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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:12:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/sources-rangers-josh-hamilton-relapses-at-dallas-fort-worth-bar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sources-rangers-josh-hamilton-relapses-at-dallas-fort-worth-bar http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/sources-rangers-josh-hamilton-relapses-at-dallas-fort-worth-bar/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:40:34 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860625 It's being reported that troubled outfielder Josh Hamilton has once again relapsed at a bar. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/sources-rangers-josh-hamilton-relapses-at-dallas-fort-worth-bar/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/liverpool-pays-20-million-for-player-after-being-duped-by-youtube-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liverpool-pays-20-million-for-player-after-being-duped-by-youtube-video http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/liverpool-pays-20-million-for-player-after-being-duped-by-youtube-video/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:42:16 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860620 This YouTube video was so impressive to Liverpool brass that it compelled them to sign Stewart Downing to a 4-year £20 million contract. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/liverpool-pays-20-million-for-player-after-being-duped-by-youtube-video/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:48:46 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860547 Nationals Park, the home stadium of the Washington Nationals, was glowing green Tuesday night. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/orioles-signing-of-17-year-old-pitcher-brings-criticism-from-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orioles-signing-of-17-year-old-pitcher-brings-criticism-from-korea http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/orioles-signing-of-17-year-old-pitcher-brings-criticism-from-korea/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:53 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860513 The Baltimore Orioles have signed 17-year-old baseball phenom Kim Seong-min, a high school sophomore from South Korea. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/orioles-signing-of-17-year-old-pitcher-brings-criticism-from-korea/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/mlb-has-prejudice-against-fat-people-predicted-fielder-decline-unfounded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mlb-has-prejudice-against-fat-people-predicted-fielder-decline-unfounded http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/mlb-has-prejudice-against-fat-people-predicted-fielder-decline-unfounded/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:28:03 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860439 After a 2011 campaign showed signs that Fielder is smack dab in the middle of his prime, it took an injury to Detroit Tigers' DH Victor Martinez for him to get his pay day.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/mlb-has-prejudice-against-fat-people-predicted-fielder-decline-unfounded/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/10-pro-athletes-who-could-win-the-republican-presidential-nomination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-pro-athletes-who-could-win-the-republican-presidential-nomination http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/10-pro-athletes-who-could-win-the-republican-presidential-nomination/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:40:54 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860327 Let's call the Republican Presidential Race what it really is. A bunch of Junior Varsity candidates with no breakout star quality and no clear-cut favorite. Donald Trump used the race to boost his floundering TV ratings. Herman Cain used it to meet more pretty girls. And Ron Paul even docked his spaceship long enough to run his 15th Presidential campaign in the past decade. If these lunatics can be taken serious as possible leaders of the free world, then I see nothing wrong with nominating some our favorite athletes to take a shot at the White House too.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/10-pro-athletes-who-could-win-the-republican-presidential-nomination/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/blue-jays-sign-44-year-old-shortstop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blue-jays-sign-44-year-old-shortstop http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/blue-jays-sign-44-year-old-shortstop/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:56:47 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860307 The Toronto Blue Jays have a ton of young talent in their organization, and felt it was time they went out and made a bold move by signing the oldest position player in Major League Baseball to a 1 year contract.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/01/blue-jays-sign-44-year-old-shortstop/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/yankee-fan-at-kim-jong-ils-funeral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yankee-fan-at-kim-jong-ils-funeral http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/yankee-fan-at-kim-jong-ils-funeral/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:26:01 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859811 The massive reach of the Yankees is simply undeniable. While it's surprising to find say, a Blue Jays fan in New Mexico, it's no surprise to see a Yankee fan in the most isolated and oppressive country in the world.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/yankee-fan-at-kim-jong-ils-funeral/feed/ 4 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/video-rangers-torrealba-suspended-66-games-in-venezuela-for-striking-ump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-rangers-torrealba-suspended-66-games-in-venezuela-for-striking-ump http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/video-rangers-torrealba-suspended-66-games-in-venezuela-for-striking-ump/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:02:15 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859726 Backup Texas Rangers' catcher, Yorvit Torrealba was handed a 66 game suspension by League president, Jose Grasso Vecchio for shoving a Venezuelan winter league umpire in the face after striking out. The suspension would end Torrealba's season, and carries through the end of next season.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/video-rangers-torrealba-suspended-66-games-in-venezuela-for-striking-ump/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/texas-rangers-c-yorvit-torrealba-slaps-ump-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-rangers-c-yorvit-torrealba-slaps-ump-video http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/texas-rangers-c-yorvit-torrealba-slaps-ump-video/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:51:35 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164859701 Catcher Yorvit Torrealba swung at strike three and then swings at the face of the umpire of this Venezuelan League. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/12/texas-rangers-c-yorvit-torrealba-slaps-ump-video/feed/ 1