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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Buehrle extension near — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ken Williams' cell phone got a bit quieter Tuesday. — That's usually what happens when a team decides to pull its biggest bargaining chip off the trade table. — That's usually what happens when a team decides to pull its biggest bargaining chip off the trade table.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Buehrle plays professor for Danks — Veteran knows how to limit pitch counts — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As many as a dozen scouts are scheduled to watch Mark Buehrle pitch Wednesday night for the White Sox in what will be a showcase start. — Rookie John Danks will be watching …
Discussion:
Chop-n-Change
Sports Illustrated:
Buehrle nears extension with ChiSox — The White Sox are in serious talks to sign Mark Buehrle to a contract extension. — People familiar with the situation say the deal is expected to be for four years and about $50 million and could include an option year for the veteran left-hander …
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Associated Press
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:ChiSox signing Buehrle or playing games?
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Baseball Prospectus
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:Buehrle out of Sox' league: NL clubs now front-runners for lefty
Discussion:
Peter's Red Sox Forever
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Royals cap sweep of Angels with 1-0 win — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kansas City manager Buddy Bell and his Los Angeles counterpart Mike Scioscia were both eager to turn the page after the Royals swept the Angels in three games. For different reasons, though.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Frustrated Angels are swept by Royals — They are shut out despite getting 10 hits, and go 0 for 14 with runners in scoring position in the three-game series. — It can't be considered the low point of the season — that would be a six-game losing streak, in which the Angels scored six runs …
Discussion:
6-4-2
Sun-Sentinel:
Prospective Cubs owner vetoes trade with Marlins — MIAMI GARDENS — Jacque Jones apparently won't be coming to the Marlins after all. — For most of Tuesday the Marlins thought they had worked out a deal with the Chicago Cubs for the veteran outfielder.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times: Jones could be out by weekend — While Jacque Jones played cards …
Chicagosports / Hardball:Jacque Watch: Day 2 — Jacque Held Hostage: Day Two
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MLB Trade Rumors
Roch Kubatko / Baltimore Sun:
MacPhail: It's Trembley's job for now … If Dave Trembley is looking to shed the interim tag from his managerial title with the Orioles, he'll apparently have more time to convince team officials that it's also in their best interest. — Andy MacPhail, the newly appointed president of baseball operations …
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Associated Press
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Zambrano helps Cubs win sixth straight — CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Zambrano praised his smaller teammate Mike Fontenot, while making a joke at the rookie's expense. That's how loose the Chicago Cubs are right now. — "I didn't know short men could hit the ball like that," …
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Fun Sheriff / Lion in Oil:
LIO Interviews ESPN's Keith Law — LIO had the pleasure of interviewing Keith Law, Senior Baseball Writer for ESPN's Scouts Inc. Keith is one of ESPN's baseball gurus, and spearheaded the coverage of the recent MLB draft. Prior to coming to ESPN, Law spent 4 1/2 years as a Special Assistant …
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River Ave. Blues
Darren Heitner / I Want to be a Sports Agent:
2007 MLB Amateur Draft Signing Bonuses — Listen to this article (.mp3) — Justin Upton broke baseball barriers when he was selected #1 overall in 2005. He received a whopping $6.1 million signing bonus for placing his name on the dotted line [New high MLB signing bonus].
Discussion:
The Biz of Baseball
Stephen Fastenau / MLB.com:
Notes: Bourn using opportunities — Speedy outfielder taking advantage of playing time — PHILADELPHIA — Michael Bourn checks the lineup card posted on the wall each day to see if his name is there. — More often than not, it hasn't been. But it was there Tuesday for the second consecutive game …
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MetsBlog.com
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Best-of-9 Series? Boras has Selig's ear — If you think Major League Baseball isn't sweating out the possibility of another Yankees-less World Series, you haven't been paying attention to the Fall Classic's TV ratings in the past two years. Worse than bad, they're historically bad …
Joe Starkey / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Ex-Pirate Kendall 'scuffling' in Oakland — TRIBUNE-REVIEW — Sporting a shaved head and a black beard, Oakland Athletics catcher Jason Kendall looks like a cast member on "Lost." — Apparently, this is what batting .189 for two months will do to a guy.
Sarah Talalay / Sun-Sentinel:
Huizenga hoping UM will play at Dolphin Stadium — He won't say if he'll let Marlins stay beyond 2010 — Dolphins owner H. Wayne Huizenga said Tuesday he is hopeful but unsure an agreement can be reached for the University of Miami to play football at Dolphin Stadium. — "Our guys are working on it.
