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2:50 AM ET, July 29, 2009

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Fox Sports:
MLB trade deadline buzz: Tuesday's edition  —  With the July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, FOXSports.com baseball reporters Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have all the latest buzz.  All times below are ET.  —  Reds not giving up on Rolen — 11:51 a.m.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
MIDDAY TRADE CONFIDENTIAL, JULY 28  —  News, notes and rumors from around the league:  —In the late afternoon on Monday, the Rangers were convinced they were the front-runners to get Ryan Garko from the Indians.  They were surprised when he ended up going to the Giants instead.
Buster Olney / MLB:
Sources: Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians exploring Cliff Lee trade  —  The Phillies are intent on getting a frontline starting pitcher, whether they get Roy Halladay or not, and with the Indians' Cliff Lee seemingly lined up as the clear No. 2 choice for Philadelphia …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Phillies leaning toward Cliff Lee, Tribe leaning toward holding pat: Indians Insider
Yahoo! Sports:
Trade Buzz: Boston adds Buchholz to Halladay offer  —  Buzz up! … The Boston Red Sox have offered at least three players - no-hit pitcher Clay Buchholz  —  , Triple-A pitching prospect Michael Bowden  —  and top outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland - to the Toronto Blue Jays for ace Roy Halladay
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Roy Halladay Rumors: Tuesday  —  11:02pm: It appears we've passed J.P. Ricciardi's self-imposed deadline to deal Halladay.  We probably should just pack it in, huh?  Nah.  MLB.com's Jordan Bastian has the word from Ricciardi, who dismisses the “soft” deadline he laid out.
Associated Press:
Company that owns Toronto Blue Jays looks to control costs
Discussion: Philly.com and MLB
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
UPDATING THE HALLADAY TALKS
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Red Sox trade for outfielder Brian Anderson  —  The Red Sox today traded for righthanded hitting White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson, sending Mark Kotsay to Chicago in return.  Anderson, who is hitting .238 with two homers on the season, was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on July 20.
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Alex Speier / WEEI:
WORLDS APART?  RED SOX AND MATSUZAKA STRUGGLE TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND … Though he is now in his third year in the United States, it is increasingly clear that Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox still are dealing with their differences as they approach the issue of how to keep the pitcher both healthy and effective.
Ben Collins / Boston Globe:
Pregame: Red Sox vs. A's
Discussion: sox1fan.com and Over the Monster
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking news: Surgery for Wang  —  Chien-Ming Wang needs season-ending shoulder surgery It'll be tomorrow morning  —  More to come.  —  UPDATE, 10:49 p.m.: Wang needs a tear in his capsule repaired, apparently.  The capsule is the soft-tissue membrane.  Typically, the capsule is tightened in surgery.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang to have season-ending surgery  —  Yanks will know more about his recovery time after procedure  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Chien-Ming Wang will have arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder capsule on Wednesday under the care of Dr. James Andrews and will miss the remainder of the 2009 season.
Associated Press:
Buehrle retires 45 straight to set MLB record, but Twins prevail  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Perfect again into the sixth inning against Minnesota, Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle wound up with a loss despite a record-setting performance.  —  Coming off the 18th perfect game in major league history …
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Associated Press:   Chicago White Sox's Mark Buehrle retires 45 straight to set MLB record
Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Wilpon apologizes to News writer over Minaya mess … Jeff Wilpon threw his support behind embattled GM Omar Minaya Tuesday, but the Mets' chief operating officer also issued a public apology to Daily News beat writer Adam Rubin that went beyond the one Minaya had given the previous day.
Discussion: NESN.com
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Rubin: Lobbying for the truth
Associated Press:
Clutch hits by Davis, Ellis propel A's past Red Sox in extras  —  BOSTON (AP) — Rajai Davis singled home Mark Ellis in the ninth to send the game into extra innings, then did it again in the 11th on Tuesday night and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Red Sox put up Rice's No. 14 on the Fenway facade
Discussion: Boston Globe
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers eye the market for a starter  —  Millwood, Padilla's health remain issues for rotation  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers are scrambling to figure out their rotation this week.  Roy Halladay is not going to be an option.  —  The Rangers have had discussions with the Blue Jays concerning Halladay …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
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Associated Press:
Rangers' Padilla out, still weak from swine flu
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Baseball's magic number: 100  —  When pitch counts reach the century mark, the end is near ... but why?  —  ESPN The Magazine  —  Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/US Presswire  —  It's typical for a manager like Ron Gardenhire to remove a pitcher close to the 100-pitch mark.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 100: Yankees at Rays  —  YANKEES (61-38)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (10-6, 3.67).  —  RAYS (54-46)  —  Upton CF  —  Crawford LF  —  Longoria 3B  —  Zobrist 2B  —  Burrell DH  —  Pena 1B  —  Kapler RF  —  Navarro C  —  Bartlett SS  —  Pitching: LHP Scott Kazmir (4-6, 6.69).
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks surpass 1 million registered users  —  First team in Majors to reach mark via its official Web site  —  All Michael Evans intended to do was make sure his e-mail inbox would be updated with the latest information on his favorite Yankees.  He could have never imagined making Internet history.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels remain in trade talks, but no deal yet  —  Starters Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee still lead the wish list for GM Tony Reagins.  —  As night fell in the west Tuesday, Roy Halladay remained a Toronto Blue Jay, Cliff Lee remained a Cleveland Indian, and Tony Reagins remained a general manager …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
 
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