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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Fans face tough choice with Final Vote — Ten players vie for the 33rd spot on each league's roster — The 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote is under way now until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday exclusively at MLB.com, and this eighth annual event forces you to choose from a tough field …
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Associated Press:
Jones, Young spark Rangers in rout of Price, Rays — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double and the Texas Rangers roughed up David Price to win their fourth in a row, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Saturday night.
Matt Gelb / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang ‘very worried’ about latest injury; replacement won't come from bullpen … NEW YORK — Thirty minutes after Jorge Posada noticed something was wrong with Chien-Ming Wang, the pitcher was on his way to Columbia University Medical Center for an MRI.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Wang injury update — Chien-Ming Wang had an MRI at Columbia Presbyterian and was back at the park by the end of the game. — He is headed for the DL with what is being described as a strain with bursitis. But everybody seems to think that he will be back within a month.
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Associated Press:
Safe at home: Cards' Pujols sets pace as All-Star starter — NEW YORK (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is the fans' choice to start the 80th All-Star game in St. Louis. — The first baseman was announced as the top vote-getter Sunday by Major League Baseball.
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Jay Cohen / Denver Post:St. Louis Cardinals' Pujols leads All-Star voting
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New York Post:
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH... DEREK JETER — The Post's Steve Serby sat down with the Yankees captain for a wide-ranging interview that includes his thoughts on his future with the team, his side interests, the possibility of him ever getting married, and much more.
Mike Lipka / Associated Press:
Mariners-Red Sox Preview — (AP) — Regardless of Sunday's result, the Seattle Mariners probably won't complain about their performance on a challenging nine-game road trip. — A victory, though, would make it historic. — The Mariners have never swept a three-game series at Fenway Park …
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Game 81: Mets at Phillies — (UPDATED) PHILADELPHIA — The reeling Mets will try to avoid an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Phillies here this afternoon when ace Johan Santana takes the mound at Citizens Bank Park. — Santana is the midst of a worrisome stretch.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Several Rockies in line for All-Star nod — For the season's first two months, the Rockies were a modest team with much to be modest about. Those days are over. — They are now a legitimate threat to make the playoffs, loaded with a handful of players who are performing as well as anybody in the league.
Bruce / Chicago's Inside Pitch:
‘Let him swing the bat’ — The lineup is the big news today, with Soriano hitting sixth. And Lou says he's going to stick with it for a while. — Fukudome, CF — Theriot, SS — Lee, 1B — Bradley, RF — Fox, 3B — Soriano, LF — Soto, C — Fontenot, 2B — Harden, P
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Giants eye Sanchez, LaRoche — MIAMI — The Pirates and San Francisco have had trade talks regarding second baseman Freddy Sanchez and, to a lesser extent, first baseman Adam LaRoche, each of whom can be a free agent after this season. — The Giants have had a scout following Sanchez …
Keitholbermann / Baseball Nerd:
It Disgusts Me — When I think of Lou Gehrig, I see him in a hotel room somewhere in the summer of 1938. It is the middle of the night, nearly silent, sweltering in Cleveland or St. Louis or Washington. If there is any air conditioning it is feeble and no match for humidity sitting like a giant sweater on the city.
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