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<item><title><![CDATA[Give the Gift of a Rainiers 7-Game Plan this Holiday Season]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090304&amp;content_id=519247&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:47:29 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090304&amp;content_id=519247&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 9]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0irn0AXn60</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:59:20 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0irn0AXn60</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers look to win 2 ]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/876789.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:30:59 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/876789.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers' Season Comes to End]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/877935.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:16:21 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/877935.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers hit back, draw even]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/875544.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:39:56 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/875544.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers dig early hole, fall to River Cats]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/874154.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:36:59 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/874154.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Brown's steady hand steers Rainiers to playoffs]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/872566.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:48:51 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/872566.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Break Attendance Record]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090909&amp;content_id=6883986&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:48:23 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090909&amp;content_id=6883986&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Never over till it's over?  Rainiers make cliche come true]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/871299.html#user_comments</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:56:07 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/871299.html#user_comments</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Big inning, big day for pennant-winning Rainiers]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/871302.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:51:12 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/871302.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers win Division Championship]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090907&amp;content_id=6850220&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:10:11 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090907&amp;content_id=6850220&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[It all comes down to 1 game]]></title><link>http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3901541</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:24:55 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3901541</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers close on division crown]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/869682.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:05:45 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/869682.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma closes in on division lead]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/868529.html</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:45:43 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/868529.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 8]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF2wUw8A_RQ</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:46:45 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF2wUw8A_RQ</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[PCL Ruling boosts Rainiers Playoff Possibilities]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090904&amp;content_id=6797358&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:37:53 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090904&amp;content_id=6797358&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hooters Party Pack]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5619914&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:07:50 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5619914&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 5]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ9QMmSgdiI&amp;feature=channel_page</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:20 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ9QMmSgdiI&amp;feature=channel_page</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Hull bullish on his relief work]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3399/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:19 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3399/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 6]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwLjfxGtT4&amp;NR=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:18 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvwLjfxGtT4&amp;NR=1</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Wilson sidetracked, but he is still plugging away]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3447/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:17 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3447/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 7]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_AjAJ-xHec&amp;feature=related</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:16 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_AjAJ-xHec&amp;feature=related</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Shell recovers from freak injury]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/1043/story/831385.html</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:18:33 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/1043/story/831385.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 4]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFo_cNnxOSg</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:41:59 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFo_cNnxOSg</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clayton is everywhere, including Cheney Stadium]]></title><link>http://www.seattlepi.com/moore/408373_moore23.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:37:09 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.seattlepi.com/moore/408373_moore23.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Make Your Happy Happen!]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090721&amp;content_id=5972472&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:25:35 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090721&amp;content_id=5972472&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[John Clayton to call Tacoma Rainiers games]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090720&amp;content_id=5962074&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:03:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090720&amp;content_id=5962074&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - Tuesday, July 21st, John Clayton will bring his expert sports knowledge and experience to the Cheney Stadium broadcast booth where he will sit alongside Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto to provide color and play-by-play analysis for the 7:00 pm game versus the Sacramento River Cats.  Clayton, a 2007 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is one of the nation&#39;s premiere NFL Analysts.  ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - Tuesday, July 21st, John Clayton will bring his expert sports knowledge and experience to the Cheney Stadium broadcast booth where he will sit alongside Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto to provide color and play-by-play analysis for the 7:00 pm game versus the Sacramento River Cats.  Clayton, a 2007 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is one of the nation's premiere NFL Analysts.  ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clement takes his cuts in Tacoma...]]></title><link>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009476871_clement16.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:22:33 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009476871_clement16.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Daren Brown on Managing]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3299/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:05:38 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3299/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 3]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHcCpeZYs8</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:38 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHcCpeZYs8</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Does Tacoma have an All-Star future?]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/1043/story/812675.html</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:57:12 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/1043/story/812675.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Insider - Segment 2]]></title><link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGQjRk1l-o</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:21:31 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGQjRk1l-o</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Shelton and LaHair named PCL All-Stars]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5647546&amp;vkey=pr_l112&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=l112</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:02:43 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5647546&amp;vkey=pr_l112&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=l112</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hats, Hot Wings and Hits!]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5619914&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:02:41 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090630&amp;content_id=5619914&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Jerry Owens - All roads led to baseball]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3210/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:52:15 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3210/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Former SE greats square off in Triple-A]]></title><link>http://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_54879.shtml</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:16:06 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_54879.shtml</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers managers tend to stick around]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/770197.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:27:13 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/story/770197.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers and Comcast SportsNet partner for live TV broadcasts]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090603&amp;content_id=5127240&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:51:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090603&amp;content_id=5127240&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Comcast SportsNet Northwest, the home for local sports, today announced the network will provide live coverage of 15 games of the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.   This will be the first time in more than 10 years Rainiers games will be televised live.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Comcast SportsNet Northwest, the home for local sports, today announced the network will provide live coverage of 15 games of the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.   This will be the first time in more than 10 years Rainiers games will be televised live.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters go to bat for sick kids]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstory/story/762724.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:18:17 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstory/story/762724.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers help out in Lincoln class project]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3163/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 21:36:24 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3163/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers infielder Tuiasosopo loves his Washington roots]]></title><link>http://www.gateline.com/105/story/4155.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:54:06 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.gateline.com/105/story/4155.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[It's a season of changes for Rainiers catcher Jeff Clement]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3096/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:52:20 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3096/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[For Rainiers Olson, shortest trip will be the sweetest]]></title><link>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3080/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:27:23 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/3080/</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Mariners Minor League Report]]></title><link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/729258.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 16:46:08 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/rainiers/story/729258.html</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Saturday, May 2nd Rainiers Game Rained Out]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090502&amp;content_id=575424&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 21:37:40 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?ymd=20090502&amp;content_id=575424&amp;vkey=tickets_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[South Sound Woman magazine highlights Rainiers Women]]></title><link>http://www.southsoundwoman.com/magazinepdf/SSWAprMay2009.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:16:27 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.southsoundwoman.com/magazinepdf/SSWAprMay2009.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clement's bat wakes up for Tacoma Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090427&amp;content_id=571487&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:38:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090427&amp;content_id=571487&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[When Tacoma Rainiers catcher Jeff Clement pulled himself out of a slump by going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs on Friday night during the Rainiers&#39; home-opening win at Cheney Stadium, it wasn&#39;t the most significant thing on his mind.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[When Tacoma Rainiers catcher Jeff Clement pulled himself out of a slump by going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs on Friday night during the Rainiers' home-opening win at Cheney Stadium, it wasn't the most significant thing on his mind.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[In its 50th year, if Cheney Stadium could talk . . .]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&amp;content_id=565701&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&amp;content_id=565701&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m not perfect, and I won&#39;t be around forever. But I&#39;m clean - during the baseball season, after the kids visit with their school groups and day camps, I&#39;m swept and scrubbed and pounded with a pressure washer - and besides, for something that was put together from scratch, in only 59 working days, I prefer to see myself as something of a marvel.
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<item><title><![CDATA[Baseball is back for an historic 50th season at Cheney]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&amp;content_id=565677&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:32:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&amp;content_id=565677&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Fans arriving at Cheney Stadium for the Rainiers&#39; 50th home opener on April 17 will immediately be struck not only by two new high-tech scoreboards in the venerable stadium, but by plenty of new names on the roster, as well.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fans arriving at Cheney Stadium for the Rainiers' 50th home opener on April 17 will immediately be struck not only by two new high-tech scoreboards in the venerable stadium, but by plenty of new names on the roster, as well.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Cheney Stadium gets upgrades for 2009 season]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&amp;content_id=565661&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:21:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090418&amp;content_id=565661&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[When Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma throws out the first pitch during the Tacoma Rainiers season opener on April 17, he can turn around afterward and see how he did on a brand-new instant replay screen.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[When Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma throws out the first pitch during the Tacoma Rainiers season opener on April 17, he can turn around afterward and see how he did on a brand-new instant replay screen.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Versatility a must for the '09 Tacoma Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090409&amp;content_id=558330&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:41:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090409&amp;content_id=558330&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Unless you&#39;re a top prospect being groomed and coddled for big league stardom, little things like what position you are playing matter little to baseball players exiled to the minor leagues. 
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Release 2009 Roster]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090407&amp;content_id=552075&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:25:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090407&amp;content_id=552075&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers released their opening day roster for the 2009 Pacific Coast League schedule.  Tacoma will open their season on April 9th when they begin a four game series against defending Triple-A Champion Sacramento River Cats at Raley Field in Sacramento.  ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers released their opening day roster for the 2009 Pacific Coast League schedule.  Tacoma will open their season on April 9th when they begin a four game series against defending Triple-A Champion Sacramento River Cats at Raley Field in Sacramento.  ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers set to debut state-of-the-art Technology on Opening Night]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090402&amp;content_id=549417&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:37:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090402&amp;content_id=549417&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[
Tacoma, WA - In celebration of the 50th season of baseball at historic Cheney Stadium, the Tacoma Rainiers are releasing renderings of the brand new video board and electronics system that fans will experience on Opening Night, April 17th.  
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Tacoma, WA - In celebration of the 50th season of baseball at historic Cheney Stadium, the Tacoma Rainiers are releasing renderings of the brand new video board and electronics system that fans will experience on Opening Night, April 17th.  
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<item><title><![CDATA[Mariners option Clement to Tacoma]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&amp;content_id=546854&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:49:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&amp;content_id=546854&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners discarded a battery on Sunday, sending catcher Jeff Clement back to the Minor Leagues and releasing right-handed reliever Tyler Walker. 



 Seattle also added a player, acquiring infielder-outfielder Chris Burke from the Padres for cash. Burke, a non-roster player in the Padres camp, will join the Mariners as a non-roster invitee.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners discarded a battery on Sunday, sending catcher Jeff Clement back to the Minor Leagues and releasing right-handed reliever Tyler Walker. 



 Seattle also added a player, acquiring infielder-outfielder Chris Burke from the Padres for cash. Burke, a non-roster player in the Padres camp, will join the Mariners as a non-roster invitee.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Baseball an 18-hour job for Rainiers manager]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090324&amp;content_id=528831&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:08:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090324&amp;content_id=528831&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 PEORIA, ARIZ. - Give your life to baseball, and on some days the game will devour you. 



 Daren Brown knew that well before Thursday, but if he needed a reminder, the day gave him one. 
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 PEORIA, ARIZ. - Give your life to baseball, and on some days the game will devour you. 



 Daren Brown knew that well before Thursday, but if he needed a reminder, the day gave him one. 
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<item><title><![CDATA[Record Turnout for Rainiers Job Fair]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090310&amp;content_id=522258&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:52:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090310&amp;content_id=522258&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Tacoma, WA - Starting early this morning 775 people with resumes in-hand came out to the 2009 Rainiers Job Fair at the Boy Scouts of America building on 19th Street in Tacoma.  In 2008, between 150-200 people attended the Rainiers Job Fair.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 Tacoma, WA - Starting early this morning 775 people with resumes in-hand came out to the 2009 Rainiers Job Fair at the Boy Scouts of America building on 19th Street in Tacoma.  In 2008, between 150-200 people attended the Rainiers Job Fair.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers Job Fair]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090304&amp;content_id=519348&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090304&amp;content_id=519348&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Players like Gaylord Perry, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez have made the on-field magic the past five decades at Cheney Stadium, but it&#39;s the entire staff that has helped make life long memories happen for more than eleven million people.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Players like Gaylord Perry, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez have made the on-field magic the past five decades at Cheney Stadium, but it's the entire staff that has helped make life long memories happen for more than eleven million people.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Coaching Staff Returns for 2009]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090113&amp;content_id=495209&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:22:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090113&amp;content_id=495209&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Daren Brown enters his ninth season in the Mariner Minor League organization and his third season at the helm of the Seattle&#39;s Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers. He led the Rainiers to an 80-64 record in 2008, finishing second in the Pacific Coast League North Division.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Daren Brown enters his ninth season in the Mariner Minor League organization and his third season at the helm of the Seattle's Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers. He led the Rainiers to an 80-64 record in 2008, finishing second in the Pacific Coast League North Division.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Release 2009 Schedule]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081218&amp;content_id=488324&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:22:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081218&amp;content_id=488324&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers have released their 2009 season schedule, which includes a home opener against the 2008 Triple-A Champion Sacramento River Cats.  This season will mark the 50th anniversary of baseball at Cheney Stadium.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers have released their 2009 season schedule, which includes a home opener against the 2008 Triple-A Champion Sacramento River Cats.  This season will mark the 50th anniversary of baseball at Cheney Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dickey, White outrighted to Triple-A]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081210&amp;content_id=486246&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:48:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081210&amp;content_id=486246&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[SEATTLE -- Mariners executive vice president and general manager of baseball operations Jack Zduriencik announced Friday that right-handed pitchers R.A. Dickey and Sean White have cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[SEATTLE -- Mariners executive vice president and general manager of baseball operations Jack Zduriencik announced Friday that right-handed pitchers R.A. Dickey and Sean White have cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Johnson named to Topps All-Star team]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081117&amp;content_id=481058&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:32:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081117&amp;content_id=481058&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Rob Johnson (25) of Houston, Texas, hit .305 with 30 doubles, nine homers and 49 RBIs for the
Tacoma Rainiers. The catcher&#39;s 37% success rate throwing out base stealers ranked among the top
backstops in the PCL. The Seattle Mariners selected Johnson in the fourth round out of the University of Houston in 2004.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Rob Johnson (25) of Houston, Texas, hit .305 with 30 doubles, nine homers and 49 RBIs for the
Tacoma Rainiers. The catcher's 37% success rate throwing out base stealers ranked among the top
backstops in the PCL. The Seattle Mariners selected Johnson in the fourth round out of the University of Houston in 2004.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers win Ellis Award]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081113&amp;content_id=480701&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:45:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081113&amp;content_id=480701&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The Rainiers, honored for their overall team commitment, went 80-64 and finished second in the Pacific League North Division. This was the first year since 2004 that the Rainiers received the Ellis Award, as the team and staff were active throughout the Tacoma area in several community endeavors.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Rainiers, honored for their overall team commitment, went 80-64 and finished second in the Pacific League North Division. This was the first year since 2004 that the Rainiers received the Ellis Award, as the team and staff were active throughout the Tacoma area in several community endeavors.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers end season with a victory, some records, and many call-ups]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080930&amp;content_id=461025&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:40:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080930&amp;content_id=461025&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The crowd cheered, the Canada geese did a fly-over, then there was a collective &quot;Oh no!&quot; before the game-ending cheers as outfielder Prentice Redman hit a two-run walk off home run and the Tacoma Rainiers ended their 2008 season with an exciting 6-5 win over the Portland Beavers.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The crowd cheered, the Canada geese did a fly-over, then there was a collective "Oh no!" before the game-ending cheers as outfielder Prentice Redman hit a two-run walk off home run and the Tacoma Rainiers ended their 2008 season with an exciting 6-5 win over the Portland Beavers.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers, Mariners announce Two-Year Extension]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080909&amp;content_id=456504&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:36:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080909&amp;content_id=456504&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Mariners have signed a two-year Player Development Contract (PDC) extension.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 Tacoma, WA - The Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Mariners have signed a two-year Player Development Contract (PDC) extension.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers: Boom times at the ballpark]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080903&amp;content_id=454093&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:13:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080903&amp;content_id=454093&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Kirby Schlegel saw a packed ballpark as he walked around Cheney Stadium before the Tacoma Rainiers played the Las Vegas 51s last month. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Kirby Schlegel saw a packed ballpark as he walked around Cheney Stadium before the Tacoma Rainiers played the Las Vegas 51s last month. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[The book on Baldwin: this season has been a success story]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080821&amp;content_id=448631&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:37:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080821&amp;content_id=448631&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Baseball is a simple concept. Someone throws the ball, someone else tries to hit it or catch it. Sounds easy on paper. But Rainiers&#39; starting pitcher Andy Baldwin, in his fifth year as a professional, is still working on this concept.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Baseball is a simple concept. Someone throws the ball, someone else tries to hit it or catch it. Sounds easy on paper. But Rainiers' starting pitcher Andy Baldwin, in his fifth year as a professional, is still working on this concept.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Navarro's education continues on the field and off]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080821&amp;content_id=448625&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:26:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080821&amp;content_id=448625&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[At 17, most American athletes are still in high school, their professional careers not even taking shape. That was not the case with Rainiers&#39; infielder Oswaldo Navarro.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[At 17, most American athletes are still in high school, their professional careers not even taking shape. That was not the case with Rainiers' infielder Oswaldo Navarro.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[All-Star students earn Rainiers' tickets]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=436045&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:02:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=436045&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The All-Star Student Program gave students an opportunity to take their parents out to the ball game. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The All-Star Student Program gave students an opportunity to take their parents out to the ball game. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Fantasy camp gives another shot at youth]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=435956&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=435956&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The idea of living forever has been around since humans began to understand death. It was around long before Ponce de Leon scoured Florida in search of the fountain of youth. The quest continues today.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The idea of living forever has been around since humans began to understand death. It was around long before Ponce de Leon scoured Florida in search of the fountain of youth. The quest continues today.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Putz set to throw in rehab game]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&amp;content_id=434120&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:49:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&amp;content_id=434120&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Closer J.J. Putz is scheduled to throw an inning for Triple-A Tacoma on Friday. Putz went on the disabled list on June 13 after hyperextending his right elbow.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Closer J.J. Putz is scheduled to throw an inning for Triple-A Tacoma on Friday. Putz went on the disabled list on June 13 after hyperextending his right elbow.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers' president reflects on his rookie season]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080714&amp;content_id=432410&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080714&amp;content_id=432410&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Aaron Artman came on board as the president of the Tacoma Rainiers in June 2007. Having held the office for just one year, Artman is still getting used to his duties on the business side of Rainiers baseball. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Aaron Artman came on board as the president of the Tacoma Rainiers in June 2007. Having held the office for just one year, Artman is still getting used to his duties on the business side of Rainiers baseball. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers jersey auction helps outfit those in real need]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080714&amp;content_id=432408&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:42:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080714&amp;content_id=432408&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Guys were flying all over the field, making dramatic stops and great slides. The Rainiers&#39; man on the pitcher&#39;s mound was getting a standing ovation. And the baseball game had not even started yet.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Guys were flying all over the field, making dramatic stops and great slides. The Rainiers' man on the pitcher's mound was getting a standing ovation. And the baseball game had not even started yet.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Now announcing for the Rainiers, Mike Curto]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080708&amp;content_id=429632&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080708&amp;content_id=429632&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Mike Curto, you are due a confession. 
That &quot;interview&quot; at Terry&#39;s Office last week? When you were told your biographical info was needed for a feature story on baseball broadcasters? 
]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Mike Curto, you are due a confession. 
That "interview" at Terry's Office last week? When you were told your biographical info was needed for a feature story on baseball broadcasters? 
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<item><title><![CDATA[Can-miss kid Saunders a prospect for Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080630&amp;content_id=425799&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:22:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080630&amp;content_id=425799&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[For an organization that takes pains to assure fans that their Safeco Field experience is rated G, fit for all ages, the Mariners are surprisingly aggressive about their youth movement. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[For an organization that takes pains to assure fans that their Safeco Field experience is rated G, fit for all ages, the Mariners are surprisingly aggressive about their youth movement. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Baseball Bloodline - Tug Hulett]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080630&amp;content_id=425738&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:54:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080630&amp;content_id=425738&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Rainiers&#39; utility infielder Tim &quot;Tug&quot; Hulett has been around baseball all his life. His dad, Tim Sr., played 12 seasons for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Rainiers' utility infielder Tim "Tug" Hulett has been around baseball all his life. His dad, Tim Sr., played 12 seasons for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Well-traveled utility player finds a home with Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080612&amp;content_id=416265&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:05:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080612&amp;content_id=416265&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Rainiers&#39; infielder Mike Kinkade is one of the team&#39;s most versatile players. Traded from Texas to Seattle in the 2007 off-season, he has experience at every position except pitcher. While Jeff Clement was in Seattle earlier this season, Kinkade was back-up catcher, his favorite position.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Rainiers' infielder Mike Kinkade is one of the team's most versatile players. Traded from Texas to Seattle in the 2007 off-season, he has experience at every position except pitcher. While Jeff Clement was in Seattle earlier this season, Kinkade was back-up catcher, his favorite position.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers' reliever is devoted to baseball and family]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080606&amp;content_id=410648&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:03:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080606&amp;content_id=410648&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Roy Corcoran has loved baseball since he was 4 years old, but he loves his hometown of Slaughter, La., even more. Slaughter, about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, is where he started playing baseball, went to high school and where he returns in the off-season.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Roy Corcoran has loved baseball since he was 4 years old, but he loves his hometown of Slaughter, La., even more. Slaughter, about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, is where he started playing baseball, went to high school and where he returns in the off-season.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[PCL Pitcher of the Year brings his knuckleball to Tacoma]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080506&amp;content_id=395666&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 23:51:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080506&amp;content_id=395666&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[First things first - a knuckleball has more to do with fingernails than knuckles. Just ask Rainiers&#39; starter R.A. Dickey. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[First things first - a knuckleball has more to do with fingernails than knuckles. Just ask Rainiers' starter R.A. Dickey. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers' third baseman continues family tradition of excellence]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080425&amp;content_id=389907&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080425&amp;content_id=389907&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[&quot;Now batting for Woodinville High School - Matt Tuiasosopo!&quot; The first time the current Rainiers&#39; third baseman heard his name announced at Cheney Stadium was at the end of his sophomore year in high school. The Falcons were playing for the 2002 state 4A championship, which they won over Federal Way High School.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA["Now batting for Woodinville High School - Matt Tuiasosopo!" The first time the current Rainiers' third baseman heard his name announced at Cheney Stadium was at the end of his sophomore year in high school. The Falcons were playing for the 2002 state 4A championship, which they won over Federal Way High School.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers slugger Clement looks like answer for Mariners]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080425&amp;content_id=389879&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080425&amp;content_id=389879&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Three years ago, after the Mariners made Jeff Clement the No. 3 overall selection of the most precociously gifted class in the history of the amateur draft, a Baseball America scouting report on the University of Southern California catcher touted his &quot;light-tower power,&quot; his &quot;short, compact left-handed swing,&quot; and his &quot;outstanding makeup.&quot;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Three years ago, after the Mariners made Jeff Clement the No. 3 overall selection of the most precociously gifted class in the history of the amateur draft, a Baseball America scouting report on the University of Southern California catcher touted his "light-tower power," his "short, compact left-handed swing," and his "outstanding makeup."]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[It's no palace, but it's a lovely place to dream]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380370&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:54:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380370&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 At 6 p.m. Thursday, the gates opened for the 87th season of pro baseball in Tacoma.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 At 6 p.m. Thursday, the gates opened for the 87th season of pro baseball in Tacoma.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers open season with a mix of old and new]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380139&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:39:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380139&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 A reconfigured stadium and a reconfigured team will greet fans on Opening Night at Cheney Stadium. Aside from that though, little else has changed during the off-season at the venerable ballpark as the 48th season of Triple-A ball begins in Tacoma.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 A reconfigured stadium and a reconfigured team will greet fans on Opening Night at Cheney Stadium. Aside from that though, little else has changed during the off-season at the venerable ballpark as the 48th season of Triple-A ball begins in Tacoma.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[The Business of Balls and Strikes: A conversation with Tacoma Rainiers president Aaron Artman]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380085&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:14:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380085&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 When the Tacoma Rainiers take the field at Cheney Stadium this evening, it will be the continuation of a long history of minor league baseball in the South Sound.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 When the Tacoma Rainiers take the field at Cheney Stadium this evening, it will be the continuation of a long history of minor league baseball in the South Sound.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers ready for opening day]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380066&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:01:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080404&amp;content_id=380066&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Look around Cheney Stadium today and you&#39;ll see some familiar faces - Jeff Clement, Wladimir Balentien and Bryan LaHair. Study the roster and some names - Matt Tuiasosopo and R.A. Dickey - might ring a bell.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 Look around Cheney Stadium today and you'll see some familiar faces - Jeff Clement, Wladimir Balentien and Bryan LaHair. Study the roster and some names - Matt Tuiasosopo and R.A. Dickey - might ring a bell.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers: four things to watch]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080403&amp;content_id=380059&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:53:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080403&amp;content_id=380059&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 1 Tacoma&#39;s new-look uniforms: The Rainiers have unveiled a new look, but don&#39;t be surprised if you go to a game and don&#39;t see it.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 1 Tacoma's new-look uniforms: The Rainiers have unveiled a new look, but don't be surprised if you go to a game and don't see it.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers get ready to rip]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080403&amp;content_id=380056&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:46:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080403&amp;content_id=380056&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 TACOMA - Like any Class AAA team, the Tacoma Rainiers&#39; roster is full of players who would rather be somewhere else.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 TACOMA - Like any Class AAA team, the Tacoma Rainiers' roster is full of players who would rather be somewhere else.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Curto at the Cactus League Day 4, Part 3]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&amp;content_id=375603&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:42:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&amp;content_id=375603&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Well, this game at the major league stadium turned rather sloppy (although Mackintosh pitched a clean inning). I decided to walk out and see what was happening at the minor league fields out back.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 Well, this game at the major league stadium turned rather sloppy (although Mackintosh pitched a clean inning). I decided to walk out and see what was happening at the minor league fields out back.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Curto at the Cactus League - Day 4, Part 2]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&amp;content_id=375556&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:19:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&amp;content_id=375556&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Felix made it through five innings against San Diego, allowing three runs on nine hits - including solo home runs to Scott Hairston and Khalil Greene. It was tied up 3-3 when he was done.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Felix made it through five innings against San Diego, allowing three runs on nine hits - including solo home runs to Scott Hairston and Khalil Greene. It was tied up 3-3 when he was done.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Curto at the Cactus League - Day 4]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&amp;content_id=375500&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080327&amp;content_id=375500&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s my fourth and final day here in the Sun in Peoria, and I&#39;m doing something different today: I&#39;m sitting in the pleasantly air conditioned press box at the main stadium, which both the Mariners and the hated rival San Diego Padres use as a spring training home.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's my fourth and final day here in the Sun in Peoria, and I'm doing something different today: I'm sitting in the pleasantly air conditioned press box at the main stadium, which both the Mariners and the hated rival San Diego Padres use as a spring training home.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Curto at the Cactus League - Day 3]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080326&amp;content_id=375135&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080326&amp;content_id=375135&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Today, as promised, a discussion of the Mariners apparent change in philosophy in regards to signing minor league free agents. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, as promised, a discussion of the Mariners apparent change in philosophy in regards to signing minor league free agents. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Curto at the Cactus League - Day 2]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080325&amp;content_id=374331&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:46:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080325&amp;content_id=374331&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Today is my second day of four at the Tacoma Rainiers spring training camp - which takes place in the complex behind the Seattle Mariners main spring training stadium in Peoria, Arizona.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is my second day of four at the Tacoma Rainiers spring training camp - which takes place in the complex behind the Seattle Mariners main spring training stadium in Peoria, Arizona.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Curto at the Cactus League - Day 1]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080324&amp;content_id=373732&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:20:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080324&amp;content_id=373732&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s your radio announcer here, Mike Curto. I&#39;m on my annual pre-season Spring Training trip and the Rainiers asked me to &quot;blog&quot; my four days in Peoria. So, here we go!]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's your radio announcer here, Mike Curto. I'm on my annual pre-season Spring Training trip and the Rainiers asked me to "blog" my four days in Peoria. So, here we go!]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[This open house feels like home]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080317&amp;content_id=361000&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:37:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080317&amp;content_id=361000&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Saturday Ed Green believed he had found a nice seat: close to the field, behind home plate and not too expensive. His three kids apparently thought otherwise. 



 They ran around the stands of Cheney Stadium checking out other spots available for purchase for Tacoma Rainiers games this season, calling his name every time they discovered the perfect location.

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 Saturday Ed Green believed he had found a nice seat: close to the field, behind home plate and not too expensive. His three kids apparently thought otherwise. 



 They ran around the stands of Cheney Stadium checking out other spots available for purchase for Tacoma Rainiers games this season, calling his name every time they discovered the perfect location.

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<item><title><![CDATA[Vocalists show off skills at U.S. anthem contest]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080317&amp;content_id=360991&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:27:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080317&amp;content_id=360991&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[TACOMA - Troy Kochel of Olympia started his Saturday by singing &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner&quot; in his car on the way to Cheney Stadium, the home ballpark for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers baseball team.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[TACOMA - Troy Kochel of Olympia started his Saturday by singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in his car on the way to Cheney Stadium, the home ballpark for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers baseball team.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Venture Bank, Rainiers form 5-year partnership]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080222&amp;content_id=350474&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:28:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080222&amp;content_id=350474&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[DuPONT - Venture Bank and the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team announced a five-year sponsorship agreement Thursday for naming rights to two sections of Cheney Stadium, the 8,000-seat home ballpark for the Triple-A Rainiers. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[DuPONT - Venture Bank and the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team announced a five-year sponsorship agreement Thursday for naming rights to two sections of Cheney Stadium, the 8,000-seat home ballpark for the Triple-A Rainiers. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Bank teams up with Rainiers: DuPont-based Venture sponsors Gold Club]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080222&amp;content_id=350471&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:14:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080222&amp;content_id=350471&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack - and as long as you&#39;re at it, open a checking account and see about starting a line of credit and a new IRA account.

DuPont-based Venture Bank has inked a five-year agreement to join the Tacoma Rainiers as sponsor of the team&#39;s Gold Club - which henceforth will be called the Venture Bank Gold Club.
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DuPont-based Venture Bank has inked a five-year agreement to join the Tacoma Rainiers as sponsor of the team's Gold Club - which henceforth will be called the Venture Bank Gold Club.
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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers and Venture Bank strike Gold]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080221&amp;content_id=350332&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:11:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080221&amp;content_id=350332&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The Tacoma Rainiers and Venture Bank today announced a five year agreement that will rename Cheney Stadium&#39;s Gold Club the Venture Bank Gold Club and make Venture Bank the Official Bank of the Tacoma Rainiers.  
]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Tacoma Rainiers and Venture Bank today announced a five year agreement that will rename Cheney Stadium's Gold Club the Venture Bank Gold Club and make Venture Bank the Official Bank of the Tacoma Rainiers.  
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on experience with the Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080126&amp;content_id=342399&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:28:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080126&amp;content_id=342399&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[This January, I have an awesome opportunity to intern with the Tacoma Rainiers. 
At Tacoma School of the Arts, we have a program that allows juniors and seniors the opportunity to do an internship with a company in the area that will immerse them into a profession that they are interested in.

 ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[This January, I have an awesome opportunity to intern with the Tacoma Rainiers. 
At Tacoma School of the Arts, we have a program that allows juniors and seniors the opportunity to do an internship with a company in the area that will immerse them into a profession that they are interested in.

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<item><title><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers Job Fair]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080121&amp;content_id=340941&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:33:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080121&amp;content_id=340941&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The Tacoma Rainiers are searching for their 2008 All-Star Game Day Staff. If you&#39;re outgoing, friendly, customer service orientated, reliable, have contagious energy and want to help us put on the show this season...we want to meet you!]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Tacoma Rainiers are searching for their 2008 All-Star Game Day Staff. If you're outgoing, friendly, customer service orientated, reliable, have contagious energy and want to help us put on the show this season...we want to meet you!]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[M's Invite 18 nonroster players]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080121&amp;content_id=340938&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:22:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080121&amp;content_id=340938&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Spring training isn&#39;t just about winning jobs, and the Seattle Mariners will use the time to look at what they have in the farm system - inviting 18 nonroster players to camp next month. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[

 Spring training isn't just about winning jobs, and the Seattle Mariners will use the time to look at what they have in the farm system - inviting 18 nonroster players to camp next month. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Nine Innings: Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers owner Kirby Schlegel]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071210&amp;content_id=328662&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:24:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071210&amp;content_id=328662&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The last time I tried to talk to a baseball team owner, I was shouting questions to George Steinbrenner outside Yankee Stadium, got shoved by a security guard, had the incident written up in the newspaper and had a meeting with the Yankees&#39; chief of security the next day to try to figure out how to make that situation not repeat itself. There was no shouting, no shoving and no security necessary for my Nine Innings interview with Kirby Schlegel, the founder and chairman of Schlegel Sports, which owns two minor-league hockey teams and - in conjunction with reality TV star Nick Lachey - the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Mariners. Here we go... ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The last time I tried to talk to a baseball team owner, I was shouting questions to George Steinbrenner outside Yankee Stadium, got shoved by a security guard, had the incident written up in the newspaper and had a meeting with the Yankees' chief of security the next day to try to figure out how to make that situation not repeat itself. There was no shouting, no shoving and no security necessary for my Nine Innings interview with Kirby Schlegel, the founder and chairman of Schlegel Sports, which owns two minor-league hockey teams and - in conjunction with reality TV star Nick Lachey - the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Mariners. Here we go... ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Coaching Staff Announced]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071205&amp;content_id=327761&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:49:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071205&amp;content_id=327761&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Seattle Mariners Director of Player Development Greg Hunter announced today the Mariners Minor League Coaching Staff for the 2008 season. The Mariners also named their Minor League Coordinators for next season.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Seattle Mariners Director of Player Development Greg Hunter announced today the Mariners Minor League Coaching Staff for the 2008 season. The Mariners also named their Minor League Coordinators for next season.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Jones named top Minor Leaguer]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071128&amp;content_id=325101&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:52:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071128&amp;content_id=325101&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[SEATTLE -- An All-Star regular season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers has landed outfielder Adam Jones the Mariners&#39; Minor League Player of the Year Award, it was announced on Wednesday.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[SEATTLE -- An All-Star regular season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers has landed outfielder Adam Jones the Mariners' Minor League Player of the Year Award, it was announced on Wednesday.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[M's Clement might need elbow surgery]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071116&amp;content_id=323542&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:16:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071116&amp;content_id=323542&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jeff Clement, the prized minor league catching prospect who displayed his powerful swing during September for the Seattle Mariners, has a sore left elbow and may need surgery.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jeff Clement, the prized minor league catching prospect who displayed his powerful swing during September for the Seattle Mariners, has a sore left elbow and may need surgery.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rohrbaugh named Seattle's top minor league pitcher]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071106&amp;content_id=320246&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:02:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071106&amp;content_id=320246&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Robert Rohrbaugh&#39;s numbers this year were pretty impressive. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Robert Rohrbaugh's numbers this year were pretty impressive. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[After injury, Chen thriving in AFL]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071105&amp;content_id=320029&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071105&amp;content_id=320029&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[PEORIA -- Second baseman Yung Chi Chen never slides headfirst into a base anymore. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[PEORIA -- Second baseman Yung Chi Chen never slides headfirst into a base anymore. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clement putting in extra time in Arizona]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071105&amp;content_id=320024&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071105&amp;content_id=320024&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[John McLaren stopped by the Seattle Mariners&#39; training complex in Peoria, Ariz., early one morning last month and heard some activity outside.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[John McLaren stopped by the Seattle Mariners' training complex in Peoria, Ariz., early one morning last month and heard some activity outside.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Kalal to take on New Challenge in Tacoma]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071105&amp;content_id=320002&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:49:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071105&amp;content_id=320002&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - After more than a decade and a half with Tacoma&#39;s baseball team, Assistant General Manager Kevin Kalal will leave the team and begin a new career in the Tacoma community.  Kalal will leave the Rainiers to become the new Director of Facilities at Bellarmine Prep.  ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA - After more than a decade and a half with Tacoma's baseball team, Assistant General Manager Kevin Kalal will leave the team and begin a new career in the Tacoma community.  Kalal will leave the Rainiers to become the new Director of Facilities at Bellarmine Prep.  ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Balentien voted PCL's top rookie]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304846&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:17:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304846&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS - In a gesture that shows just how far he has come this season, Tacoma Rainiers outfielder Wladimir Balentien was voted the Pacific Coast League&#39;s Rookie of the Year. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS - In a gesture that shows just how far he has come this season, Tacoma Rainiers outfielder Wladimir Balentien was voted the Pacific Coast League's Rookie of the Year. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Notes: Two-headed monster at catcher]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304845&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:08:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304845&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[OAKLAND -- It&#39;s a problem any manager would love to have: two quality catchers, both talented enough to be a full-time starter.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[OAKLAND -- It's a problem any manager would love to have: two quality catchers, both talented enough to be a full-time starter.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Notes: A night to remember for Balentien]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304844&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:58:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304844&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[

 NEW YORK -- The Mariners&#39; most lopsided loss in almost a month wasn&#39;t a total washout. 



 It provided an unforgettable experience for rookie outfielder Wladimir Balentien. 
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 NEW YORK -- The Mariners' most lopsided loss in almost a month wasn't a total washout. 



 It provided an unforgettable experience for rookie outfielder Wladimir Balentien. 
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<item><title><![CDATA[Reed sees positives after difficult season]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304834&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:51:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304834&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Jeremy Reed got back to the major leagues Tuesday for the first time since 2006. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Jeremy Reed got back to the major leagues Tuesday for the first time since 2006. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers manager sizes up call-ups]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304829&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:43:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070924&amp;content_id=304829&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[OAKLAND - Daren Brown spent most of 2007 watching players the Seattle Mariners hope will become fixtures in the next few years. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[OAKLAND - Daren Brown spent most of 2007 watching players the Seattle Mariners hope will become fixtures in the next few years. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Eatonville Resident Wins Grand Prize in Bank of America]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070919&amp;content_id=303945&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070919&amp;content_id=303945&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Visit to Tacoma ballpark for Minor League Baseball game, entry in No Fee Mortgage Plus promotion earns Dale family $25,000]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Visit to Tacoma ballpark for Minor League Baseball game, entry in No Fee Mortgage Plus promotion earns Dale family $25,000]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[All-around fun playing softball with Nick Lachey]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&amp;content_id=297166&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:43:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&amp;content_id=297166&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Getting a chance to play softball with celebrities and helping a great cause at the same time. It doesn&#39;t get any better than that.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Getting a chance to play softball with celebrities and helping a great cause at the same time. It doesn't get any better than that.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[A moment with ... Nick Lachey, Tacoma Rainiers co-owner]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&amp;content_id=297158&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:32:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&amp;content_id=297158&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[With piercing blue eyes, rippling pectorals and swoon-worthy vocals, Nick Lachey was easily welcomed into fame as a lead-vocalist for the late-1990s boy band, 98 degrees.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[With piercing blue eyes, rippling pectorals and swoon-worthy vocals, Nick Lachey was easily welcomed into fame as a lead-vocalist for the late-1990s boy band, 98 degrees.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Nick Lachey gives his take on T-town]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&amp;content_id=297141&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:23:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&amp;content_id=297141&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Ah, to be a celebrity who owns a minor league baseball team. Singing sessions in Los Angeles one day, signing autographs and playing the Cheney Stadium outfield the next.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ah, to be a celebrity who owns a minor league baseball team. Singing sessions in Los Angeles one day, signing autographs and playing the Cheney Stadium outfield the next.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers host night for Soldiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070818&amp;content_id=291340&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:50:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070818&amp;content_id=291340&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[On a night when Major League Baseball&#39;s all-time home run record was broken to the enjoyment of fans, appreciation of another kind was being shown to the men and women of the armed forces.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[On a night when Major League Baseball's all-time home run record was broken to the enjoyment of fans, appreciation of another kind was being shown to the men and women of the armed forces.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Show]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070814&amp;content_id=289324&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:57:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070814&amp;content_id=289324&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Professional baseball has been a mainstay in Tacoma now for close to 70 years.
&emsp;&emsp;Present for the majority of those years has been Edward Jones, who has been coming to Cheney Stadium for almost 40 years.
&emsp;&emsp;&quot;I was here when the Tacoma Cubs played the Chicago Cubs,&quot; he said, referring to the matches between the two during the late 60s. &quot;I was here (in the 70s) when the Minnesota Twins played the Tacoma Twins.&quot;
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  Present for the majority of those years has been Edward Jones, who has been coming to Cheney Stadium for almost 40 years.
  "I was here when the Tacoma Cubs played the Chicago Cubs," he said, referring to the matches between the two during the late 60s. "I was here (in the 70s) when the Minnesota Twins played the Tacoma Twins."
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers baseball camp unites youth and players]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070814&amp;content_id=289305&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:25:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070814&amp;content_id=289305&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Bringing the kids to Cheney Stadium to watch the Tacoma Rainiers in action is an activity synonymous with summer. But since the Rainiers Baseball Camp rolled into town, sitting in the stands is not the only option for young baseball fans. On Aug. 6-8, youth ages 6-14 swarmed the field to mingle with the coaches and players they usually watch from a distance.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Bringing the kids to Cheney Stadium to watch the Tacoma Rainiers in action is an activity synonymous with summer. But since the Rainiers Baseball Camp rolled into town, sitting in the stands is not the only option for young baseball fans. On Aug. 6-8, youth ages 6-14 swarmed the field to mingle with the coaches and players they usually watch from a distance.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Salute to Armed Forces Jersey Auction]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070802&amp;content_id=283706&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:46:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070802&amp;content_id=283706&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, August 7th Rainiers fans will have the opportunity to bid on game-worn autographed jerseys from the 2007 Rainiers team. This includes Jeff Clement, Wladimir Balentien and even your favorite reindeer, Rhubarb!]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[On Tuesday, August 7th Rainiers fans will have the opportunity to bid on game-worn autographed jerseys from the 2007 Rainiers team. This includes Jeff Clement, Wladimir Balentien and even your favorite reindeer, Rhubarb!]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Clement living up to his power pedigree]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&amp;content_id=282655&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:37:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&amp;content_id=282655&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[TACOMA - It&#39;s no surprise that Tacoma Rainiers catcher Jeff Clement is one of the team leaders in home runs with 16.

After all, Clement set the national high-school home-run record with 75 in Marshalltown, Iowa, then continued to show great power at USC and was taken with the No. 3 pick overall in the 2005 draft.

 ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[TACOMA - It's no surprise that Tacoma Rainiers catcher Jeff Clement is one of the team leaders in home runs with 16.

After all, Clement set the national high-school home-run record with 75 in Marshalltown, Iowa, then continued to show great power at USC and was taken with the No. 3 pick overall in the 2005 draft.

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<item><title><![CDATA[Oklahoman Brown finding success as Tacoma manager]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&amp;content_id=282643&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:28:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&amp;content_id=282643&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Daren Brown didn&#39;t become the major league player his father and uncle were, but he might do something even more rare.

He might become only the fifth native Oklahoman to become a major league manager, following Bobby Cox, Alvin Dark, Les Moss and Roy Johnson. (Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire grew up in Okmulgee but was born in Germany).
]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Daren Brown didn't become the major league player his father and uncle were, but he might do something even more rare.

He might become only the fifth native Oklahoman to become a major league manager, following Bobby Cox, Alvin Dark, Les Moss and Roy Johnson. (Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire grew up in Okmulgee but was born in Germany).
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<item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Popich is major part of Rainiers lineup]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070726&amp;content_id=280461&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:36:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070726&amp;content_id=280461&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[When a player crashes into the fence to make a game-saving catch or steals a base, putting his body at risk in doing so, fans cheer. The same plays make the medical staff cringe.

]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[When a player crashes into the fence to make a game-saving catch or steals a base, putting his body at risk in doing so, fans cheer. The same plays make the medical staff cringe.

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<item><title><![CDATA[Richard Karn Celebrity Weekend]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070723&amp;content_id=278826&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:26:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070723&amp;content_id=278826&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[In 2006 the Richard Karn Auction &amp;amp; Golf Event raised over $630,000 for Tacoma General&#39;s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This year&#39;s event has even higher hopes of fulfilling the ongoing needs of this nationally accredited life saving unit.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2006 the Richard Karn Auction &amp; Golf Event raised over $630,000 for Tacoma General's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This year's event has even higher hopes of fulfilling the ongoing needs of this nationally accredited life saving unit.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers, foundation provide 'Fishing Expedition' ]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070719&amp;content_id=277259&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:49:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070719&amp;content_id=277259&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Fishing is remarkable in the way the simple pursuit of a fish becomes a memory that will last a lifetime.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fishing is remarkable in the way the simple pursuit of a fish becomes a memory that will last a lifetime.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Clement named to All-Star Team]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070719&amp;content_id=277256&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:41:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070719&amp;content_id=277256&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Former USC players Jeff Clement and Ian Kennedy were listed on Baseball America&#39;s Minor League Midseason All-Star Team released today. 

]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Former USC players Jeff Clement and Ian Kennedy were listed on Baseball America's Minor League Midseason All-Star Team released today. 

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<item><title><![CDATA[A GENUINE STAR ON THE RISE?]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070702&amp;content_id=269109&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:32:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070702&amp;content_id=269109&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Tacoma slugger Balentien has traveled from Curaao to the brink of the majors]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tacoma slugger Balentien has traveled from Curaao to the brink of the majors]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Meet Rainiers President Aaron Artman]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070626&amp;content_id=265697&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:50:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070626&amp;content_id=265697&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers new President Aaron Artman has only been on the job a few weeks, but he&#39;s already working on some big goals.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tacoma Rainiers new President Aaron Artman has only been on the job a few weeks, but he's already working on some big goals.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Rainiers Seat Ranked #10]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070622&amp;content_id=263471&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:35:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070622&amp;content_id=263471&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Back in the 1950s, when Tacoma was looking to get into the minor-league game, local businessman Ben Cheney was one of the leading voices in efforts to find a big-league team to serve as Tacoma&#39;s parent.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Back in the 1950s, when Tacoma was looking to get into the minor-league game, local businessman Ben Cheney was one of the leading voices in efforts to find a big-league team to serve as Tacoma's parent.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Minor Leaguer works on plate patience with Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070619&amp;content_id=262002&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:06:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070619&amp;content_id=262002&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[TACOMA, Wash. -- Different approach. Better results. 
Tacoma Rainiers outfielder Wladimir Balentien knew he had good power, and often showed that while playing with Double-A San Antonio in 2006, recording 82 RBIs in 121 games. A concern, though, was his number of strikeouts -- 140 of them, to be exact. 

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Tacoma Rainiers outfielder Wladimir Balentien knew he had good power, and often showed that while playing with Double-A San Antonio in 2006, recording 82 RBIs in 121 games. A concern, though, was his number of strikeouts -- 140 of them, to be exact. 

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<item><title><![CDATA[Baseball America names Jones hot prospect]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070618&amp;content_id=261729&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:43:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070618&amp;content_id=261729&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Jones has been steadily climbing the charts, ranking 15th and then third on our last two Hot Sheets. Not happy with his ranking, Jones took it up another level last week, hitting .387 with three homers, three doubles and seven RBIs in seven games for Tacoma.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jones has been steadily climbing the charts, ranking 15th and then third on our last two Hot Sheets. Not happy with his ranking, Jones took it up another level last week, hitting .387 with three homers, three doubles and seven RBIs in seven games for Tacoma.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[She'll take her art to the ball game]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070618&amp;content_id=261629&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:13:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070618&amp;content_id=261629&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[In a way, Tacoma artist Jennevieve Schlemmer is helping her neighbors decorate their remodeled house. It&#39;s just that her neighbors are the Tacoma Rainiers, and their house is Cheney Stadium. ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In a way, Tacoma artist Jennevieve Schlemmer is helping her neighbors decorate their remodeled house. It's just that her neighbors are the Tacoma Rainiers, and their house is Cheney Stadium. ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Versatile infielder brings world of experience to Rainiers]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070618&amp;content_id=261594&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:12:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070618&amp;content_id=261594&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[Rainiers&#39; infielder Brant Ust has really been around - the world as well as the baseball diamond. His path goes from Belgium to Italy and England, then to Redmond and on to the University of Notre Dame before launching his professional baseball career. 

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<item><title><![CDATA[Changes at Cheney Stadium]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070426&amp;content_id=234212&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:07:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070426&amp;content_id=234212&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[It&#39;s a new look to Cheney Stadium this year.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's a new look to Cheney Stadium this year.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to the future, M's go global]]></title><link>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070322&amp;content_id=194708&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:17:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070322&amp;content_id=194708&amp;vkey=news_t529&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t529</guid><description><![CDATA[The Seattle Mariners have established themselves as one of baseball&#39;s premiere international scouting forces.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Seattle Mariners have established themselves as one of baseball's premiere international scouting forces.]]></content:encoded>
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