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ESPN:
Red Sox upgrade bullpen with Gagne deal — Eric Gagne is headed to Boston to bolster the Red Sox's bullpen. — Sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney that the Red Sox and Rangers agreed in principle on a deal for Texas' closer. In exchange, Boston will send pitcher Kason Gabbard …
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Boston Globe, Eephus Pitch, FanHouse, The House That Dewey Built, Red Sox Monster, Purple Row and Pinstripe Alley
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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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New York Post
Associated Press:
Yankees trade Proctor to Dodgers for Betemit — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees traded workhorse reliever Scott Proctor to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Wilson Betemit on Tuesday in a deal that could add some punch to their limited bench. — Betemit hit .231 with 10 homers …
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 …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Please, Someone fire Dave Littlefield — I've been hearing about this trade for the last hour or so, but I wanted to believe it wasn't true: … The Pirates, with an old minor league system, trade a rookie for a pitcher who got off to a lucky start, and pick up all of his contract.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Pirates acquire Morris, make no deal for Wilson
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The Parrot
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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Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:Hicks: Teixeira rejected $140 million offer
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MLB Trade Rumors
Sports Illustrated:
Mets, D'backs in hunt for Cordero — The Mets and Diamondbacks are bidding for Nationals closer Chad Cordero, whose name keeps popping up in trade talks as the 4 p.m. EDT nonwaiver deadline approaches. — The Mets offered fine pitching prospect Phil Humber for Cordero but have been firm …
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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.
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New York Post
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D.J. Short / MetsBlog.com:
preGame: Mets at Brewers (Game One) — The Game: — Tom Glavine makes his first attempt at his 300th win as the Mets (59-46) kick off a three-game series with the Brewers (57-49) tonight, starting at 8:05 pm EDT. — The Lineup: — Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by Luis Castillo …
Associated Press:
Hoffman questions Padres' flurry of deadline deals — SAN DIEGO — Padres fans really are going to need scorecards. The players may very well need name tags in an ever-changing clubhouse. — Stagnant since the All-Star break, the two-time defending NL West champions made three deals …
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Yahoo! Sports, MLB.com, San Diego Union-Tribune, The Crawfish Boxes and Baseball America
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MLB.com:
Braves acquire left-handed pitcher Royce Ring from Padres — Pitchers Wil Ledezma and Will Startup sent to San Diego — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres completed a three-player trade today, as the Braves acquired hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Royce Ring in exchange …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Phils continue to upgrade pitching — FOXSports.com, Updated 39 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Phillies, one day after acquiring right-hander Kyle Lohse to upgrade their rotation, made a move to supplement their bullpen Tuesday, obtaining Class AAA right-hander Julio Mateo from the Mariners.
MLB.com:
MLB, Yankees, city of New York unveil the official 2008 All-Star Game logo — Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees and the City of New York today unveiled the official logo of the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, during the final season at Yankee Stadium.
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The Biz of Baseball, Yanksfan vs Soxfan, Lady At The Bat, WasWatching.com and The Griddle
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 …
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Washington Post
Associated Press:
Padres replace Rettenmund with Joyner — SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres fired Merv Rettenmund as their hitting coach Tuesday and hired Wally Joyner to replace him. — This is the second straight season the Padres changed hitting coaches in midseason.
Discussion:
The Griddle
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 …
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.
