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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 …
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Associated Press:
Bedard outduels Beckett, O's earn sixth win in past seven games — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — BOSTON — Erik Bedard overcame David Ortiz and dehydration to earn his seventh consecutive victory. — Stretching into the sixth inning after convincing his doctors and coaches …
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Homer-happy — Wow, what an offensive explosion. The Yankees won 16-3 over the White Sox and pulled within three games for the wild card lead. — Seven Yankees players hit a total of eight home runs. Shockingly, that is without a homer by Alex Rodriguez, who was pretty funny about it.
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ESPN:Red Sox upgrade bullpen with Gagne deal
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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.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Glavine Delivers, but History Must Wait — Those in the 300-victory club choose new members very carefully. When a worthy candidate comes along, flashing his credentials, he is considered but given this warning: Hardly anyone comes in on his first try. — Not Roger Clemens. Not Nolan Ryan.
Yahoo! Sports:
Giants trade RHP Morris to Pirates for OF Davis — LOS ANGELES (TICKER) — The San Francisco Giants traded veteran righthander Matt Morris to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for outfielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named. — Morris, who made his final start in a Giants uniform Sunday vs …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
With No Trades, Nationals Stay in 'Exact Same Spot' — When July arrived and the heart of baseball's trade season began, the Washington Nationals held two veteran hitters — Dmitri Young and Ronnie Belliard — who might have brought prospects in a deal. They had a pair of relievers …
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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.
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Confident Cook cruising — Colorado starter again is sharp in win over Florida — Rockies-Marlins box — MIAMI - Rockies right- hander Aaron Cook has been dominating. — Surprised? — Don't be. — The Rockies aren't. — "It's not like he is on a hot streak," catcher Chris Iannetta said.
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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 …
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.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Yanks' HR fest last straw for Contreras? — NEW YORK — The White Sox helped the New York Yankees make history Tuesday night. — The only surprising aspect was that Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez wasn't part of an eight-home run attack that handed the Sox a 16-3 humbling at Yankee Stadium.
Associated Press:
Police: Cocaine found at Beck's house — PHOENIX (AP) — Police found evidence of cocaine and drug paraphernalia at former major league pitcher Rod Beck's home on the day he died. — A police report released Tuesday indicated evidence in several places at Beck's house …
Jeff Sackmann / Hardball Times:
Deadline draft picks — Every year or so, a meme takes over the mainstream baseball press. I suspect it happens after the same meme takes over in front offices. Reporters hear their baseball ops sources spouting the same lingo enough, and they start to put it in their columns.
Marc Katz / Dayton Daily News:
Krivsky makes no deadline-day deals — WASHINGTON — The TV Guide channel was on the television hanging over Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Mackanin's small desk in a cramped office in RFK Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. — It was 20 minutes before the end of the nonwaiver trading deadline …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Hicks: Teixeira rejected $140 million offer — Owner says deal would have kept star player with Rangers for eight more years — egrant@dallasnews.com — CLEVELAND - The Rangers did not let Mark Teixeira go to Atlanta without a fight, owner Tom Hicks said Tuesday as the seven-player deal with the Braves was completed.
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