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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
National uprising: NL wins All-Star Game — Braves' McCann delivers the big blow in the seventh — ANAHEIM — The National Pastime's Midsummer Classic no longer is the exclusive property of the American League, which was knocked out on Tuesday night without a swing from the Yankees' mighty Alex Rodriguez.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Ortiz finds himself in thick of All-Star loss — Slugger thrown out at second in ninth-inning rally; Lester shines — ANAHEIM — A night earlier, David Ortiz was in his element, swinging for the fences and carting home the trophy that crowned him the champion of the State Farm Home Run Derby.
Sports Illustrated:
The All-Star Game may ‘count’, but nobody has told the managers … ANAHEIM, Calif. — Five cuts from the National League's 3-1 win on Tuesday night. — 1. There is no way to put this to you gently: you've been hoodwinked. Baseball has sold you the idea that the All-Star Game is meaningful …
Jim Caple / ESPN:
Girardi cost AL with questionable calls — Manager's bad decisions mean the American League will be on road in World Series … ANAHEIM, Calif. — If George Steinbrenner still were alive and in his prime, chances are Joe Girardi would have gotten a phone call from the owner after the All-Star Game.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Yunel Escobar — The Blue Jays acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar and pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes from the Braves for shortstop Alex Gonzalez and minor leaguers Tim Collins and Tyler Pastornicky, according to a team press release. The Jays designated Ronald Uviedo for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
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Braves get Gonzalez; Escobar to Jays … The second half hasn't begun yet, but the Atlanta Braves made a trade Wednesday to try to stay atop their NL East perch. — The Braves acquired shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who has 17 home runs at the All-Star break, on Wednesday in a five-player trade with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Blue Jays acquire Escobar for Gonzalez — Toronto also gets lefty Reyes in swap of starting shortstops — TORONTO — The Blue Jays and Braves exchanged shortstops on Wednesday in a five-player trade that sent Yunel Escobar to Toronto and Alex Gonzalez to Atlanta.
Fay Vincent / Fox Sports:
Fay Vincent remembers Steinbrenner — Fox Sports — One of the most wonderful quips about George Steinbrenner, whose death has prompted a review of the life and career of that complicated public person and unique baseball owner, was uttered by John McMullen, who had been an early limited partner …
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Molly Knight / ESPN:
'Til debt do us part — The Dodgers' pennant run will not be half as entertaining as the owners' divorce trial — Jamie and Frank McCourt's divorce is taking its toll on the Dodgers franchise. — She knows it was a Wednesday last October. She knows it was 10:55 a.m. But for all the Dodger Dogs …
Fox Sports:
Behind-the-scenes at the All-Star Game — 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. — ANAHEIM, CALIF. — As the bottom of the ninth began, White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko strolled …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Elias Rankings At The Break — After the season the Elias Sports Bureau will take all players over the 2009-10 period, divide them into five groups for each league, and rank them based on various statistics. Then each player will be labeled a Type A, B, or none.
Eric Seidman / Baseball Prospectus:
K/BB Ratio Redux — Well, last week was rather eventful, wasn't it? I woke up to the tune of approximately 14 text messages from friends and family asking for my opinion of a supposed Cliff Lee-to-the-Yankees deal, only to find out after responding that no such deal had been consummated.
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