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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Stats affirm why Young should win Final Vote — Aiming for seventh ASG nod, fans can help him go to Anaheim — ARLINGTON — Rangers third baseman Michael Young has already had a memorable first half. — Not only has he helped lead the Rangers to the top of the American League West …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
AL analysis: Girardi proud to pick Yanks — A-Rod, Sabathia and perhaps Pettitte headed to Anaheim — NEW YORK — While Joe Girardi went through the experience of preparing for his first All-Star Game as a manager, one nagging thought was that no matter what he did, somebody was going to wind up left out.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
All-Star attitude has Zimmerman in Final Vote — Third baseman goes all out, displays leadership for Nats — WASHINGTON — It's not hard to figure out why third baseman Ryan Zimmerman should win the 2010 All-Star Final Vote sponsored by Sprint. — 2010 All-Stars — C: J. Mauer, MIN
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Pettitte will likely be an All-Star sub — NEW YORK — Six Yankees were named to the American League All-Star team on Sunday, including three pitchers. — But not the one starting pitcher who is not only enjoying the best start of his 16-year career, but also the best start of any pitcher on the Yankees' staff.
Nate Taylor / Boston Globe:
Seeing Stars — Clay Buchholz tried to not think about the All-Star Game in the final days leading up to yesterday's selections. With 10 wins this season, Buchholz knew he had a good chance to receive the honor. All along, though, he said his dream was to just make a major league club.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Buchholz will be latest to go on DL — He'll be eligible to return July 15 — Bill Hall shows his disappointment after scalding a ball to deep center in the fourth; the Orioles' Adam Jones made the catch. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) — The Red Sox haven't been able to go more than a few …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Geoff Jenkins To Retire As A Brewer — Geoff Jenkins will officially announce his retirement this Friday, according to a Brewers press release. Jenkins, who spent a decade of his playing career in Milwaukee, will retire as a Brewer before Friday's game at Miller Park.
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Brewers scouts head home for summit; trades coming? — Fox Sports — Brewers scouts are gathering in Milwaukee this week for meetings that could influence the team's approach to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, sources say. — While one team official stressed that there is …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Cliff Lee Rumors: Monday — 5:35pm: The Reds have talked to the Mariners about Lee, according to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. While tampering rules prevent GM Walt Jocketty from commenting on Lee in particular, Fay believes that his words infer that the 2008 AL Cy Young winner would be a player of interest.
John Barone / MLB.com:
Choo's DL stint could last until September — CLEVELAND — The hits keep on coming for the Indians. Just not the kind they were hoping for. — Cleveland placed right fielder Shin-Soo Choo on the 15-day disabled list Sunday — retroactive to Saturday — with a right thumb sprain …
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock — Monday Ten Pack — J.P. Arencibia, C, Blue Jays (Triple-A Las Vegas) — And the hits just keep on coming. Arencibia went 6-for-13 over the weekend with two doubles and a pair of home runs, but that's nothing new, as he's reeled off eight straight multi-hit games with a total of five home runs and 18 RBI.
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Giants miss late big hit in 15-inning loss — Torres' inside-the-park homer helps force extra frames — DENVER — The Giants reached the season's halfway mark Sunday with a performance that almost cruelly demonstrated what they must accomplish during the rest of the year to avoid irrelevance.
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