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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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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Roy Halladay Rumors: Saturday — 8:14pm: Ray Parrillo and Jim Salisbury of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that the Phillies “were trying to steer the Blue Jays” towards a package centered around Carrasco and infielder Jason Donald. — 7:53pm: Heyman tweets that the Jays suggested …
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.
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Top Mariners officials think Erik Bedard is hurt again — The good news in the photo above is that I think the Mariners actually won the game you see them playing. The bad news is, it was against their own 4 and 5-year-old kids and doesn't count in the standings. — Oh well.
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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.
Greg Garber / ESPN:
Rice a hero in a big way for a young boy — Nearly 27 years ago, Red Sox slugger came to the aid of injured boy at Fenway Park … FORT MYERS, Fla. — It's not yet 9 a.m., but already there are signs this will be an uncommonly pleasant March day at City of Palms Park.
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Associated Press:
Tigers 4, White Sox 3 (10 Innings) — DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Guillen's RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. — After the Tigers sent the game into extra innings with a ninth-inning rally, Clete Thomas led off the 10th …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:Jim Parque's steroid admission surprises Chicago White sox
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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.
Monique Walker / Boston Globe:
Orioles vs. Red Sox — RED SOX WIN (9:45, FINAL, 7-2 RED SOX) — Ramon Ramirez threw the final inning, getting Jones to fly out to right to end the game and secure back-to-back victories for the Red Sox. Wieters led off the inning with a hit and was followed by a strike out by Izturis.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Gammons' Latest: Duke, Halladay, Reds, Rays — ESPN's Peter Gammons has a new blog post up, writing about how teams are reluctant to part with their top young players, even if they are overvaluing them. He also mixes in a little rumory goodness, so let's take a peek...
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 …
