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Updated Oct. 24, 2012, 2 a.m.
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The Top 10 League Championship Series in MLB history
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MLB salary database
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Power rankings: Top seed Nationals get top billing
Updated 2 weeks, 6 days
Cabrera's coronation: Detroit Tiger claims Triple Crown
Updated 2 weeks, 5 days
Farewell Tour: Chipper Jones
Updated 1 month, 1 week
Nightengale: Nationals despised for sitting Strasburg
Updated 1 week, 5 days
MLB's highest paid players in 2012
Updated 1 month, 1 week
Stephen Strasburg, Call of Duty All-Star
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Royals prospect named Minor League Player of Year
Updated 1 month, 1 week
Nightengale: Melky Cabrera finally got something right
Updated 1 month
Baseball's new star witness is an old face
Updated 4 weeks, 1 day
Cagey Cards, gutty Giants: One will lose Game 7
Updated 2 days, 1 hour
Who's got the edge in NLCS Game 7?
Updated 2 days, 1 hour
Matheny talks NLCS Game 7
Updated 1 day, 19 hours
INTERVIEW: Hunter Pence - Giants RF
Updated 1 day, 19 hours
INTERVIEW: Pablo Sandoval - Giants 3B
Updated 1 day, 19 hours
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