Commissioner Bud Selig Town Hall chat  —  Q. Welcome to MLB.com and FanFest in Phoenix, Arizona.  It's 2011 and another midsummer tradition continues.  It's time for the Commissioner's Town Hall Chat streamed live throughout the world.  Everyone please help me welcome Commissioner Bud Selig.

NL All-Stars try to make it two straight wins over AL  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball's All-Star Game heads to Phoenix, Arizona for the first time in the game's illustrious 82-game history this evening when the National League tries to string …

Matt Holliday: The one who got away?  —  Matt Holliday had a number of criteria when he entered free agency in the winter before the 2010 season.  —  He wanted to play in a market where baseball mattered, the team was competitive, and where the World Series was a realistic annual goal.

Mozeliak has blueprint for success  —  The National League Central has spent more than three months waiting on the Cardinals.  —  The time never has been better, the Cardinals believe, to make the rest of the division pay.  —  Nick Punto watched the formula work repeatedly with the Minnesota Twins …

Derek Jeter decision causes stir  —  Forget National League vs. American League.  It's Derek Jeter's right vs. Jeter's wrong in Phoenix on Tuesday.  —  After an unnamed major league official and some players told the New York Daily News that Jeter was wrong to skip Tuesday's All-Star festivities …

Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Trade Market  —  A dozen teams look like potential July 31st sellers, if we exclude the Rockies.  With assumptions on who the Blue Jays, Orioles, Royals, Mariners, Athletics, Mets, Nationals, Marlins, Cubs, Astros, Dodgers, and Padres might be willing to move …

T'wolves part ways with Rambis  —  The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired Kurt Rambis as coach.  —  The leading candidates for the job include Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.  Bickerstaff's son, J.B., an assistant with the T'wolves under Rambis …

Right now, Ortiz has a bright future  —  PHOENIX - The All-Star Game is always a good time for stories about David Ortiz's future with the Red Sox.  —  And they won't end here.  —  If Ortiz continues to have a good season, there will be more stories, columns, and opinions on what the Sox should do with the lovable designated hitter.

Returning Jeter's Big Hit: No Good Deed Goes Untaxed (Perhaps)  —  Here is the fan's fantasy: You go to the ballpark and under a picture-perfect sky not only do the Yankees win, but in recognition of your exemplary behavior, the team also showers you with free season tickets …

Hitting coach Hudgens key to Met-amorphosis  —  SAN FRANCISCO - There are no pronouncements of a 10-minute fix.  Actually, there are no pronouncements at all.  —  Despite an imposing appearance, larger than any player on the team, Dave Hudgens might be the quietest person in the clubhouse.

Red Sox sign second round draft pick Williams Jerez  —  PHOENIX — The Red Sox have signed second-round pick Williams Jerez.  The toolsy centerfielder out of Grand Street High School New York City agreed to a deal that will pay him Major League Baseball's slot recommended bonus.

6 Special Fans Attend All-Star Game  —  PHOENIX (AP) — A few summers ago, Erick Cruz was playing summer ball with Bryce Harper.  —  This weekend, both were at baseball's All-Star celebration, with Harper playing in the Futures Game for top prospects.  Cruz was overjoyed just to be watching …

ALL-STAR NOTES: Gonzalez says leave Petco alone  —  Adrian Gonzalez had no problem reaching the bleachers during Monday night's Home Run Derby at Chase Field.  —  The Boston Red Sox slugger never homered as prolifically at Petco Park in five seasons with the Padres the way he did in a runner-up performance at the Derby.