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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Selig mulling pardon for Rose — Rickey Henderson (second from left) accepts his Cooperstown plaque with (from l.) Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson, HOF chairperson Jane Forbes Clark and Bud Selig. — COOPERSTOWN - Thanks to the behind-the-scenes lobbying from some of the most influential Hall …
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Tim Marchman / Wall Street Journal:
A Computer Cracks the Cooperstown Code — Now that Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fans the country over can return to the only thing they like as much as watching games: Arguing over who should join them in Cooperstown.
Joe Posnanski:
A Thought About Jim Rice — Well, Jim Rice is in the Baseball Hall of Fame ... and the world has not ended. The Hall of Fame has not crumbled to the ground or become a baseball version of Baltic Avenue. The parade of Jim Rice comps has not started its march toward Cooperstown's door.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Home-run king Aaron gives Rose vote of support — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Pete Rose, who received a lifetime ban 20 years ago for betting on baseball, deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, former home-run king Hank Aaron said. — HOF INDUCTIONS: Henderson, Rice inducted in Cooperstown
Mychael Urban / MLB.com:Rickey, Rice ready to join baseball immortals
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Phil Wallace / Native Intelligence:
Dodger delusions — I am convinced that the Dodgers are the most misunderstood team in Major League Baseball. As it stands now, the Dodgers have the best record in baseball and an 8-game division lead, yet no one in the media can seem to tell you why. — This has become obvious …
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Andy Martino / Philly.com:Phillies also have an eye on Indians' Cliff Lee
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Bob Cooney / Philly.com:Phillies Notebook: Source: Blue Jays turned down Phillies' offer for Halladay
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Vultures are circling to pick up the veteran Mariners pieces of this ruined weekend — OK, so maybe that photo above does show a bunch of seagulls. But they might as well be vultures. This Mariners team just left its 2009 season dead and buried where the 2009 playoffs are concerned.
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JSOnline:
Who will start Tuesday? — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The more I think about it, the more I wonder if the Brewers are going to trade for a pitcher to start Tuesday against Washington. — Here's what I'm thinking. Tim Dillard, a starting pitcher …
Jen Langosch / By Gosh, It's Langosch:
July 26: Pirates (43-54) @ D-backs (42-56); Yanks scouting Snell — First some new news on the trade front... There may not be any biggest discussion/dilemma in the Pirates' front office right now than about what to do with Ian Snell. One month ago, the right-hander asked for a demotion to Triple-A …
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Jen Langosch / By Gosh, It's Langosch:
Pirates still scouting Tigers — Larry Corrigan, one of GM Neal Huntington's special assistants, stayed to scout the Tigers through Detroit's weekend series with the White Sox. Corrigan has been watching the Tigers every day since last Tuesday. — Detroit is mulling a couple different directions …
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Terez A. Paylor / Kansas City Star:
Royals look to convert Peña into a pitcher — After watching shortstop Tony Peña Jr. struggle at the plate for almost three years, it looks as if the Royals are now ready to see what he can do on the mound. — Manager Trey Hillman said Peña, who recently cleared waivers …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays rookie Jeff Niemann pitches well in loss — TORONTO — The Rays hitters couldn't do much in Sunday's 5-1 loss against Toronto's Brett Cecil, the latest in a string of young lefties who have stymied them. — And there wasn't much RHP Jeff Niemann could do to help.
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Kevin Thomas / pressherald.mainetoday.com:
Tazawa gets a promotion — The Sea Dogs leave on a road trip after learning their top starting pitcher is headed to Triple-A. — PORTLAND — The Sea Dogs knew they were not going to hold on to pitcher Junichi Tazawa much longer. — Word finally arrived Sunday. Tazawa, 23, has been promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Redding's spot saved by injuries — HOUSTON - Tim Redding, who was on the verge of being released as the Mets started a 10-game trip to open the second half, is off the chopping block, a team insider told the Daily News. — The Mets privately had resolved to eat the remainder …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A little more information on Wang — Here's an update on Chien-Ming Wang: — When he got the second MRI on Tuesday, it revealed a possible rotator-cuff tear. The question is whether it's a new injury or scar tissue from the operation he had back in 2000.
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Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
Will NY Mets' slide in standings lead to drop in attendance at Citi Field? … Two years ago, as Citi Field was steadily rising behind Shea Stadium, the notion that the Mets might have trouble selling tickets at their new ballpark was almost unfathomable. By design, there would be 15,000 fewer seats …
