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Submitted by TotalAccess on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 04:35

Los Angeles Dodgers: TV Standoff Is Dangerously Disillusioning Fans

“It’s time for Dodger baseball!”

A month into what could very well be Vin Scully’s final season uttering those famed words, most of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ contingent isn’t able to hear them spoken.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 23:18

Bryce Harper's Injury Leaves Nationals Hustling to Keep Up in Tough NL East

Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals came into the 2014 season showered with predictions of October glory.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 06:00

Biggest Takeaways from the First 4 Weeks of the MLB Season

Four weeks ago, the 2014 Major League Baseball season arrived. The glitz and glamour of Opening Day came with reactions from offseason moves and spring training narratives.

While it's foolish to amend most preseason expectations and declarations with only about 15 percent of the schedule finished, perspective is starting to arrive for the season playing out in front of our eyes. Four weeks of competition isn't enough to win a pennant, but it could be enough to make analysts and fans reconsider what seemed academic just one month ago.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 04/26/2014 - 00:53

Yordano Ventura's Improved Curveball Could Be Next Step in His Ace Evolution

Yordano Ventura will have many great starts in his career, but his outing on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles is one he’ll never forget.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 22:41

Albert Pujols at 34 Is Back Among the Top Sluggers in Baseball

Talk of his demise certainly appears to be premature, but is it too early to declare that Albert Pujols is back to his MVP-caliber form based on a 22-game sample?

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 16:40

Yasiel Puig's Harrowing Cuban Escape Story Gets Hollywood Movie Treatment

If you thought Yasiel Puig's tale chronicling his escape from Cuba—as told in 

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 14:58

MLB Smart to Backtrack on Transfer Rule, but Collision Confusion Still Looms

Let's give Major League Baseball credit for making an adjustment that absolutely needed to be made. What has been a major point of contention early on in 2014 will no longer be a point of contention.

But this should be just the first of two much-needed adjustments. Now that MLB has taken care of the formerly dumb-as-nails transfer rule, it needs to take care of the hard-to-miss gray area in the new home-plate collision rules.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 10:57

Cameras Catch Red Sox Fan Proposing Right Behind Shane Victorino at-Bat

Getting down on one knee to ask the most important question in your life while your favorite team gets massacred on the field and Shane Victorino flails at a pitch seems like a beautifully romantic gesture. 

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 10:34

Have Red Sox Finally Hit Rock Bottom After Embarrassing Loss to Yankees?

Not even a full month into the 2014 season, whatever magic the Boston Red Sox possessed in winning the 2013 World Series feels like it's gone, perhaps bobbled away along with the five errors they made in an embarrassing 14-5 loss to the rival New York Yankees on Thursday night at Fenway Park that dropped them to last place in the AL East.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 09:56

Bryce Harper's Desire and Talent Far Outweigh Pouting and Maturity Issues

The Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper was benched for not running out a ground ball in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 19. The 21-year-old Harper has been criticized for maturity issues in his three years in the majors. Should the Nationals be worried about this latest incident?

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