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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 …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Dan Haren Rumors: Friday — The D'Backs have started exchanging names with teams about possible Dan Haren trades and the Tigers, Yankees, Phillies, Cardinals and Twins appear to have varying degrees of interest in the righty. That's just the abbreviated version of what we heard yesterday, but there's more.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Could the Sox and Yanks make a trade? — The Yankees had a scout at the game last night. Obviously he was there to see the Mariners as the Red Sox and Yankees would never make a trade. — Right? — It hasn't happened since Aug. 13, 1997. The Red Sox sent Mike Stanley …
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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.
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.
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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 …
Jesse Spector / Touching Base:
Nine Innings: Brian Bannister — It's been quite a while since the last interview in the Nine Innings series, but it's back with a bang today after I caught up with the Royals' Brian Bannister yesterday in the Bronx. The righthander, who starts against the Yankees tonight …
Joe Posnanski:
What 600 Homers Means — There was no 600 homer club. No. The “club,” everybody knew, was for 500 homers, and it was exclusive. As of 1990, there were only 14 players in the 500 Homer Club... and everyone could more or less name the guys in it. — It really was exclusive.
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.
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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 …
Associated Press:
Angels acquire 3B Alberto Callaspo from Royals — NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels made a move to boost their offense on Thursday, acquiring infielder Alberto Callaspo from the Kansas City Royals for pitchers Sean O'Sullivan and Will Smith. — The Royals activated outfielder Rick Ankiel …
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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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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Minor leaguers to be tested for HGH. This is all PR, by the way — Major League Baseball announced a few moments ago that it will immediately begin testing for HGH in the minor leagues. That sound you hear is a thousand writers and commentators preparing their “good for baseball …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Baseball Using Minor Leagues for a Drug Test
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