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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Buehrle to Boston? — Red Sox overtake Mets, Braves as front-runner for left-hander thanks to loaded farm system — Patience is a trait Ken Williams still is trying to acquire. — That's becoming more evident in the case of starting pitcher Mark Buehrle and his future with the White Sox …
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South Side Sox, The Bard's Room, SOX & Dawgs, Fire Brand of the …, MLB Trade Rumors, Can't Stop The Bleeding and Mets Fever
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Soriano homers again, Cubs sweep ChiSox — CHICAGO (AP) — Alfonso Soriano showed off his power and his arm Sunday, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the fading White Sox with a 3-0 victory. — Soriano cut down a runner at the plate in the fifth with a strong throw …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Inside the Pirates: Sweet-hitting catcher sought — Team inquiring about Atlanta's Saltalamacchia, but price is high — It is not yet to the point where the Pirates need to stitch a 14-letter jersey, but they are among the teams to have inquired about trading for Atlanta's terrific catching prospect …
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Bucs Dugout, Pittsburgh Lumber Co., Where have you gone …, Chop-n-Change and MLB Trade Rumors
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Rodriguez's Numbers Climb, but the Yanks' Don't — Alex Rodriguez leads the major leagues in home runs, runs and runs batted in. His average in June is .440. He has reached base in 10 of 12 plate appearances this weekend, and he launched a 458-foot home run to center field to tie the score in the ninth inning Saturday.
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George King / New York Post:
JETER AIMS TO PLAY THROUGH THE STRAIN — Joe Torre said there is a chance Derek Jeter may have to sit out today's game against the Giants with a strained left hip flexor muscle. As usual, Jeter scoffed at the idea he can't play. — "I wasn't able to move too well but it's not a problem …
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The Bronx Block
Lisa Olson / NY Daily News:
A rare visit becomes San Francisco treat — SAN FRANCISCO - There might not be a better place in all of America to forget your worries. The city by the bay is all about reinvention, revitalization. It's drowning in thick layers of fog one moment, brilliantly sunny the next …
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New York Post
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Blue Jays may listen to offers for Glaus — FOXSports.com, Updated 14 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Blue Jays say they aren't looking to move third baseman Troy Glaus, but their perspective might be changing. — FOX Bite — Videos — Rosenthal's Full Count
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MLB Trade Rumors
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Chipper believes Smoltz's remarks were directed at him — The Braves are faltering and their veteran leaders are feuding, as third baseman Chipper Jones fired back Saturday at John Smoltz for comments the pitcher made the night before. — Jones returned from a sore groin and hit a home run …
Gregg Bell / Associated Press:
Griffey homers twice to pass McGwire — SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr.'s homecoming to Seattle got even sweeter on its final day. — Griffey hit his 583rd and 584th home runs during the Cincinnati Reds' game Sunday against the Mariners, tying and then passing Mark McGwire for seventh on the career list.
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Bruce Miles / Daily Herald:
Jones steering clear of trade talk — Jacque Jones knows he's been the center of trade rumors and that the Cubs indeed are looking to move him. — Still, he shows up to the ballpark every day with a smile on his face, even if he's not playing. — "I just come here, and I'm ready to play …
ESPN:
Rod Beck dies at 38 — Rod Beck, who saved 286 games in a 13-year major league career, has died at the age of 38. — The cause of death is unknown at this time. — Beck, who played for the Giants, Cubs, Red Sox and Padres, was a three-time All-Star and saved a career-best 51 games with the Cubs in 1998.
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Padres put on display — Wakefield offers up the fireworks — SAN DIEGO — Somehow, on a night when Padres starter Chris Young dominated for seven innings and Josh Bard and Khalil Greene (twice) blasted Tim Wakefield offerings out of the ballpark, prompting center-field fireworks that befitted …
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's Notebooks — Team mum about K.C. declining Bradley deal — (06-24) 04:00 PDT New York — The A's provided no information whatsoever Saturday after a trade that would have sent Milton Bradley to Kansas City fell through the previous evening. — "I have no comment on the situation …
Discussion:
Catfish Stew
Michael Phillips / MLB.com:
Indians rally to win in ninth — Martinez's homer off Nats closer Cordero saves game for Tribe — WASHINGTON — It's a play that almost always happens at first base. So when the ball was in catcher Kelly Shoppach's hand, everybody's attention moved to that side. — Then he threw it over to third base.
Discussion:
Let's Go, Tribe!
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Joseph White / Associated Press:Cleveland 4, Washington 3 — WASHINGTON (AP) — The soldier …
Discussion:
Let's Go, Tribe!
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates steaming after latest laugher — Snell calls team's situation 'stupid' after Angels romp, 10-1 — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Pirates' clubhouse is not quite at the boiling point, but it surely is simmering. — Ian Snell, visibly frustrated after the 10-1 annihilation by the Los Angeles Angels …
