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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Waiting Game Works to Yankees' Advantage — For months, the Yankees knew exactly what they needed for the stretch drive. They had holes in the outfield, the starting rotation and the bench. General Manager Brian Cashman studied the market and waited. — The Yankees' players gave Cashman …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Deadline passes, as do Sox — There was tremendous excitement around Yawkey Way for at least 24 hours, because it appeared that after days of poring through scouting reports and statistical, financial, and medical data, after a couple of deals fell through, after the Yankees had made their big splash …
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The Feeding the Monster Blog
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Trade deadline losers — Fans often like to play general manager, thinking the job is easy. It isn't, but the listlessness of certain teams at the non-waiver deadline will give fresh impetus to all those wanna-be GMs. — Orioles — It took effort to beat out the Red Sox for the top spot, it really did.
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Romo Phone Home
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Deadline Passes, Soriano Still a National — Despite a flurry of activity and late bids by several teams, Monday's trade deadline passed — and, in an upset, Alfonso Soriano is still a Washington National. — Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden and team president Stan Kasten …
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
The Left Fielder Stays in the Picture — In the end, the Nationals chose to believe Alfonso Soriano's words and, in a sense, trust his smile. Instead of worrying that they might look like saps in a few months, the Nats took a chance on laying the groundwork for a beautiful friendship.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Sánchez Injured, and Mets Trade Nady to Fill Void — After learning that the setup pitcher Duaner Sánchez had separated his right shoulder in a taxi accident and would probably be lost for the season, the Mets acquired reliever Roberto Hernández and the left-hander Oliver Pérez …
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Newsday:
Omar forced to make deals — After days of discussions and countless phone calls, Mets general manager Omar Minaya wound up making the deal he had to make rather than the one he wanted to make with time running out before yesterday's non-waiver trade deadline.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers get Maddux, Lugo; deal Izturis — 300-game winner to anchor rotation, with Lugo at second — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers beat the trade deadline with a pair of major deals Monday, acquiring future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux and cash from the Chicago Cubs for Gold Glove infielder Cesar Izturis …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Tejada gladly stays … At 4:10 yesterday afternoon, not long after the non-waiver trade deadline expired, Miguel Tejada walked into the clubhouse that he said he never wanted to leave. He was wearing a red T-shirt, gray basketball shorts and a smile that has been missing at times during the past year.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:Contreras, 3 HRs give weary Sox bullpen a nice break
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Exile in Wrigleyville
Baseball America:
Padres Get Walker To Play Third Base — The Padres attempted to fill their hole at third base and hold on to first place in the National League West on Monday, adding Todd Walker from the Cubs in exchange for Rookie ball righthander Jose Ceda. — Walker, 33, has split time between …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres get Walker from Cubs in effort to plug third-base hole — Confident that their bullpen will lead them to a second consecutive National League West title, the Padres held onto eighth-inning specialist Scott Linebrink through yesterday's trade deadline and essentially bought Cubs second …
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards land Sosa near deadline — The Cardinals created a ripple rather than a splash eight minutes before Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline at 3 p.m. Monday. — After seeking an impact bat for the past month, the NL Central leaders at 2:52 p.m. traded for Atlanta Braves …
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Viva El Birdos
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
McLane fails to do the right thing for Rocket … It was a deal that would have wiped all the other deals off the back page, the front page and all the pages in between. — It was a deal that would have changed history — and pennant races. — It was a deal that didn't happen this weekend …
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1. Alex Gordon, 3b, Royals (Double-A Wichita) … IN THE TEAM PHOTO … THE NOT-SO-HOT SHEET … BLAST FROM THE PAST … HELIUM WATCH
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Hot Foot
Denver Post:
Deal for Royals' Affeldt shot in arm for bullpen — His team making a push in the National League West and in need of more offense, Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd made an aggressive play for Boston center fielder Coco Crisp. — The Red Sox wanted Ryan Shealy and one of the Rockies' frontline starters.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Laird gets surprising start — MINNEAPOLIS - For the second time this season, Gerald Laird is creating more opportunities for himself with a scorching bat. — Two months after manager Buck Showalter said Laird would play against all left-handed starters, Laird was in the lineup Monday for the third consecutive game.
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Lone Star Ball
