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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.
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.
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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Bad Altitude
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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DRaysBay
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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Fox Sports, FanHouse, Twinkie Town, AaronGleeman.com, Nick & Nick's Twins Blog, DRaysBay and The LoHud Yankees Blog
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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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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 …
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Baseball Prospectus, Surviving Grady, THE BASEBALL SAVANT, Cursed To First and Boston Globe
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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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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats let deadline pass without a deal — Relievers Cordero, Rauch, outfielder Church remain in DC — WASHINGTON — Relievers Chad Cordero and Jon Rauch and outfielder Ryan Church are still members of the Nationals, who did not make a deal before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline.
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We've Got Heart
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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.
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
