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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
HALLADAY UPDATE, PHILS AS FRONTRUNNERS — I have talked to a half-dozen baseball executives this morning and the general consensus is that the Phillies should be viewed as the front-runner if Roy Halladay does get traded. Boy the news keeps getting worse and worse for the Mets.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
RICCIARDI ON HALLADAY — Talked to Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi. He also will be a guest when I co-host “The Show” this afternoon from 4-6 p.m. on Sirius 210/XM175. He made these 10 points in our phone conversation about the potential of trading Roy Halladay:
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Ricciardi getting plenty of calls on Halladay — Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi said today he's already received “several calls” from interested teams for pitching ace Roy Halladay, but he also said hold your horses. — “It would take a lot for us to part with him,” Ricciardi said.
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Amaro Talks Halladay, Martinez, World Peace, Etc. — Roy Halladay! Roy Halladay! Roy Halladay! — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. spoke with reporters a few minutes ago at Citizens Bank Park. He would not comment specifically about Halladay, who is available via trade.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
If Mets falter, trading Sheffield may not be easy — Let's say that the Mets get neither increasingly healthy nor increasingly productive, which looks like the safe bet at this point. — Let's say they raise the white flag and decide to be sellers rather than buyers - a longer leap …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:Toronto's Roy Halladay has Angels' attention
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TSN.ca:
BLUE JAYS RELEASE RYAN, ACTIVATE DOWNS — The Toronto Blue Jays gave reliever B.J. Ryan his unconditional release and activated left-hander Scott Downs from the 15-day disabled list and on Wednesday. — Ryan, 33, had appeared in 25 games this season, posting a 1-1 record with just two saves and an ERA of 6.53.
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Associated Press:
Zobrist leads Rays in walk-off win over Blue Jays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — All-Star Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and had an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 10-9 victory over the slumping Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Rockies, BoSox explore trade options — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. — add this — The Rockies have discussed a Garrett Atkins-for-Takashi Saito trade with the Red Sox …
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Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Strike three for Lenny Dykstra: Former Met files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — It's strike three - and Chapter 11 - for Lenny Dykstra. — The one-time Mets hero, facing divorce, foreclosure on his mansion and a multitude of lawsuits, filed for bankruptcy protection in California, his attorney said Wednesday.
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Canadian Press:
KAWAKAMI, BRAVES TOP CUBS IN RUBBER MATCH — Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Casey Kotchman hit a solo homer and Kenshin Kawakami pitched six strong innings, as the Atlanta Braves got by the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees could be headed for trade market — MINNEAPOLIS - The uncertainty of Chien-Ming Wang's shoulder could thrust the Yankees into the trade market, with a starting pitcher at the top of Brian Cashman's shopping list. — Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi said Tuesday that he would listen …
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:Kershaw twirls more zeroes in Dodger romp
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Ben Walker / Yahoo! Sports:Crew chief: Ump told Jeter he was tagged, too
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Mitchell ready to get started with Sox — First-rounder set to sign, head to Class A Kannapolis — CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen had just finished his pregame talk with the media on Tuesday when the White Sox manager gladly gave up his hot seat to a potential star of the future for the franchise.
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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Montero named a Double-A all-star — After 26 games in Trenton, Jesus Montero is a Double-A all-star. — Granted, there are only six teams in each Eastern League division, so when an all-star catcher gets hurt, the replacement options are limited. But still... wow.
Associated Press:
French fried: Tigers rookie outpitches Greinke, Detroit wins 3-1 — DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Lucas French outdueled Zack Greinke and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday night. — French (1-0) beat Greinke in just his second career start, holding the Royals to one run and six hits in 6 1-3 innings.
Sports Illustrated:
Earl Weaver … “TEAM SPEED? GET SOME BIG#$@&*%$*! WHO CAN HIT THE #$@&*%! $* BALL OUT OF THE PARK!” — On a Saturday afternoon in mid-March, the most irascible manager in the history of the Baltimore Orioles is watching an Orioles pitcher get pasted, one hitter after another.
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Polls / Brew Beat:
Randolph suspended for Game 2 against Cardinals — Brewers bench coach Willie Randolph was suspended for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals and fined an undisclosed amount for what Major League Baseball called “inappropriate actions” during his argument with plate umpire Bill Hohn in Tuesday's series opener.
TSN.ca:
METS ACTIVATE LHP OLIVER PEREZ — The Sports Network — Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets activated pitcher Oliver Perez from the 15-day disabled list and he started Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. — Perez took the mound for the Mets for the first time since May 2.
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