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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Prince reigns supreme in Derby — Brewers star tops Cruz in Finals; Pujols thrills home crowd — ST. LOUIS — Prince Albert, meet Prince Fielder. — With a sellout red-clad Busch Stadium crowd chanting for the hometown royalty, Albert Pujols, to claim the State Farm Home Run Derby hardware …
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Rand Huguely / Examiner:
Did the Home Run Derby keep Ian Kinsler out of the All-Star Game? — As Major League Baseball prepares for All-Star festivities the next two days in St. Louis, there is a certain weirdness hanging over the Texas Rangers' participation. — The Ranger reaction to this particular All-Star season …
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Victor Martinez rejects trade talks: ‘I want to retire as an Indian’ — All-Star Insider … ST. LOUIS — Victor Martinez, given his choice, would retire wearing an Indians uniform. — “I can't see myself in another uniform,” said Martinez, during Monday's media session for American League All-Stars.
Toronto Sun:
Angels hot to trot for Halladay — The second installment of summer book odds on the running of the first Roy Halladay sweepstakes leading to the July 31 trade deadline: — ANGELS 5-2 — Infielder Brandon Wood, a pitching prospect like Trevor Reckling or Jordan Walden. Will Halladay go to the coast?
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Source: Jays won't let teams negotiate with Halladay — In the midst of all the Roy Halladay speculation, there is something you should know: Any team acquiring Halladay probably would not be able to negotiate with him until after a trade were complete. — According to a baseball source …
Thunderbaseball / Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts:Why The Yankees Should Trade Jesus Montero
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:Roy Halladay open to playing for Yankees
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:Arvada West's Halladay named AL All-Star Game starter
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets hope Johan stays out … ST. LOUIS - Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen offered this bit of parting advice to Johan Santana before the ace joined Francisco Rodriguez and David Wright on a private plane bound for the All-Star Game: Be careful. — In fact, the Mets prefer that Santana goes unused in Tuesday's Midsummer Classic.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Experts say A-Rod no longer No. 1 — Shortly after the Yankees tweaked his playing schedule in June to give him regular rest, Alex Rodriguez felt full of vigor. No longer, he says, did he feel like he “needed a bed to crash in by the fourth inning” and his confidence was soaring as he emerged from a slump.
Mark Herrmann / Newsday:
A tale of two new ballparks — Citi Field in Queens / Yankee Stadium in the Bronx (Newsday Photo by John Keating, April 13, 2009 / Newsday Photo by Audrey Tiernan, April 16, 2009) — This just proves that all rookies need a while to settle in, even a pair that came in together …
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Washington Post:
Nationals Fire Acta as Team Breaks for All-Star Game — Employed by an organization with a tenuous infrastructure and in charge of a crumbling team, Manny Acta, in the end, ran out of support both from those above him and below him. The team he managed couldn't win.
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MLB.com:
New York Yankees form new fan club called Yankees Universe — Members of Yankees Universe to receive exclusive benefits, excellent access and special merchandise discounts with a portion of proceeds supporting the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Glove story for Tim Wakefield — ST. LOUIS - Having labored through 17 major league seasons to finally reach his first All-Star Game, Tim Wakefield [stats] is leaving nothing to chance. — He has brought along a catcher's mitt, one that is suited to handle his tricky knuckleball.
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Philly.com:
Sources say Phillies to sign Martinez if he passes physical — THE SUREST sign that Pedro Martinez will soon wear Phillies red came yesterday when the pitcher himself was scheduled to touch down in Philadelphia in advance of a physical that team sources suggest will take place today.
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Latos likely to be called up by Padres — Club concerned about top pitching prospect's workload — SAN DIEGO — On Sunday, Padres manager Bud Black alluded to impending player movement for the second half of the season, saying “... in the next week to 10 days, you're going to see a few new faces.”
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Patrick McManamon / Akron Beacon Journal:
Tribe's flaws run deep — Hitters can't score in the clutch. Pitchers are clearly bad — My friend — I'll call him “Jeff” — tells me that a sports writer is the only person in the world who can look at a man with one foot in ice and one in fire and say his condition is average.
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