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11:10 PM ET, July 24, 2007

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ESPN:
Selig to watch Bonds tonight  —  Bud Selig will be in attendance at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Tuesday night and said he will try to be in attendance for future games as Barry Bonds attempts to set Major League Baseball's all-time home run record.  —  "Out of respect for the tradition of this game …
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Nancy Armour / Associated Press:
Selig will try to see Bonds break record  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will try to be there when Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's career home run record, saying the San Francisco Giants star was "innocent until proven guilty."  —  "Throughout this season …
Discussion: ESPN and Associated Press
Tom Withers / Associated Press:
Dice-K outpitches Sabathia for 1-0 win  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings to outduel C.C. Sabathia, denying Cleveland's ace his 14th win, as the Boston Red Sox won their fifth straight, 1-0 over the Indians on Tuesday night.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Fine and dandy  —  Lester prevails in his return and Sox offense stays on roll
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Lester a winner in Sox return
Discussion: Fenway Blogger
George King / New York Post:
BOMBERS CONVENE TRADE  —  Just because nothing is hot on the trade front isn't going to keep Yankee brass from convening for meetings in Tampa.  —  General manager Brian Cashman arrived last night and was spotted watching Single-A Tampa play Clearwater in a Florida State League tilt.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Interested In Garland, Thornton
Discussion: South Side Sox
Ed Price / NJ.com:
Chamberlain, Kennedy promoted
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Clemens Gets a Lead and Doesn't Let It Go
Discussion: Bronx Banter
ESPN:
Craig Biggio to retire after 20 seasons in baseball  —  HOUSTON — Houston Astros infielder Craig Biggio plans to retire at the end of the season after a 20-year career in which he joined the elite 3,000-hit club.  —  "I get to go out on top.  The 3,000th hit night was the best.
Discussion: Associated Press and Bucs Dugout
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Ben DuBose / MLB.com:
Pence out 4-6 weeks with injured wrist
Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:   Astros outfielder Pence goes on disabled list
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins insist Willis not on the market  —  PHOENIX One ESPN analysis of the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline touted Dontrelle Willis as perhaps the best available starter.  —  Here's the problem with that: Willis is not available.  —  The Marlins continue telling teams Willis is not up for discussion.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Ramirez could be back soon
Discussion: SporTech Matter and FishStripes
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Willis improves, still gets loss
Discussion: FishStripes
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Martinez throws three simulated innings  —  Mets hurler will report how he feels on Tuesday  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets' baseball simulator was in use Monday, and so was Pedro Martinez.  Some of the mystery that recently had shrouded the rehabilitation of Martinez's surgically-repaired shoulder …
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
PEDRO THROWS ANOTHER ROUND
Newsday:
Moises Alou's DL stay extended a few days  —  The Mets were hoping to activate Moises Alou for Tuesday's game with the Pirates at Shea Stadium.  —  But the leftfielder will have to stay on the disabled list for at least a few more days after injuring his right shoulder in his final minor league rehab game Sunday at Brooklyn.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Young talks contract extension  —  Slugger reacts to Belliard's recent contract agreement  —  PHILADELPHIA — A day after hearing that teammate Ronnie Belliard signed a two-year $3.5 million extension, Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young said he wants to stay with the Nationals …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Trade Winds: Teixeira out of Texas?  —  Boston appears to be the front runner to land first baseman  —  With less than a week to go until the trade deadline, it's looking more and more as though Mark Teixeira's days as a Ranger are numbered in single digits.
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Bob Baum / Associated Press:
Big Unit acknowledges he might be done  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Randy Johnson pitched to batters for the first time in his latest comeback from a back injury on Tuesday, then acknowledged the possibility that he might not return this season — or maybe ever.  —  "I think everybody in this clubhouse …
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals have chance to move up or out  —  Some Cardinals see the seven-game home stand that begins tonight against the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers as nothing more than two midsummer series.  Others see it as the pivot point to their season.  —  A select few believe it might dictate whether …
Discussion: Mets Fever
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Biggio reveals '07 will be last season  —  Astros legend to retire on own terms after 20 years in game  —  HOUSTON — Over the course of baseball history, very few players leave the game on their own terms.  Sometimes, injuries force them out.  Often, their skills have eroded but they just can't bring themselves to call it a career.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Capellan sent down, Byrdak returns from rehab  —  CHICAGO — As expected, the Tigers made room on the roster for Virgil Vasquez by optioning Jose Capellan to Triple-A Toledo.  —  Capellan was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in six appearances since the Tigers acquired him from Milwaukee.
 
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