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John Perrotto / Unfiltered:
LIVE from the All-Star Game (UPDATE at 9:40 CT) — ST. LOUIS _ Getting ready for the 80th All-Star Game at Busch Stadium and the biggest news, beyond President Barack Obama throwing out the first ceremonial first pitch, is that Rays third baseman Evan Longoria will not be able to play tonight because of an infected right ring finger.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
All-Star Game still stuck in the middle — The Midsummer Classic still straddles line between meaningful game and exhibition … ST. LOUIS — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been to one All-Star Game in his career, as a coach for the American League squad in 2002.
Ted Keith / Sports Illustrated:
Crawford, AL continue All-Star streak … ST. LOUIS — The President sure can pick 'em. — After getting a pre-game visit from Barack Obama in their clubhouse, the American League All-Star team went out and extended its winning streak over the National League to seven …
Associated Press:
Crawford's glove runs AL's unbeaten streak to 13 All-Star Games — ST. LOUIS — World Series champions change. Stadiums change. Stars of the game change. — Baseball's All-Star Game winner is always the same. — On a night to savor defense and relief pitching …
Seth Livingstone / USA Today:
Cardinals legend Musial proves he's star among stars — ST. LOUIS — If the buildup to the 80th All-Star Game belonged to St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols, Tuesday night's celebration belonged to America and Cardinals legend Stan Musial. — A sea of red and a deafening roar …
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Gordon Edes / Yahoo! Sports:
Pedro Martinez passes physical, expected to sign with Phillies — Breaking: Free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez — passed his physical with the Phillies about 20 minutes ago, clearing the way for him to sign a deal with the defending world champions. A press conference announcing his signing …
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Pedro signs one-year deal with Phillies — Righty's contract worth $1 million, with $1.5M in incentives — ST. LOUIS — Pedro Martinez has signed a one-year contract with the Phillies, baseball sources confirmed Tuesday. — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. declined comment …
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Phillies sign Pedro — ST. LOUIS - Free-agent righthander Pedro Martinez has signed a one-year contract with the Phillies, who will announce the signing tomorrow, a person with direct knowledge of the transaction said tonight. — Martinez, 37, underwent a physical today …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Phillies, Pedro agree to one-year deal — ST. LOUIS — Pedro Martinez and the Phillies have agreed to a deal on Tuesday and an announcement is expected on Wednesday, SI.com has learned. — The Phillies scouted Martinez twice recently and the right-hander passed a physical in Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Associated Press:
Crawford named All-Star MVP — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carl Crawford raced back to the left-field fence and leaped, his glove barely extending over the 8-foot wall. — For a moment, everyone waited. And then the Tampa Bay speedster raised his mitt for all to see — yup, he caught it.
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Report: Wilpon lost $700 million — (UPDATED: 7:15 P.M.) Keep this in mind, Mets fans, if the Wilpons sit tight at the trading deadline or in offseasons to come: CNN's Larry King says that close friend Fred Wilpon lost a staggering $700 million in the Bernie Madoff scheme.
Rob McQuown / Unfiltered:
The Game Matters, but Not the Extra Runs — Tuesday's All-Star game featured an Intentional Walk. For starters, John Perrotto made a good observation that Indians fans would probably have liked to see Victor Martinez get to swing the bat [ed - Please change the rule back, Bud!]
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Selig wants rehab for suspended players eliminated — ST. LOUIS - Turns out Commissioner Bud Selig was like the rest of us. He wondered why on Earth should a guy coming off a 50-game steroid suspension be able to have a rehab assignment before the 50 days are up?
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers' Milton likely done for season — Left-hander undergoes surgery to remove herniated disk — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Eric Milton, who is on the 15-day disabled list, underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a herniated disk and figures to miss the rest of the season.
