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3:00 AM ET, June 30, 2010

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Fox Sports:
Market for Lee is wide open this time  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  The Cliff Lee sweepstakes are somewhat democratic, as these things go.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
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Rick Freeman / Associated Press:
Lee stymies Yankees yet again, Mariners win 7-4  —  NEW YORK—Cliff Lee came into the Bronx and beat the New York Yankees again, pitching his third straight complete game to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4 victory Tuesday night.  —  Lee (7-3) beat New York twice in last year's World Series …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Pinstripe Alley
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Pressure mounts for Mets to acquire Cliff Lee from Mariners sooner rather than later  —  If you missed it, here's today's Talkin' Baseball segment from KJR AM 950.  —  Last week, I wrote about two players the Mariners could be looking at from the New York Mets in a Cliff Lee trade — pitcher Jenrry Mejia and outfielder Angel Pagan.
Howard Megdal / SNY.tv:
Injuries saving the Mets
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Could Mets Acquire Cliff Lee Without Mejia?
New York Post:
Mets on Twitter  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — These are the kind …
Discussion: 24 Hours From Suicide
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Wright gains; most NL positions up for grabs  —  Much still to be decided in final days of All-Star balloting  —  Can veteran Placido Polanco hang on to start in the All-Star Game at third base, or will a late push drive David Wright into his fifth consecutive Midsummer Classic appearance?
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Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Ibanez's double sends Phillies over Reds 9-6 in 10
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Philadelphia Phillies place Chase Utley, Placido Polanco on DL
Discussion: ESPN and Associated Press
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Ironman Utley leaves early as Phils fall
Associated Press:
Rays' Upton not in lineup against Red Sox  —  BOSTON—Center fielder B.J. Upton was not in the starting lineup against Boston on Tuesday night, and Rays manager Joe Maddon said it was not because of Upton's confrontation with teammate Evan Longoria in the dugout Sunday.
Discussion: DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
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Jimmy Golen / Yahoo! Sports:
Red Sox, despite injuries, pound Rays 8-5
Discussion: Surviving Grady and Boston Globe
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Lackey a pinch hitter?
MLB:
Florida Marlins to keep interim manager Edwin Rodriguez for season  —  The Florida Marlins have decided to keep interim manager Edwin Rodriguez for the rest of this season.  —  Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria told the team before its game in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday night that Rodriguez …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Rodriguez to lead Marlins for rest of 2010
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Sox hang on for 4-3 victory  —  Floyd posts another strong start in triumph over Royals  —  White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen argues with home plate umpire Tim Timmons after he was ejected during the fourth inning.  (Charlie Riedel, Associated Press / June 29, 2010)
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets sign Barrett to minor-league deal  —  SAN JUAN, P.R. — The New York Mets have signed former major league catcher Michael Barrett to a minor league contract, a club official confirmed on Tuesday.  —  Barrett, 33, has not played since 2009, when he went into the season as Rod Barajas' backup …
Greg Beacham / Associated Press:
Angels hold off Rangers 6-5 in Guerrero's return  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Bobby Abreu hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame Vladimir Guerrero's homer and three RBIs in his return to Angel Stadium for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
The Braves fan in the white polo shirt  —  Meet White Polo Shirt Man.  He's the worst baseball fan in America.  —  Somewhere around the middle innings on Monday night, he decided he should take advantage of his front-row seats for the Fifth Day of Strasmas to make a spectacle of himself on national television.
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Who was the dude in the white shirt at the Braves-Nats game?
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Stammen lifts Nationals past Braves 7-2  —  ATLANTA—Craig Stammen, called up from the minors earlier in the day, pitched 7 1-3 strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals past the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer, Ryan Zimmerman had a two-run double …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Pursuit of Barry Bonds, all-time home run record, by Alex Rodriguez lacks buzz after PED admission  —  Alex Rodriguez is six homers away from hitting 600 in his career.  As he chases No. 763, he can earn an extra $30M, an incentive in his contract suggested by billionaire friend Warren Buffet (b.).
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
New York Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland returns to team  —  Speaking for the first time since taking his nearly four-week leave of absence, Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland said he is back for good with the team after taking care of “a personal family matter.”
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Jordan Schelling / MLB.com:
Crew must alter rotation for Davis' return  —  Lefty's scheduled comeback coincides with Bush's start  —  MILWAUKEE — At least one Brewers pitcher likely will not make their regularly scheduled start in the next homestand, manager Ken Macha said Tuesday.  —  If everything goes according …
Associated Press:
Tigers top Liriano, Twins, take over first place in AL Central  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reliever Joel Zumaya's (FSY) painful right arm injury marred Detroit's move into first place, after the Tigers used four first-inning runs against Francisco Liriano (FSY) to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Monday night.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Zumaya injured in eighth vs. Twins
 
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