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10:05 AM ET, July 26, 2009

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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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Associated Press:
Indians 10, Mariners 3  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Asdrubal Cabrera homered, drove in two runs and scored three times to back a strong start by Jeremy Sowers in the Cleveland Indians' 10-3 victory over Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  —  Sowers (3-7), recalled from Triple-A before the game …
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe!
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Will this be the loss that pushes Seattle Mariners into “sell” mode?
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Aaron: PED users can be Hall candidates  —  Legendary home-run hitter suggests asterisk by names  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hank Aaron, who was baseball's all-time home run king until Barry Bonds passed him in 2007, thinks that players linked to performance-enhancing drugs shouldn't necessarily be excluded from the Hall of Fame.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Aaron: Give PED-using inductees asterisks on plaque  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y — Hank Aaron, major league baseball's former home run king, said Saturday he will accept players linked to performance-enhancing drugs into the Hall of Fame, but only if there's an asterisk on their plaque.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
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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Associated Press:
A's escape, snap Yankees' winning streak at eight
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Hot Joba, bats give Yanks eighth straight
Discussion: The Yankee Universe
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Phils reject Jays' offer in deal for Halladay
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Red-hot Dodgers walk off on Blake's bases-loaded hit  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Blake (FSY) blooped a bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.  —  GAME REPORT: Dodgers 4, Marlins 3
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Kevin Rozell / Zell's Pinstripe Blog:
Yanks might consider trading Joba for Halladay  —  Here is some interesting news.  Jon Heyman reports on twitter that the Yankees might consider giving up Joba Chamberlain for Roy Halladay.  I would do it.  I would say Hughes is untouchable right now.  —  Let's see exactly what they want in return before we jump to any conclusions.
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.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Deals for Holliday, DeRosa demonstrate the team's urgency  —  New Cardinals Matt Holliday, left, and Mark DeRosa (P-D)  —  Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. is rarely mistaken for a riverboat gambler.  But Thursday night, in a move with long-term implications, he officially authorized …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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.
Discussion: sox1fan.com and Yahoo! Sports
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...
Discussion: ESPN, River Avenue Blues and iYankees
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 …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Different varieties in Apple  —  Yankees flourishing, Mets floundering  —  They represent the same city, but the performances of the Mets and Yankees are as different as Mars and Venus.  —  While sports talk radio isn't always the best barometer, the airwaves generally are filled with angry, bitter fans.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks 7, Pirates 0  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton homered and drove in three runs, and Doug Davis rebounded from his worst start of the season with six sharp innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  —  Upton's two-run homer …
Discussion: AZ Snakepit
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Scott Kazmir wants to remain with Tampa Bay Rays  —  TORONTO — LHP Scott Kazmir had had a bit of a rough Thursday anyway, what with being on the other side of Mark Buehrle's perfect game, when he got a call from his father, Eddie, asking about his name popping up in trade rumors.
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Mark Saxon / Orange County Register:
Angels say Kazmir is not part of their plans
Discussion: MLB Rumors, Rays Index and MetsBlog.com
 
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Pittsburgh Pirates keep dumping talent
Greg Garber / ESPN:
Rice a hero in a big way for a young boy
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Elias Rankings  —  At the end of each season, The Elias Sports …
Discussion: River Avenue Blues and Rays Index
Associated Press:
The Relaxed Phillies Keep on Rolling
Discussion: Phillies Nation
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
You should be proud of your team  —  HOPE Week is over and the Yankees went 5-0.
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