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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees unveil Steinbrenner mural at Stadium — NEW YORK — The Yankees unveiled an image mural in the right-field bleachers Thursday that pays tribute to George M. Steinbrenner, who passed away July 13 at the age of 80. — Measuring 40 feet wide and 13 and a half feet tall …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees hits career home run No. 599 … NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez moved to within one home run of a plateau inhabited by only six other players in baseball history, the 600 Club, when he belted No. 599 Thursday night off Kansas City Royals reliever Robinson Tejeda in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium.
Fox Sports:
Oswalt needs to drop demands — 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. — If Roy Oswalt wants to be traded - really wants to be traded - he should start acting like it.
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Right-handers Roy Oswalt and Dan Haren top the list of available starting pitchers
Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Lidge would be happy to call Oswalt for Phillies
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Weaver miffed by Angels in outfield — Though pitcher calms down, he was clearly annoyed by defense in loss at Texas … ARLINGTON, Texas — Jered Weaver came charging off the mound after the sixth inning, his right fist flailing wildly in the air. He was mouthing something and it appeared …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Angels Acquire Alberto Callaspo — Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star is reporting (via Twitter) that infielder Alberto Callaspo has been dealt from the Royals to the Angels in exchange for right-hander Sean O'Sullivan and minor league left-hander Will Smith.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox top Mariners in 13 innings, 8-6 — Game over: Red Sox 8, Mariners 6 (13 innings) — Ramirez retired the Mariners in order. What a nutty game. Eric Patterson and Hideki Okajima are the unlikely heroes. — Back with more later. Oh, and thanks for all the comments.
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Associated Press:
Lackey loses no-hit bid in 8th, Boston wins in 13 — SEATTLE (AP) — First came John Lackey 's no-hit tease. Then, a ninth-inning meltdown. Finally, extra-inning relief. — This zany, 4-hour ride was perhaps Boston's worst win this season - and Seattle's best loss.
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Resist temptation to trade Beckham — (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune / July 10, 2010) — In long run, Sox are stronger if they don't deal him for short-termers Dunn or Fielder — Go ahead and dream, White Sox fans, about your new meaning of Fielder's choice being whether Prince wants …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Breaking Sports:
Ozzie: Options ‘open now’ after Jenks' blown save
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John Marshall / Associated Press:
Matt Cain sharp, Giants beat Diamondbacks 3-0 — PHOENIX—Matt Cain pitched eight sharp innings in a combined three-hitter and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of the tired Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-0 win Thursday night. — Andres Torres hit a solo homer off Rodrigo Lopez (5-9) …
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New York Post:
Manuel's job in jeopardy — Mets on Twitter — PHOENIX — The other day in San Francisco at AT&T Park the interview area for manager Jerry Manuel was moved to around the corner from the clubhouse. — When Manuel emerged from the clubhouse and saw that his usual spot near the door …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Jason Bay tries to find groove, create more offense for New York Mets …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Baseball Using Minor Leagues for a Drug Test — Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that it would immediately expand its drug-testing program by drawing blood from minor league players to test for human growth hormone. — Olympic athletes have been subject to blood testing for many years …
John Erardi / Cincinnati.com:
Rob Dibble happy with TV gig — ‘I love the game more than I did when I was playing’ — Former Reds closer Rob Dibble is outspoken in the Nationals' television booth, but he's learned not to be quite so off-the-cuff , he says. — “I've been in broadcasting for 12 years …
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Constant lineup tweaks paying off for Maddon — Rays' offense has second-greatest run differential in Majors — In an ideal world, Joe Maddon would walk into his office, take a look at his lineup card and fill in two names. — The Rays' manager would have seven spots set in stone each day …
