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6:35 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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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
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.
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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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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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  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle has set a major league record by retiring 45 straight batters.  —  Coming off a perfect game in his last start against Tampa Bay, Buehrle retired the first 17 Minnesota Twins batters …
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
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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Associated Press:
Hamels outduels Haren as Phillies clip Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Shane Victorino homered and drove in two runs, Cole Hamels pitched eight dominant innings and the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Hamels (7-5) gave up one run on four hits, walked none and struck out nine.
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.
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
Chris Erskine / Los Angeles Times:
The Dodgers aren't the only ones on a hot streak  —  Ever go to a day game at Dodger Stadium?  If you are from Mercury, you'll feel right at home.  —  I've brought along a thermometer to see how hot it actually is at a day game here at the House of Blue — and an egg, to see if I can fry it up in a little pan.
Trade Talk:
As injuries mount, Brewers still shopping  —  I just called Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to see if the news of Jeff Suppan's rib-cage strain — an injury that often sends a pitcher to the disabled list — changes his plan of attack for Friday's nonwaiver trade deadline.  —  The answer was no.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
 
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