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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 …
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins trio headed to All-Star Game — Morneau, Hunter and Santana join American League squad — DETROIT — There is no question that this year's All-Star Game will have a decidedly Minnesota flair to it. — For the second straight year, the Twins will have at least a trio of representatives at the Midsummer Classic.
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Roberts returns to All-Star Game — Recovered from injury, second baseman earns trip to SF — BALTIMORE — Brian Roberts is back in the All-Star Game and back from the devastating injury that sapped his power last season. Roberts, who dislocated his left elbow at the end of his last All-Star campaign …
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 …
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Art Thiel / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Resignation is inexplicable, even for Hargrove … How does a man who offered those words so sincerely about his job and his craft lose the excitement in four months? — Especially when, at 12 games above .500 and in midseason contention, his team is proving wrong all who mocked his preseason sentiment?
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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 …
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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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.
Joe Kay / Associated Press:Struggling Reds fire Jerry Narron
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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.
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Associated Press:
Bonderman outduels Baker as Tigers win — DETROIT (AP) — Jeremy Bonderman began his All-Star campaign in style Sunday night. — Bonderman beat Scott Baker in an old-fashioned pitchers' duel, and Marcus Thames homered with two outs in the eighth inning to send the Detroit Tigers to a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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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 …
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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.
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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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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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