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Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
Gammons stricken, undergoes surgery — ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 61, is undergoing surgery this afternoon for an aneurysm in his brain. — Gammons was stricken earlier today and was taken to a Boston-area hospital. He is expected to be in intensive care for the next 10 to 12 days.
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Peter Gammons suffers brain aneurysm, in surgery … Longtime ESPN Baseball analyst Peter Gammons suffered an aneurysm in his brain Tuesday morning near his home on Cape Cod, Mass. He was airlifted to a Boston hospital, where he is currently undergoing surgery.
Associated Press:
Devil Rays trade Hall, Hendrickson to Dodgers for Seo, Navarro — LOS ANGELES (AP) — With an eye toward the future, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded pitcher Mark Hendrickson, catcher Toby Hall and $1 million to the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for pitcher Jae Seo, catcher Dioner Navarro and a player to be named.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Dodgers, Devil Rays swap catchers, pitchers — The Dodgers have acquired left-hander Mark Hendrickson and catcher Toby Hall from the Devil Rays for right-hander Jae Seo, catcher Dioner Navarro and a player to be named, FOXSports.com has learned. — Hendrickson, 4-8 with a 3.81 ERA …
Tony Jackson / L.A. Daily News:L.A. closing in — on a starter? Dodgers on verge of acquiring Hendrickson
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Lone Star Ball
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Sox win not easy on the eyes — Buehrle in control, Thome gets key hits while playing field — PITTSBURGH — The White Sox's dominance over the National League Central nearly received a black eye Tuesday night. — But thanks to Jim Thome's roots at first base, the Sox persevered …
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Exile in Wrigleyville
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Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Notes: Struggling Bucs shuffle staff — Perez sent to 'pen; Vogelsong designated for assignment — PITTSBURGH — With the Pittsburgh Pirates mired in an 11-game losing streak, everyone from the fans to the players to the Bucs' CEO has been calling for changes.
Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Pirates move Perez to bullpen, demote Vogelsong — Pirates move Perez to bullpen, demote Vogelsong — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oliver Perez, the power-throwing but puzzling left-hander who was Pittsburgh's opening-day starter, was demoted to the Pirates' bullpen Tuesday during the team's longest losing streak in more than 50 years.
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The Catbird …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Womack demoted; Nevin next to go? — The Cubs sent second baseman Tony Womack to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, a move that could signal the beginning of a midsummer purge. — Manager Dusty Baker said Womack's demotion was made because catcher Henry Blanco had a sore neck …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Hendry won't accept excuses — GM insists on better results despite youth, injuries — Dusty Baker will get "every opportunity" to turn things around, general manager Jim Hendry said before Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field. — But Hendry waltzed around the question of whether Baker deserves …
Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:A Baker's dozen reasons Dusty should be fired
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Howard Kussoy / MLB.com:
Sox, Mets meet 20 years after Series — Boston (45-28) vs, New York (47-28), 7:05 p.m. ET — Twenty years ago, millions of baseball fans were mesmerized by the unimaginable drama of the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the Mets, but rookie sensation Jon Lester was just a 2-year-old infant …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards skid now lengthiest in almost 18 years — Offering the definition of a slumping team, when the Cardinals hit, they don't pitch. When they pitch, as was the case Tuesday night against the Cleveland Indians, they don't hit. — And for eight games now they haven't won.
Associated Press:
Athletics-Padres Preview — Two of the major league's most successful pitchers over the past month look to continue their unbeaten runs when the Oakland Athletics visit the San Diego Padres on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Petco Park. — Barry Zito has won his last six decisions …
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Bob Herzog / Newsday:
Dotel's feeling better — It's a rare day when Octavio Dotel isn't smiling, but the relief pitcher was especially ebullient yesterday. — "The only thing I can say is that I feel great," Dotel said after coming in from the bullpen before last night's game. "I threw 30 pitches from 45 feet.
Associated Press:
Myers takes personal leave after assault charge — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies pitcher Brett Myers will take a leave of absence through the All-Star break, saying he has embarrassed his family and the team with his arrest on charges that he hit his wife in the face.
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The700Level.com
Scott Howard-Cooper / Sacramento Bee:
Ellis' comeback off to good start — His Monday night at warm, breezy Raley Field was a successful step in the recovery, and Mark Ellis should know. — Not just because it was his right thumb that got its first game test since the break on May 30 that sent him to the A's disabled list.
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Athletics Nation
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Mets' Reyes Is Becoming A Superstar — Baseball players get hot all the time, and it's usually best not to make too much of it. Over a week or a month the best hitter in the league can hit .100, and the worst can hit .400. It's part of the nature of the game; more than in any of the other team sports …
