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2011 MLB Mock Draft Coverage Starts With This Live Blog

Welcome to your one-stop shop for all your 2011 MLB Draft coverage needs leading up to Monday’s big event.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the No. 1 overall pick and are believed to be leaning towards UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole. However, they could switch things up at the last minute and go with Rice third-baseman Anthony Rendon or perhaps even Virginia’s Danny Hultzen.

We’re breaking down prospects and making predictions as to where they’ll land in the draft.

So stay right here for all the latest MLB draft related updates!

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Nick Swisher, the New York Yankees outfielder, will be off the market this weekend when he marries actress Joanna Garcia on Saturday at the Breakers Hotel & Resort in Palm Beach.

“She is my princess. I just could not be more happy,” Swisher told Page Six last month.  “It’s just so great to have your best friend with you throughout everything good and everything bad.”

Get to know more about the beautiful Joanna right here.

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Dominique Piek is Bleacher Report’s WAG of the Week.

Today, you’ll get to meet the supermodel girlfriend of Texas Rangers pitcher, C.J. Wilson.

And if you’re superstitious, you should take note that she’s also a bit of a lucky charm, since the Rangers reached the World Series for the first time in franchise history.

Too bad they lost.  But if you’ve got a girlfriend like her, you count your blessings. 

Without further ado, here’s Miss Dominique Piek!

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Rihanna became the first female pop singer to have achieved seven number one songs on the Billboard pop charts.

That’s an impressive accomplishment for anyone.  But to top it off, Rihanna is also a well-loved WAG in the sports world.  She’s been dating Matt Kemp since early this year. 

As a result, she’s been chosen as Bleacher Report’s WAG of the Week. 

Get to see more of Rihanna in this slideshow. Enjoy!

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The Bay Area has been rejuvenated with the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series against the Texas Rangers.

In light of that great playoff run, it’s time to take a look at some of the most popular names in Bay Area history.

Where does Tim Lincecum rank?  Let’s find out.

Here are the most popular San Francisco and Bay Area sports stars ever.

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Rick Rypien, a center for the Vancouver Canucks found himself getting into a shoving match with a fan in the middle of a hockey game against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

While fans at the Yankees vs. Rangers ALDS Game 2 were seen throwing trash into the Rangers’ bullpen on Monday.

Obviously, there’s plenty of very unhappy fans out there—that becomes frustrated with what’s going on in the game. 

Fans have no right to attack player but players are also in the wrong when they start fighting fans. In Rypien’s case has been suspended indefinitely by the league, pending a review of the incident and altercation.

Before we even hear about the ruling on the suspension.  You can already witness what happened during the game.  Watch footage of those fan-involved incidents, along with more of the best web videos right here. 

Here are Wednesday’s top sports videos from around the Internet.

Enjoy!

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It’s down to four teams for the World Series Championship.  The Phillies, Giants, Yankees and Rangers are going to duke it out in their respective championship series.

We can sit here and talk about baseball games and potential matchups.  But there’s already plenty of that going around.  We’re here to talk about WAGs.

Which team has the most beautiful WAGs in baseball?  View the slideshow to find out.

Here are the hottest wives and girlfriends of the MLB Championship series.

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Roy Halladay made it look easy tonight, beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 as he tossed the second no-hitter in Major League Baseball Playoff history in the first playoff game of his career.

Halladay retired Brandon Phillips on a groundout to the catcher to close the game and joined Don Larsen of the Yankees as the only other pitcher to get a no-no in playoff history.  Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Dodgers in 1956.

The lone blemish on Halladay’s stat line was a fifth-inning walk to Jay Bruce.

Soon after that, Halladay locked down and retired the next 13 batters.

“This is what you come here for,” said Halladay during an on-field postgame interview.  “It’s a dream come true!”

Halladay threw 104 pitches—79 of them for strikes—and struck out eight batters in the game as the Phillies took a 1-0 lead over the Reds in the National League Division Series.

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And so it begins, the MLB Playoffs!

Today’s games:

• Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays (in progress)
• Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies, 5:07 EST
• New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, 8:37 EST

The biggest surprise so far?

The Rangers are running away with the game, 5-0, at the bottom of the fifth inning against the Rays!

Stay right here for the latest updates, scores and reaction to today’s games.

Feel free to chime in the comment box below to throw in some thoughts and tidbits for discussion.

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Now in his 29th season as a major league manager, Joe Torre recently announced that he will not be returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers next season.

Torre led the team to two NLCS appearances in his first two years with the team but this year has been a horrific season for the Boys in Blue.

Dodgers fans shouldn’t despair, while his tenure with the team comes to a close, this is not a time to be sad.

There’s plenty of reasons to be hopeful.  Here are 10 reasons that the Dodgers won’t miss him.

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