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John Delcos / The Journal News:
Mets' Minaya still looking for trades — MILWAUKEE - One deadline passes; another is on the horizon. — The only noise the Mets made by the trade deadline is bringing in second baseman Luis Castillo from the Minnesota Twins, but that doesn't mean more help isn't on the way.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Glavine denied No. 300 as Mets fall in 13 — Bullpen unable to preserve benchmark win for left-hander — MILWAUKEE — The Mets outfielders assembled in center field in the seventh inning Tuesday night as Willie Randolph, Ramon Castro and Tom Glavine conferred on the mound.
Kelvin Ang / MLB.com:
Castillo excited for new start with Mets — Second baseman prefers NL playing style and grass field — MILWAUKEE — Luis Castillo has gotten over the surprise of being traded and now feels only excitement about joining a Mets squad that showed a lot of interest in him the last time he was a free agent in 2003.
Woody Paige / Denver Post:
New deal no deal, just like old deal — The only deal Rockienthusiasts got was a raw deal. — Every contender in the National League has made trades in the past two weeks in an effort to improve its roster and postseason chances. — Every contender except one. — Guess which one.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Starter Lopez out for season — "Coal for gold" deals don't excite Colorado management on trade deadline — Miami - This wasn't supposed to happen. The Rockies intended to find reinforcements at Tuesday's non-waiver trading deadline. Instead, they failed to land starters Matt Morris and Jon Garland …
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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies first pitch — NO DEAL — The Rockies checked out the trade market, didn't like what they saw and wound up letting Tuesday's deadline for making a deal without having to get waivers on a player quietly pass. — They went to the final minutes in talks with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays …
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Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Santana's unhappiness doesn't bode well — The two-time Cy Young winner says he might not have a future with the team because it won't do what it takes to win a title. — Terry Ryan said he didn't read the critical and skeptical comments Twins players made Monday after he traded Luis Castillo to the Mets.
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Report: Mad Santana questions future with Twins — The Minnesota Twins didn't add any players but did subtract their starting second baseman. And after watching his front office's inactivity, ace Johan Santana reportedly didn't hide his disappointment. — "It's not just about hope," Santana told The Star Tribune.
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Red Sox land top reliever, set title course — Less than 24 hours after Yankees closer Mariano Rivera uncharacteristically went on the radio and appealed to his employers to get him some bullpen help, the Red Sox substantially upgraded their pen by acquiring closer Eric Gagne from the Texas Rangers …
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Associated Press:Bedard outduels Beckett, O's earn sixth win in past seven games
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates get Morris, but what about Wilson? — Former S.F. pitcher will be highest-paid player in team history — The Pirates yesterday acquired starting pitcher Matt Morris, who will be the highest-paid player in the franchise's 121-year history, from the San Francisco Giants …
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Bob Smizik / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Littlefield reveals his desperation
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Have Pitching, So They Add Betemit — On July 8, the day before the All-Star Game break, the Yankees led the Angels by 10 runs when Scott Proctor was sent in to pitch the eighth inning. To the Yankees' decision makers, this was an obvious sign that Manager Joe Torre …
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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:Homer-happy — Wow, what an offensive explosion.
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Basil / Federal Baseball:
"We didn't have to trade anybody." — This is what Jim Bowden told Barry Svrluga after the Nats in fact did not trade anyone prior to this afternoon's non-waivers trade deadline. The statement is true, quite literally true. — If the team didn't have to trade Alfonso Soriano …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Trade leaves some Rangers curious — egrant@dallasnews.com — CLEVELAND - Michael Young is curious once again. He is starting to hate that feeling. — With the Mark Teixeira trade all but completed, Young realizes the focus is now on 2008. Unless it's on 2009 or 2010.
David Gassko / Hardball Times:
Analyzing the deadline deals — The trade deadline is a time of, well, rumors mostly. Usually, there is this huge buildup in the last two weeks of July with insane rumors flying around about half-a-dozen star players who have been linked to at least half-a-dozen trades each, but in the end …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Analyzing the deadline deals … We'll take a look at all these earth-rattling issues and more, as we assess The Five Ways the 2007 Deadline Rocked Baseball: — 1. The Braves' new world — If you needed the events of the last few days to figure out that John Schuerholz might …
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Dye still hoping to re-sign with Sox — WHITE SOX IN BRIEF — NEW YORK — According to outfielder Jermaine Dye, he and the White Sox had been talking about a contract extension the last few weeks. — And with Dye not getting traded before Tuesday's non-waiver deadline passed …
New Jersey Online:
Torre could blow Chamberlain's save — NEW YORK—The trade deadline has passed, and the Yankees' only move was to deal away a relief pitcher, weakening the weakest part of their team. So it appears their biggest acquisition for the final two months of this season will be Joba Chamberlain …
