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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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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 …
ESPN:
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.
Discussion:
The Parrot
Gary Dzen / Boston Globe:5 All-Stars for Sox — David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Manny Ramirez …
Discussion:
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 …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Hardball Times, The View From The Bleachers, Lookout Landing, FanHouse and Deadspin
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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.
Ctrosecrans / Cincinnati Reds:
Narron out, Mackanin in — Sources have told me Jerry Narron has been fired, Pete Mackanin will be the interim manager. More to come. — From the Reds:
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Yahoo! Sports:
Reds fire Narron; Mackanin to replace him — CINCINNATI (TICKER) — The Cincinnati Reds have fired manager Jerry Narron. — The announcement came hours after Cincinnati fell to to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-7, dropping the Reds' record to a major league-worst 31-51.
Associated Press:
Reds fire manager Narron — CINCINNATI — Manager Jerry Narron was fired Sunday night by the Cincinnati Reds, who raised their payroll and their expectations in the offseason only to find themselves with the worst record in the major leagues. — The Reds became the second team to change managers Sunday.
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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Alex McPhillips / MLB.com:
Beckett, Sox can't hold off Rangers — Righty runs into trouble in fourth; Boston bats fall silent late — BOSTON — The Red Sox's pitching and hitting flatlined against the Rangers at the same time on Saturday night, with predictable consequences. Boston lost for the fourth time in five games …
Discussion:
Cursed To First
Associated Press:
Padres' new acquisition Bradley on 15-day DL — LOS ANGELES — Milton Bradley is starting fresh with a new team in a familiar spot — the disabled list. — The 29-year-old outfielder was acquired by the San Diego Padres from Oakland for pitcher Andrew Brown on Friday.
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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
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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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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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StatsGuru / Baseball Musings:
Efficient Baker — Scott Baker just finished the third inning, retiring all nine batters he's faced. The Tigers are putting the ball in play early tonight, as Baker has just one strikeout and has thrown just 25 pitches. Six of those were against ninth slot hitter Brandon Inge.
