Randolph to Be Steinbrenner's All-Star Guest  —  Willie Randolph is expected to watch the All-Star Game Tuesday as a guest of the Steinbrenner family, providing a bit of local intrigue for an evening that will be filled with history and emotion because of Yankee Stadium's impending demise.

Hamilton's power display defies explanation … NEW YORK — Even before Monday night, the Legend of Josh Hamilton was already an onrushing storybook train, building speed on its way to a Cineplex near you.  —  But that was before he brought his little magic show to Yankee Stadium, a place where legends are born.

Jonathan Papelbon says he should close All-Star Game instead of Mo  —  While the rest of baseball heaped praise on Mariano Rivera for his Hall of Fame career during Monday's All-Star media day, Jonathan Papelbon declared that he deserves to be the AL's ninth-inning man at Yankee Stadium Tuesday.

All-Star Game needs an update, not a total overhaul  —  Let's be clear: Major League Baseball's remains the best of the All-Star Games.  Tuesday night's exhibition adds another link to the longest continuous All-Star Game tradition, and the nature of baseball allows players to run …

AMAZIN' PLANS  —  MINAYA MAY SKIP DEALS, PROMOTE FROM MINORS  —  THE METS are more seriously considering promoting from within (Fernando Martinez for the outfield, Jon Niese for the rotation, Bobby Parnell or Eddie Kunz if a bullpen arm is needed) then making a trade between now and the July 31 deadline …

Wearing nothing but a smile and a thong, a young beauty was on display at a hotel window overlooking the Rogers Centre field.  (DAVE ABEL/Sun Media)  —  TORONTO - Thank God for nostalgia.  —  Not only are the Blue Jays wearing their baby blues on Fridays, but the Rogers Centre …

ASG CONFIDENTIAL: Garcia, Milton, Bedard  —  The Yankees and Mets are among at least nine teams monitoring the progress of Freddy Garcia as he intensifies his workouts to come back from shoulder surgery.  Garcia will begin throwing breaking balls off the mound this week in...

Matsui, Damon might be out longer than hoped … TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Injured Yankees outfielders Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon could be sidelined longer than first expected.  —  Matsui did not hit Tuesday after experiencing additional discomfort in his sore left knee.

Morning Report: Time to take a chance on Bonds?  —  Agent Jeff Borris is still trying to find a team for Barry Bonds in 2008.  —  “Barry is in shape right now,” Borris told the Associated Press.  “He's not in game shape, so he'd have to have the chance to hit off live pitching.

A day of denials ...  NEW YORK — Theo Epstein just responded to an e-mail I sent him in regard to the Mark Teixeira trade rumors that have been floating around the past two days.  The ESPN report was that Sox and Braves were discussing Teixeira for Kevin Youkilis and Craig Hansen.

Can Rich Harden Stay Healthy: Scouting the A's/Cubs Trade  —  In response to the C.C. Sabathia trade to the Brewers, the Cubs made a deal of their own last week in trading for Rich Harden, the talented but oft-injured starter for the Oakland Athletics.  This article will break down the key figure in that deal: Rich Harden.