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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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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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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Waiting Game Works to Yankees' Advantage
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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.
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.
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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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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 …
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
This hit-maker is off the charts — David Ortiz has elevated the fan experience to a new level. He has taken New England sports fans to a place where no others have been. He has put them in a state of mind where they expect a game-winning home run. And he has delivered. — Does anyone know how hard this is?
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Redsock / The Joy of Sox:
David Ortiz in Walkoff Situations — David Ortiz gets another game-winning hit at Fenway Park and we hear it everywhere — he did it again, it's more surprising when he doesn't win the game, is he human? — but is it true? Does Ortiz excel over and above his usual performance in walk-off situations?
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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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Jeff Blair / Globe and Mail:Blue Jays stand pat; Maddux a Dodger
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Limited trade opportunities in August … Baseball's non-waiver deadline has passed, and it's time for general managers Brian Cashman, Jon Daniels and Wayne Krivsky to put down their cell phones, enjoy a hot meal and re-introduce themselves to their families. — Pretty good theater, huh?
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George King / New York Post:
BRIAN CASHES IN YET AGAIN — RHODES BLASTS 'SCAB' LIDLE — New Yankee starter Cory Lidle saying there were some Phillies who didn't expect to win ticked off former teammate and fellow pitcher Arthur Rhodes, who unloaded on Lidle to The Post yesterday. — In a conference call …
Baseball America:
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Los Angeles Times:
Asking Price Too High for Trades — While Miguel Tejada was crossed off the Angels' wish list over the weekend, Alfonso Soriano remained on it, circled, underlined and hotly pursued right up until Monday's 1 p.m. PDT trading deadline, according to sources. — A number of names were discussed …
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
Phillies' Loss Looks Worse Than Steinbrenner's Gain — BOBBY ABREU is what other teams hate about the Yankees. Having a $200 million payroll is obscene enough, but adding Abreu's contract two-thirds into the season is more than X-rated in the eyes of their brethren. Try XXX.
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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.
