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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Buehrle-ChiSox deal must get done — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Mark Buehrle contract will get done. It has to get done. The difference between Buehrle and the White Sox — a year-and-a-half of no-trade protection — is too small for the deal to collapse.
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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:Vazquez, Thome too much for Orioles
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Baseball Musings
Drew Davison / MLB.com:
Notes: Teixeira to return after break — Club expects slugger to return day after All-Star break — ARLINGTON — The Rangers expect first baseman Mark Teixeira to be ready July 13, the first game after the All-Star break. Teixeira has been on the disabled list with a strained left quadriceps muscle since June 9.
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Baseball Time in Arlington
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Former Ranger could yank deal away — Coming to you today from a dark, dark room. The blinds are closed. The security system is on. I've got my perimeters under surveillance. I'm in a conspiracy theory frame of mind. — A completely hypothetical thought crossed my mind and now I'm obsessed with it.
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Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Rangers' Wilkerson blasts three homers, drives in six vs. Angels — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — ARLINGTON, Texas — Brad Wilkerson is on a roll, and so are the Texas Rangers. — Wilkerson had three homers and six RBI, both career highs, to help the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Tuesday night.
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Mariners Blog
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Glavine Loses His Touch as Mets Fall to Rockies — Over the years, Coors Field has eaten up and spit out its share of accomplished pitchers, but Tom Glavine has remained mostly immune from damage. The key to his success is no secret. Rarely does he give up home runs …
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Archie Bunker's Army
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Hartford Courant:
Mets Can't Finish Off Series Sweep — PHILADELPHIA - Mike Pelfrey had his fastball up to 95 mph. His slider and changeup were better than he previously had shown. That probably means the rookie righthander earned another start later this week in Houston, and maybe then the Mets will help him get his first win of the season.
Mychael Urban / MLB.com:
Blanton goes distance in win over Jays — Righty allows one run in complete game; Cust hits solo homer — OAKLAND — The last time Joe Blanton had started on a Fireworks Night, June 2 against the Twins, he threw a three-hitter that left the sellout crowd standing around waiting for night to fall.
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Catfish Stew
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Associated Press:
Athletics' Blanton 4-hits Blue Jays — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joe Blanton felt safe when he saw manager Bob Geren approach the mound with two outs in the ninth inning. He had just walked his first batter with slugger Troy Glaus coming to the plate. — After a brief conference …
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Athletics Nation
Post / Washington Post:
Feeling No Pain, Rodriguez Starts for Yankees — Alex Rodriguez was in the starting lineup for the Yankees last night in New York, a day after straining his left hamstring. — Rodriguez worked out on the field before batting practice to test his leg. He did some running and took grounders …
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Associated Press
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Guillen tiring of 'unreliable' Podsednik — After Scott Podsednik's latest injury, it's pretty much a given that the White Sox will have a new leadoff hitter entering the 2008 season. — "He's unreliable, there's no doubt," manager Ozzie Guillen said Tuesday after Podsednik's strained left rib cage caused …
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Associated Press:
Dice-K, BoSox send Rays to ninth straight loss — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka got the run support he's been lacking — and from an unlikely source. — Julio Lugo went 2-for-3 with two RBI to break an -for-33 slump, and Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings …
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Surviving Grady
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
A's may have a logjam at DH — LIKE THIS STORY? — A's designated hitter Jack Cust is hot again, jeopardizing the future of Mike Piazza, a potential Hall of Famer, in Oakland. — If Piazza's shoulder doesn't recover enough by the All-Star break for him to throw and return part-time to catcher …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Angels designate reliever Carrasco for assignment — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels designated right-hander Hector Carrasco for assignment Tuesday and recalled right-hander Chris Resop from Triple-A Salt Lake. — The 37-year-old Carrasco was 2-1 with a 6.57 ERA …
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6-4-2
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Burnett to see elbow specialist — Sean Burnett's career could be in jeopardy again. — Citing continuing pain in his surgically repaired left elbow, the Pirates' first-round draft pick in 2000 pulled himself out of Class AAA Indianapolis' game last night in Louisville, Ky., after pitching one inning.
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Bucs Dugout
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
In Griffey's house, Bonds clubs No. 751 — Slugger now four behind Aaron's all-time record — CINCINNATI — On a night when Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr. came into the game having combined for 1,335 homers, the Giants slugger continued his inexorable march toward Hank Aaron's all-time Major League Baseball home run record.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Ramirez tweaks left hamstring — Marlins shortstop leaves game in third inning, is day-to-day — SAN DIEGO — Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez was removed in the third inning during Monday night's 3-1 loss to the Padres with a tight left hamstring. — He is listed as day-to-day.
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FishStripes
Associated Press:
Big Unit goes back on DL with back injury — PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona pitcher Randy Johnson was put on the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season, sidelined Tuesday because of a sore back right before his scheduled start at St. Louis. — The Diamondbacks promoted 22-year-old …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 81: Twins at Yankees — Here is the lineup: — YANKEES — Damon DH — Cabrera CF — Jeter SS — Rodriguez 3B — Posada C — Matsui LF — Abreu RF — Phillips 1B — Cano 2B — Wang RHP (7-4, 3.86) — Pregame chatter: Minnesota is starting Carlos Silva (6-8, 4.15).
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The Bronx Block
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:Controversy over wife's attire suits Alex to a 'T'
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Yes Joe, It's Toasted.
The Biz of Baseball:
Is Miller Brewing Slamming The Brewers? — Written by The Staff — A billboard at Wrigley Field is making some question whether Miller Brewing, is slamming the Milwaukee Brewers in favor of the Chicago Cubs. — Miller has been a key sponsor of the Brewers - including the naming rights …
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