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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'May 28, 2008 - 10:22:38 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jay Bruce has been the most highly touted baseball prospect in decades.  On May 27, 2008, he made his major league debut for the Reds.  Did he live up to everyone\'s expectations--or did the great rookie hope fizzle?';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Mar 5, 2008 - 9:32:20 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'As I was shuffling through the sports pages yesterday morning I stumbled across a headline that stunned me: \"The Dominican Republic threatens not to attend the World Classic\". I couldn\'t believe it, and the amazement only increased as I kept on reading and, trust me, it got worse.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Mar 2, 2008 - 5:04:47 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'It is going to be a tough season for the Baltimore Orioles. They\'re young and they play arguably two of the best 5 AL teams over 30 times. They\'ll be forced to deal with an up-and-coming Blue Jays team and a Devil Rays team that could possibly threaten to outscore everyone in the AL East. But the main problem is that they are young...';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Feb 29, 2008 - 10:31:12 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'It\'s about time for many leagues to start drafting. If you\'re like me, you\'ve already etched the top starting pitchers available on draft day.<br/>\n<br/>\nHere are numbers 16 to 20 to look for!';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Feb 28, 2008 - 6:38:04 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'There are a ton of fine shortstops out there for this coming 2008 season. I couldn\'t just write about 5 of my top picks without leaving out some valuable talents. These first 3 are players that almost made my top 5 cut.<br/>\n<br/>\nWe\'ll examine the fantasy values of Yunel Escobar, Rafael Furcal, Miguel Tejada, JJ Hardy, Troy Tulowitzki, Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins, and Hanley Ramirez.';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Anyone Left on the Farm?';
  syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.mopsquad.com/artman2/publish/Detroit_Tigers_182/Anyone_Left_on_the_Farm.htm';
  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Dec 5, 2007 - 1:58:04 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Detroit Tigers have sent out 11 prospects in the last two years alone. How much more do they have left to deal?';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Deal of the Century';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Dec 5, 2007 - 1:50:32 AM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins completed an eight player trade on Wednesday. Now the question is sought after, who was the winner in this trade. Unfortunately, this really is a deal where only time will tell.....';
  syndicate.index++;  syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'A-Rod back in 2008';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 19, 2007 - 3:04:49 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Alex Rodriguez will be back with the Yankees in 2008. Man, that is one of the most painful things I\'ve had to say in awhile. But it\'s true, not super official yet, but true.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 19, 2007 - 12:42:20 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'After four years the FBI appears to have enough evidence to charge Barry Bonds with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. He is now accused of having lied when he said \"I have never knowingly used steroids\" and, with an already tainted reputation, his record\'s future is uncertain.';
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  syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 22, 2007 - 1:23:45 PM';
  syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Tigers had some good things and some bad things happen this year. The off season will be key in preserving the Tigers future starting with adding some key players that can help the Tigers continue their recent winning ways...';
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