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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Experience rules AL All-Star roster — 18 of 20 position players have experience in Midsummer Classic — "Wanted: Cast of gung-ho characters to perpetuate American League rule. Experience required." — Had that been the ad posted for the 2007 AL All-Star team, plenty …
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Bonds sneaks in as third starting OF, to play in S.F. — San Francisco has its host for the All-Star Game. — Barry Bonds snuck past Alfonso Soriano into the third outfield position in National League All-Star voting, assuring himself of a starting spot on the roster in his hometown on July 10.
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The Parrot
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Monster All-Star Final Vote is under way — Vote early and often for the last man on the All-Star roster — The sixth annual Monster All-Star Final Vote is under way now until 6 p.m. ET on Thursday exclusively at MLB.com, and the only certainty is that you are going to choose pitchers …
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Bless You Boys
Fox Sports:
Bonds makes All-Star cut — LIKE THIS STORY? — The San Francisco Giants can breath easily. — When the team plays host to the 2007 All-Star Game later this month, its star outfielder won't have to buy a ticket to attend. — Barry Bonds was a member of the National League squad …
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MetsBlog.com
Baltimore Sun:
Roberts lone O's All-Star … Second baseman Brian Roberts was the only Orioles player selected to participate in the 2007 All-Star game in San Francisco. — Roberts' .327 batting average ranks second among American League second basemen, behind Detroit's Placido Polanco (.333).
Gary Dzen / Boston Globe:5 All-Stars for Sox — David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Manny Ramirez …
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Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Seattle stunner: Mariners manager Hargrove resigns — SEATTLE — Mike Hargrove resigned as manager of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, saying his "passion has begun to fade" for baseball even though his team is the hottest club in the majors. — Hargrove was to manage Sunday's game against Toronto …
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Hargrove resigns as Mariners skipper — McLaren named manager; will begin tenure on Monday — SEATTLE — Mike Hargrove resigned Sunday as manager of the Seattle Mariners and was replaced by bench coach John McLaren. — The stunning announcement came prior to the Mariners' series finale …
Geoff Baker / blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com:
Hargrove resigning — That's the word we've gotten. Talk about a shocker. Maybe he read my blog entry yesterday and decided to go out on top. Just kidding about that, but seriously, when's the last time a guy steps down with his team 11 games above .500? None of this is official.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox lose another one-run game — Their last four games have been decided by one run, and the Red Sox, including today's 2-1 loss to Texas, have lost three of them. — Sox bats have really gone quiet. — Entering today's loss they had hit .251 over their previous eight games with just three home runs.
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Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:Texas-sized letdown: Ace misses his spots as Rangers rally
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers acquire Capellan from Brewers — Righty reliever adds depth to Detroit's depleted bullpen — DETROIT — The Tigers added another reliever to the mix of their depleted bullpen, acquiring right-hander Jose Capellan from the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday for Minor League left-hander Chris Cody.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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George King / New York Post:
YANKEES' BATS GAUD AWFUL — BOMBERS CLOSE TO ROCK BOTTOM IN 1-HIT LOSS — Welcome to Rock Bottom where fingers are being pointed and gloves burned. — During the first three months of a season that has slipped away, the Yankees have avoided chirping about each other.
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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Pirates' Duke on DL, needs elbow tests — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates left-hander Zach Duke was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday after skipping a planned throwing session and will have tests Monday on his sore left elbow. — Duke, who has slumped following a breakout rookie season in 2005 …
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Bucs Dugout
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Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Duke pulled from Tuesday start — Struggling left-hander has tendinitis in his elbow; Duffy goes on DL — Left-hander Zach Duke will not start the game Tuesday against Milwaukee and might not start again until July 17. — "Let's not put the cart before the horse," Pirates manager Jim Tracy cautioned yesterday.
Discussion:
The Parrot
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Dodgers blank Padres and avoid sweep — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chad Billingsley pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, Matt Kemp and Rafael Furcal homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. — The Dodgers stopped a five …
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Baseball Musings
