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    25 Reasons To Be Glad Baseball Is Almost Back

    It's as American as your Mom and apple pie. Here are 25 backsides that make us glad that our national pastime is almost back.

    Rick Strandlof
    by Rick Strandlof

    Community Contributor

    1. Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants

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    2. Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies

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    3. Daniel Murphy - New York Mets

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    4. Andy LaRoche - Boston Red Sox

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    5. Chris Davis - Baltimore Orioles

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    6. Dan Uggla - Atlanta Braves

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    7. Brian Bixler - New York Mets

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    8. Mike Olt - Texas Rangers

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    9. Mark Reynolds -Cleveland Indians

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    10. Justin Verlander - Detroit Tigers

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    11. Ian Kinsler - Texas Rangers

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    12. Angel Pagan - San Francisco Giants

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    13. Josh Thole - Toronto Blue Jays

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    14. Aaron Rowand - San Francisco Giants

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    15. Skip Schumaker - Los Angeles Dodgers

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    16. Jeremy Hermida - Free Agent

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    17. Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds

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    18. Brett Hayes - Kansas City Royals

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    19. Ryan Braun - Milwaukee Brewers

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    20. Kelly Shoppach - Free Agent

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    21. Jordan Schafer

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    22. Mark Teixeira - New York Yankees

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    23. Anthony Recker - New York Mets

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    24. Brett Lawrie - Toronto Blue Jays

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    25. David Wright - New York Mets

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