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Gil Lebreton / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
With the All-Star picks, there's always some All-Star nits — As often has been the case these past few seasons, the bulbous, Jupiter-sized head of Barry Bonds overshadowed baseball's attempted formal proceedings Sunday. — The game's newest television partner, TBS, didn't help things, either.
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Baseball Time in Arlington
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insideBayArea:
Mea culpa for damage done to A's — I LEARNED LONG ago the first two rules of journalism are: 1) Be accurate; and 2) Be fair. — Unfortunately, I was neither in my column on Monday, June 25, entitled "A's whitewashed by Beane, Mets," and for that I'd like to apologize to Billy Beane …
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Is tonight Buehrle's swan song? — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Buehrle might want to start hiding personal belongings over the next few weeks. His teammates and even his manager have started ''collecting'' memorabilia connected with anything the White Sox pitcher touches.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Signs still point to Buehrle's exit — Lefty's start vs. Orioles could be his last as a White Sox, writes Mark Gonzales — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Buehrle's teammates have joked for the last few weeks about the White Sox ace possibly making his final start for the team.
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MetsBlog.com
Gary Dzen / Boston Globe:
Sox extend contract — The Red Sox have extended their player development contract with the Portland Sea Dogs through 2012, according to a statement released by the team. The deal extends the contract with Boston's Double-A affiliate by four years, the longest extension permissible by league rules.
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The Biz of Baseball
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates' Duke to seek second opinion on elbow — Tests taken today by the Pirates' medical staff showed starter Zach Duke has no ligament damage in his ailing left elbow and will not require surgery. But he will seek a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews, the noted orthopedist, Friday, in Birmingham, Ala.
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ESPN:
Chat with Buster Olney — Welcome to The Show! On Monday, ESPN The Magazine MLB writer Buster Olney will stop by to take your questions on your favorite team, favorite players and all the latest news on and off the field! — Send your questions now and join Buster on Monday (and every Monday during the MLB season!) at 1 p.m. ET.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Note: Olney on Chad Cordero, and Mets — In his recent chat at ESPN.com, Buster Olney was asked by a reader if he, as Omar Minaya, would accept Nationals RHP Chad Cordero in exchange for OF Lastings Milledge, in which Olney responded... In 39 games this season for the Nationals, the 25-year-old Cordero has a 3.00 ERA.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Josh Dubow / Associated Press:
A's Duchscherer to miss rest of season — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland right-hander Justin Duchscherer will undergo season-ending surgery on his injured right hip, the latest bad injury news to hit the Athletics' bullpen this season. — Duchscherer, an All-Star in 2005 …
Bob Timmermann / Sports Illustrated:
NL West: Heroes today, gone tomorrow — The past week in the NL West saw the departure of a minor folk hero, a dispiriting losing streak by one team, a matchup of two of the NL's best starters and two outstanding efforts by young pitchers who hope to become two of the NL's best starters in time.
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Dodger Thoughts
MLB.com:
Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros named Bank of America Presents the National League Player of the Week — Craig Biggio, who recorded his 3,000th career-hit, has been named Bank of America Presents the National League Player of the Week for June 25-July 1, 2007.
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The Crawfish Boxes
New York Post:
MRS. A-ROD IS A BRONX F-BOMBER — OBSCENE SHIRT SHOCKS STADIUM — Oh, no, she didn't! — Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez's long-suffering wife, Cynthia, may have finally flipped her pretty lid yesterday when she went to a game in The Bronx wearing a tight-fitting, white tank top bearing a foul message on the back: "F- - - you."
Baseball America:
International Signing Period Starts — The beginning of the international signing period is like the draft was 25 years ago, shrouded in secrecy even on the opening day, when players 16 years old and up all over the globe can sign with clubs. — Only the players have no known statistics …
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Chop-n-Change
D.J. Short / MetsBlog.com:
Blogger Beat: Purple Row — This season, at the beginning of each series, MetsBlog will attempt to get the perspective of the opposition and their fans. From this, we hope to be better educated on the opposition going into a series. It also gives us a fine opportunity to highlight some of our favorite team blogs.
Jim Caple / ESPN:
Hargrove: 'I don't expect people to understand' … The only way the Mariners' homestand could have been stranger is if the team's mascot, Mariner Moose, took off his headpiece to reveal that he was actually Bill Gates. — When Ken Griffey Jr. and the Reds came to town last weekend …
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Baseball Crank
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Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet — Another week, another Hot Sheet. — As we head into the dog days of summer—and with the Futures Game less than a week away—we're waiting for some of the bats to heat up again. — Pitchers have taken center stage over the last two weeks, and as we close out June …
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Redleg Nation
Hartford Courant:
Proctor's Fiery Temper — NEW YORK - In what was probably his way of trying to end his recent struggles, reliever Scott Proctor set his equipment on fire near the Yankees dugout after the Yankees' 7-0 loss to the A's Saturday, MLB.com reported. — Proctor, who allowed two singles …
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