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Around the Baseball World

04:19 PM ET 06.22

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I'm really liking the Colorado Rockies more and more. Every time I see them, they seem to impress me. I'm not certain they have the pitching to make up the deficit in the West. But they seem to have the perfect combination of speed and power, youth and veteran leadership to make a run. Especially now that third baseman Garrett Atkins has started hitting again. The Tigers have been unloading some pitching lately. Earlier in the week they got rid of Wilfredo Ledezma and today they sent Mike Maroth to the Cardinals. Certainly, both parts may have been expendable. But I think that Maroth…

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Whose sick of the Lottery whining?

08:56 PM ET 05.24

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The NBA lottery is not fair. There is no doubt about that. Nobody can even begin to argue that the way the NBA determines who gets the first pick in its annual draft is the fairest way. But for crying out loud (and aren't some of the NBA execs doing just that), they've been using the draft lottery for many years. So how on earth can the Celtics and the Grizzlies complain? Sure the Sonics and the Blazers just got extremely lucky and it could result in many years of playoff appearances for their teams, but for those teams that were bumped to whine after the fact is silly.The Draft…

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Tonight could be Torre's last in New York

04:00 PM ET 05.23

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I'm not saying its a sure thing. But if the Yankees lose tonight, thus falling 11 1/2 behind Boston, I think there is a good chance that tonight's game is Torre's last with the Pinstripes. The Yankees have a ton of excuses for why things aren't right. Some of them are legitimate. But let's be honest, a team like the Yankees should perservere.Furthermore, it isn't just this year. For the last eight to ten years, the Yankees have had the pick of the market. When somebody is available, the Yankees basically decide if they want him or not. Every year the Yankees enter the…

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