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6:05 PM ET, July 16, 2008

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Sports Illustrated:
Selig says tie not an option … NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig admitted he worried about Tuesday night's long-running All-Star Game dragging even deeper into extra innings, and the All-Star managers running out of pitchers.  But Selig didn't worry that there might be a second tied All-Star game under his watch.
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Murray Chass:
Here We Go Again  —  Sometimes it pays to be lucky.  Here I am making my Web site debut and just in time for the All-Star game.  I couldn't have planned it any better.  —  I would've been distraught had I not made it before the game was played because it has become my favorite game of the entire year.
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Little League tactics cause All-Star headaches  —  NEW YORK - Had baseball's All-Star game-turned-cricket match gone any longer, the American League's next pitcher would have come with an arsenal of fastball, curveball and changeup that share the same description.  —  “Junk,” Evan Longoria said.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
This All-Star Game almost didn't count … NEW YORK — It was an All-Star Game unlike any other.  —  That, of course, is because the first 78 All-Star Games actually ended.  —  Ah, but not this one.  —  It couldn't.  It wouldn't.  It almost didn't.  —  Midnight came and went.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Today in The Journal News  —  There was a really long All-Star Game that ended this morning.  The American League won 4-3 in 15 innings.  John Delcos has the story.  —  Mariano Rivera didn't get the save but he had a great night.  Sam Borden has the story.
Discussion: NY Daily News
Matt Porter / Boston Globe:
Francona discusses his, Ortiz' ailments
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Mets' Citi Field likely to be 2013 All-Star site
Joe Christensen / Around the Majors:   Morneau finds himself at the center of it all — again
Jeremy Cothran / New Jersey Online:
Mets Wright was willing (and ready) to pitch in the 16th inning
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:   Uggla delivers a big stinker in National League's loss
John Donovan / Sports Illustrated:
John Donovan: Thankfully, we had a winner
Discussion: Unfiltered
Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Night turns Young: Texas 2B delivers win in 15
Mike Fish / ESPN.com:
Radomski says new HGH receipt found under TV  —  Report: Evidence Exists Of HGH Shipments To Clemens  —  The case against Roger Clemens might turn on a busted television.  —  Convicted steroid distributor Kirk Radomski told ESPN.com that while he was moving a broken television off a dresser …
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America Prospects Blog:
U.S. Olympic Roster Announced  —  USA Baseball announced its roster for the Olympics this afternoon.  We'll have plenty of analysis as the day goes along, but here's a quick look at the 23-man roster that was announced.  Team USA will be prospect-laden behind the plate and in the outfield …
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Janie Mccauley / Associated Press:
Triple-A players highlight Olympic baseball team
Discussion: Baseball America
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Holliday struts for suitors  —  NEW YORK — Matt Holliday has grown up quickly before our eyes, becoming the player that fans yearned for since the romanticized days of the Blake Street Bombers.  —  Initially, he was going to be the next Dante Bichette.  He's become so much more than that.
Discussion: Purple Row
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Rockies searching for a perfect match for Holliday
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Takashi Saito is out at least six weeks  —  Closer has a sprained ligament in his right elbow.  —  With leading hitter Rafael Furcal and opening day starter Brad Penny already on the disabled list, the Dodgers learned Tuesday that they will be without closer Takashi Saito until at least late August.
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Associated Press:   Injured Dodgers closer Saito out at least six weeks
Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Myers set for July 23 return  —  NEW YORK - Here's an update on Brett's comeback:  —  No, not Favre.  Myers.  —  According to a baseball source, Brett Myers' next minor-league start will be Friday night in Florida for single-A Clearwater at Brevard County.
Darren Rovell / Sports Biz with Darren Rovell:
Will New York Yankees Use Announcer Bob Sheppard Forever?  —  As I was listening to a recorded Bob Sheppard at the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium yesterday, I wondered if the Yankees could have Bob Sheppard announcing the lineups forever.  —  Sheppard, 97, who had been announcing all the names …
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Florida Marlins' Sergio Mitre undergoes Tommy John surgery  —  Right-hander Sergio Mitre's season is over before it started.  —  Out since spring training with a forearm strain, Mitre underwent Tommy John surgery today.  Dr. James Andrews, the orthopedic surgeon who performed the same procedure …
Discussion: Associated Press and FishStripes
ESPN:
An emotional night for George Steinbrenner  —  George Steinbrenner could be a bully and full of ego and bluster, but all along he has retained an eagerness to be in the company of his heroes.  In the summer of 1998, I interviewed Steinbrenner for a profile in the New York Times Magazine …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Matsui may opt for surgery to end year  —  Rehabilitation of Yankees outfielder's left knee interrupted  —  NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui will cut short his rehabilitation and could be headed for season-ending surgery after experiencing more inflammation in his troublesome left knee.
Discussion: iYankees
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