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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: Rays Index, MetsBlog.com and MLB Rumors
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Roy Halladay Rumors: Saturday  —  6:14pm: Andy Martino of The Philadelphia Inquirer tweets that Tony LaCava, top advisor to Ricciardi, was on hand for Carrasco's 6 IP, 6 ER performance last night.  —  4:17pm: According to Gordon Edes of Yahoo! Sports, the Angels “did indeed make a run at Halladay …
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.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Vintage Halladay not enough for Jays
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
A's pound Pettitte, Aceves in 7th as streak ends  —  Hope rippled through the new Stadium Saturday when the Yankees staged a mini-rallies in the eighth and ninth innings, but neither could out-do the damage Andy Pettitte and Alfredo Aceves did in the seventh.
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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
Associated Press:
A's escape, snap Yankees' winning streak at eight  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Gio Gonzalez (FSY) worked out of trouble when Andy Pettitte (FSY) could not, and a key decision by Yankees manager Joe Girardi went awry in the Oakland Athletics' 6-4 victory Saturday that snapped New York's eight-game winning streak.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Drew Silva / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Interested In Milton Bradley?  —  3:01pm: Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports “there has been no conversation with any team about Bradley.”  We can probably now put these rumors to rest.  —  2:47pm: MLB.com's Jason Beck tweets, “Milton Bradley to Tigers?
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David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Can it Be?  Are the Tigers After Milton Bradley?  —  Two very solid baseball sources confirmed for me just moments ago that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Cubs RF Milton Bradley.  They believe that Bradley would be a much better fit as a DH than as a right fielder and that he would mesh well with Tigers manager Jim Leyland.
Discussion: Deadspin, MLB Daily Dish and Hardball
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Mariners call up Michael Saunders from AAA, DFA Wladimir Balentien  —  The headline says it all.  Two years after the Mariners tried and failed to deal left fielder Wladimir Balentien for a reliever at the trade deadline, he could now be lost for next to nothing after being designated for assignment this morning.
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 …
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
Associated Press:
The Relaxed Phillies Keep on Rolling  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Rollins's personal sound system blares hip-hop music, Ryan Howard chats with anyone who approaches, and Shane Victorino bounces through the clubhouse seeking his next laugh.  —  Looking for Chase Utley?  Check the video room or batting cages.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Tom Hoffarth / L.A. Daily News:
40 years ago, Goossen got on crazy trip with Seattle Pilots  —  (Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer)  —  On the slightly tattered Topps baseball card, Greg Goossen is in a light blue Seattle Pilots uniform, positioned for the camera with his first baseman's glove open and stretched out waiting for a throw.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Reyes may be Mets' fastest returnee  —  HOUSTON - John Maine will follow Carlos Beltran's lead and seek a second medical opinion, while Jose Reyes and Billy Wagner inched closer to returns.  —  Maine, who is still experiencing shoulder discomfort, plans to visit Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham …
Discussion: NESN.com
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.
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Will this be the loss that pushes Seattle Mariners into “sell” mode?  —  Miguel Batista, above, looks on stunned as Jamey Carroll (of all people!) rounds the bases on him after his first homer of the year in a five-run ninth inning tonight that turned a once-close game into a rout.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
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
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Elias Rankings  —  At the end of each season, The Elias Sports Bureau ranks all MLB players numerically based on a bunch of stats.  Every player is categorized in one of five position groups and by league.  The rankings cover a two-year time period.  They are used to determine whether free agents are Type A, Type B, or neither.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues and Rays Index
 
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Cain wins 12th, Giants hold on to defeat Rockies 3-1
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