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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Oswalt wants to play for Cardinals — In search of an impact arm, the Cardinals are exploring the possibility of trading for Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt, and their chances are helped by the fact that Oswalt, a longtime rival, also has eyes for them. — The Cardinals are Oswalt's …
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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.
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Right-handers Roy Oswalt and Dan Haren top the list of available starting pitchers
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New York Post:
BOX SCORE — Six days ago the Rays asked about last year's AL Cy Young winner and the names exchanged didn't end the conversation. — The Yankees, who beat the Royals 10-4 last night at the Stadium, say they aren't in the market for a starter, but Greinke is in the same small and elite class …
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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 …
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.
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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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Tigers, Twins on Haren's no-trade list — On Thursday, sources said five teams were involved in the pursuit of Arizona right-hander Dan Haren: the Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals, Tigers and Twins. — For two of those clubs, acquiring Haren won't just be a matter of surrendering …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Source: Arizona Diamondbacks' Dan Haren more likely to be traded — As recently as a week ago, the Diamondbacks were anticipating having right-hander Dan Haren as a mainstay in their 2011 starting rotation. — But, according to a team source, that expectation has shifted in recent days …
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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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 …
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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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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Security shrugs as O's mope runs laps around Camden Yards — The security in Baltimore apparently have a view on crowd enforcement that's just a bit different than their friends up in Philadelphia. Watch as some Orioles fan runs around the field at Camden Yards on a wild Thursday night …
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
The Yankees' Steinbrenner Long Before Steinbrenner — Since his death last week, the momentum for George Steinbrenner's Hall of Fame candidacy has accelerated. His case is strong: the Boss redefined baseball's economic landscape by exploiting free agency with abandon and his teams won seven World Series …
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 …
