EFBCCD-A2AD-3277-9787-39B9B051209C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan81EFBCCD-A2AD-3277-9787-39B9B051209C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Texas Faith: Can baseball bring you closer to God? - PeaceNext</title>
<description><![CDATA[Spirituality means many things to many people. In the simplest terms, it is like &ldquo;being home&rdquo; &ndash; a state of mind where you are transformed from apprehensions, frustrations and phobias of life to a sense of security, safety and serenity.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MikeGhouse]]></source><link>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17696601-texas-faith-can-baseball-bring-you-closer-to-god-peacenext</link><guid>http://mikeghouse.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17696601-texas-faith-can-baseball-bring-you-closer-to-god-peacenext</guid><category>new-york</category><category>baseball</category><category>religion</category><category>dallas-morning-news</category><category>religion-news</category><category>muslim-speaker</category><category>interfaith-speaker</category><category>pluralism-speaker</category><category>pluralist-mike-ghouse</category><category>john-sexton</category><category>texas-faith</category><category>theghousediary</category><category>islamic-speaker</category><category>closer-to-god</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:11:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Will Mets look different but play the same? :2013</title>
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The first four games of the NY Mets 2013 season mirrors the last four seasons overall.
The first words that come to mind are "mediocrity" as a probable end result and "playing 500 ball" as a team goal; and as of their Friday night loss to Miami (which was Miami's first win) the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Coral Atlas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Coral Atlas]]></source><link>http://coralatlas.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629278-will-mets-look-different-but-play-the-same-2013</link><guid>http://coralatlas.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629278-will-mets-look-different-but-play-the-same-2013</guid><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>reyes</category><category>mets</category><category>wright</category><category>hitting</category><category>pitching</category><category>ny-mets</category><category>2013-season</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 13:12:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=coralatlasAB394FC1-782B-737E-6D52-23D68F56D9FD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="310" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=coralatlasAB394FC1-782B-737E-6D52-23D68F56D9FD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cap Autographed in 1986&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cano Fires Agent and Signs With Jay-Z's Agency</title>
<description><![CDATA[When&nbsp;Robinson Cano&nbsp;rejected the offer of a substantial contract extension from the Yankees before spring training, he was still being represented by&nbsp;Scott Boras, baseball&rsquo;s most formidable, and challenging, negotiator. It is Boras, after all, who consistently&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17575370-cano-fires-agent-and-signs-with-jay-zs-agency</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17575370-cano-fires-agent-and-signs-with-jay-zs-agency</guid><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>jay-z</category><category>robinson-cano</category><category>cano-signs-with-jay-z-sports-agency</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 02:05:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan51A29D13-3F3F-7161-5F60-7268D7A4B4D1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan51A29D13-3F3F-7161-5F60-7268D7A4B4D1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>E. J. Dionne: Hope's Opening Day</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The obligations of religious toleration and pluralism require all who care not a bit about baseball to accept that opening day is more than the beginning of a sports season. It is a great religious festival.
It can&rsquo;t be an accident that baseball always starts around the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jfxgillis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jfxgillis]]></source><link>http://jfxgillis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17555785-e-j-dionne-hopes-opening-day</link><guid>http://jfxgillis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17555785-e-j-dionne-hopes-opening-day</guid><category>mlb</category><category>yankees</category><category>red-sox</category><category>baseball</category><category>us-news</category><category>spiritual</category><category>opening-day</category><category>baseball-religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 19:03:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jfxgillis618777DF-8F54-AFED-C6A1-5FB76E8AB2DD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jfxgillis618777DF-8F54-AFED-C6A1-5FB76E8AB2DD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kyle Lohse lands in Milwaukee with three-year deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kyle Lohse, the last star on the free-agent market, agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that will make him the team's highest-paid pitcher, two officials with direct knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.
The officials spoke on o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17458505-kyle-lohse-lands-in-milwaukee-with-three-year-deal</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17458505-kyle-lohse-lands-in-milwaukee-with-three-year-deal</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>milwaukee-brewers</category><category>kyle-lohse</category><category>lohse-signing-three-year-deal-with-brewers</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:19:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan0EA8CF7E-6A3F-8AD9-5B8D-8EFE45227FD6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan0EA8CF7E-6A3F-8AD9-5B8D-8EFE45227FD6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Baseball-sized snail destroyed in Australia to protect crops</title>
<description><![CDATA[
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A baseball-sized snail with an insatiable appetite for hundreds of plants including cocoa and papaya has been seized and destroyed by Australian officials, who said it posed a huge threat to local agriculture.
The animal was found creeping across a Brisbane &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17281032-baseball-sized-snail-destroyed-in-australia-to-protect-crops</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17281032-baseball-sized-snail-destroyed-in-australia-to-protect-crops</guid><category>farm</category><category>baseball</category><category>australia</category><category>kill</category><category>odd</category><category>odd-news</category><category>crop</category><category>weird</category><category>snail</category><category>eat</category><category>destroy</category><category>sized</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:38:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater17B3F55B-C3C2-37E3-927C-DF490E560E1F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="65" width="75" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater17B3F55B-C3C2-37E3-927C-DF490E560E1F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="75" height="65" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rivera expected to announce plan to retire on Saturday</title>
<description><![CDATA[What was highly anticipated is becoming a reality. New York Yankees legendary closer Mariano Rivera is expected to announce his plan to retire after the 2013 season on Saturday.
A press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Steinbrenner Stadium.
&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228616-rivera-expected-to-announce-plan-to-retire-on-saturday</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228616-rivera-expected-to-announce-plan-to-retire-on-saturday</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>yankees</category><category>baseball</category><category>mariano-rivera</category><category>mariano-rivera-expected-to-announce-plan-to-retire-after-2013-season</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 01:28:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyanEA38876C-A18C-F214-51F9-8F18C688B978.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyanEA38876C-A18C-F214-51F9-8F18C688B978.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>For sophomore effort, Harper's aspirations lofty</title>
<description><![CDATA[Time stops for no man, but it hardly even slowed for Bryce Harper in his rookie season.
It began April 28 in Los Angeles, when Washington's top prospect doubled off pitcher Chad Billingsley in his debut, flipped off his helmet on the way to second base, mohawk on full display. O&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965636-for-sophomore-effort-harpers-aspirations-lofty</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965636-for-sophomore-effort-harpers-aspirations-lofty</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>washington-nationals</category><category>bryce-harper</category><category>harper-having-lofty-goals-in-sophomore-campaign</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:43:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyanF6D31B41-1218-26BC-2C72-57B9E52A8D96.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="72" width="96" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyanF6D31B41-1218-26BC-2C72-57B9E52A8D96.jpg&amp;width=120" width="96" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Busy Indians bring in Bourn with four-year deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Indians stunned the baseball world on Monday night, reeling in free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn. Then again, Cleveland has been swinging surprising moves since this critical offseason for the club started.
If Indians general manager Chris Antonetti has anything else up hi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16942187-busy-indians-bring-in-bourn-with-four-year-deal</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16942187-busy-indians-bring-in-bourn-with-four-year-deal</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>cleveland-indians</category><category>michael-bourn</category><category>bourn-agreeing-to-a-4-year-deal-with-indians</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:37:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan8401B936-BAB8-C5DD-1F7D-4B426FB224CA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="72" width="96" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan8401B936-BAB8-C5DD-1F7D-4B426FB224CA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="96" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Five questions heading into Toronto Blue Jays camp | MLB | Sports | National Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Jays look like they could actually make something happen this year... unless, of course, something happens to prevent it....]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[pjwbur]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[pjwbur]]></source><link>http://pjwbur.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16938847-five-questions-heading-into-toronto-blue-jays-camp-mlb-sports-national-post</link><guid>http://pjwbur.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16938847-five-questions-heading-into-toronto-blue-jays-camp-mlb-sports-national-post</guid><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>toronto-blue-jays</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:11:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=pjwbur7C5037FD-A437-4EE6-9013-6B000BB0590A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=pjwbur7C5037FD-A437-4EE6-9013-6B000BB0590A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A Big Hitter's Baseball Life, Without the Bombshells</title>
<description><![CDATA[As balloting for the&nbsp;Baseball Hall of Fame&nbsp;geared up earlier this winter, rumors began to circulate about why the release of&nbsp;Mike Piazza&rsquo;s book was being pushed back to February, a month after the voting would be concluded and the final results tabulated.
Wo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16925955-a-big-hitters-baseball-life-without-the-bombshells</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16925955-a-big-hitters-baseball-life-without-the-bombshells</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>mike-piazza</category><category>piazza-memoir</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:18:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan94E6AF6B-B5D0-49AC-01EA-276D5A29559D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="600" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan94E6AF6B-B5D0-49AC-01EA-276D5A29559D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/the_sports_industrial_complex_is_bleeding_america_dry/</title>
<description><![CDATA[Give this a hard think over the next time you turn on the TV to watch a game!!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bsmi021]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bsmi021]]></source><link>http://bsmi021.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16925529-httpwwwsaloncom20130208thesportsindustrialcomplexisbleedingamericadry</link><guid>http://bsmi021.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16925529-httpwwwsaloncom20130208thesportsindustrialcomplexisbleedingamericadry</guid><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>baseball</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>sports-tax</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:14:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bsmi0212EA258AD-683E-BF09-DD77-8F25C7C41433.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bsmi0212EA258AD-683E-BF09-DD77-8F25C7C41433.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Re-post: Quotes (and Thoughts) from a Perfect Game</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Seattle Mariners, depending on which report you read, have either signed ace pitcher Felix Hernandez to a record-setting $175 million dollar contract or they're about to. They had to. Given this news, and that I really want to publish something longer form on New Newsvine, I &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tyler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tyler]]></source><link>http://tyler.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16903144-re-post-quotes-and-thoughts-from-a-perfect-game</link><guid>http://tyler.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16903144-re-post-quotes-and-thoughts-from-a-perfect-game</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>baseball</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattle-mariners</category><category>felix-hernandez</category><category>perfect-game</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 23:13:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tylerAFFDF5C0-9672-728B-6125-AFC7317328DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="534" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tylerAFFDF5C0-9672-728B-6125-AFC7317328DE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Had no idea the 'Perfect Game' marquee would be behind me.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Tyler Adams</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>