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2:45 PM ET, July 25, 2009

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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sources: Philadlelphia Phillies won't meet Toronto Blue Jays' demands for Roy Halladay  —  If the Blue Jays' asking price for Roy Halladay is J.A. Happ, top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek and high-ceiling outfield prospect Dominic Brown, the Phillies aren't buying.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Phils reject Jays' offer in deal for Halladay  —  Report: Proposal would've sent Happ, Drabek, Brown to Toronto  —  TORONTO — It's no secret that the Blue Jays want a significant package of players in return if the club is going to part with ace pitcher Roy Halladay.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Looking At Downs  —  Jeff Blair of The Globe And Mail passes along a note that the Yankees are looking at Blue Jays closer Scott Downs.  In today's massive Roy Halladay thread we learned that the Yanks had scouts in Toronto tonight, and we've known that they're on the look out for arms.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phillies Reject Blue Jays' Proposal  —  1:04pm: According to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, the Phillies have formally rejected the Blue Jays' proposal.  Philadelphia is reportedly opposed to giving up both Drabek and Happ.  —  12:43pm: Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi at FOX Sports are reporting …
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Vintage Halladay not enough for Jays  —  Ace goes nine — of 10 — in what might be final start for club  —  TORONTO — The fans were on their feet and cheering loud, offering Roy Halladay a long standing ovation as he made his way off the field following the top of the ninth inning on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Here's the offer: Drabek, Happ and Brown for Halladay
Discussion: MLB.com, Philly.com and MLB FanHouse
Associated Press:
Penny, Red Sox get back to winning ways with 3-1 victory over Orioles  —  BOSTON (AP) — Brad Penny (FSY) scattered five hits over 6 1-3 innings to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Friday night and snap a season-high five-game losing streak.  —  GAME REPORT: Red Sox 3, Orioles 1
Discussion: Camden Chat and Yahoo! Sports
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Mike Petraglia / WEEI:
KOTSAY DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT AS LAROCHE ARRIVES
Discussion: Boston Globe
Associated Press:
New York Yankees' Oam Kennedy on schedule to pitch this season  —  TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy hopes to pitch in a minor league game this season.  —  The right-hander, who underwent surgery on May 12 to remove an aneurysm from beneath his right biceps …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Hot Joba, bats give Yanks eighth straight  —  Chamberlain pitches seven-plus innnigs of two-hit ball  —  NEW YORK — Joba Chamberlain whirled off the mound, spinning his right leg toward the Yankees' dugout and rapping his knuckles against his ribcage before unleashing a primal scream into the evening air.
Discussion: The Yankee Universe
Mark Saxon / Orange County Register:
Angels say Kazmir is not part of their plans  —  Two Internet reports state that Tampa Bay has been extensively scouting the Angels farm system.  —  Recommend  —  ANAHEIM - If the Angels are interested in trading for Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir — as Friday's rumors indicated — it's news to them.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com, MLB Rumors and Rays Index
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Mosebach joins the Angels bullpen  —  OutfielderEvans sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake  —  ANAHEIM — The revolving door to the Angels' clubhouse brought another new, yet familiar, face into manager Mike Scioscia's house on Friday night.  —  Bobby Mosebach, a hard-throwing right-hander wearing No. 60 …
Los Angeles Times:
Talent running deep for Angels  —  Team is finding that it can rely heavily on its reserves as it surges to seventh straight win.  —  This was hardly the “A” team, not with names such as Quinlan and Wood and Matthews stretched across the backs of their jerseys.
Associated Press:
Marlins 6, Dodgers 3  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jeremy Hermida drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, pinch-hitter Chris Coghlan homered in the eighth and the Florida Marlins kept rolling up the West Coast with a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
Discussion: FishStripes and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Texas Rangers RHP Vicente Padilla tests positive for swine flu  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu, though his symptoms are subsiding and he's expected to make his next start.  —  Padilla was scratched from his start Wednesday …
Discussion: sox1fan.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Braves 9, Brewers 4  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chipper Jones, Martin Prado and Nate McLouth homered to pace a 17-hit effort by Atlanta and Javier Vazquez struck out nine in seven innings, lifting the surging Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 on Friday night.  —  Prado hit a three-run homer …
Discussion: Talking Chop and Yahoo! Sports
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
You should be proud of your team  —  HOPE Week is over and the Yankees went 5-0.  If you think that is just a coincidence, be advised that the players and manager Joe Girardi aren't so sure.  —  The Yankees — every single one of them — participated in the events this week and help enrich …
Discussion: Fack Youk
 
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