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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Manny's tired of Red Sox, won't block a trade … Once again, Manny Ramirez is unhappy with the Boston Red Sox. — “I'm tired of them. They're tired of me,” Ramirez said, according to The Associated Press, before Sunday night's game against the New York Yankees.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Lugo on Manny — Julio Lugo, who started working on his rehab in the pool three days ago, and said he's ahead of schedule on his return, also talked about his good friend Manny Ramirez. Lugo defended the left fielder on the current situation, and about his knee injury.
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Manny speaks — After telling ESPNdeportes today that he would not block a trade if the Red Sox could find a trading partner, Manny Ramirez expanded on that in his first comments since the situation with him and the team reached a head this weekend. — In a session that lasted just fewer …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:Weather alert — The Red Sox just sent out a Fenway weather alert.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles halt Sunday streak — Team ends skid after 15 straight losses; Olson allows 2 runs in 6 innings for win — They met at Kevin Millar's locker 30 minutes before today's first pitch, a players-only gathering that was aimed at ending a confounding 15-game losing streak on Sunday …
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
O's snap more than one skid with win — Baltimore takes first Sunday victory after 15 losses — BALTIMORE — The questions can stop, and so can the needless speculation. The season's most inexplicable trend came to an end on Sunday, when the Orioles managed to win on that day for the first time in 16 tries.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Ned Colletti's rope seems to be getting shorter — General manager's job is in jeopardy and Dodgers owner may have cut off his allowance. — This could be Ned Colletti's last trade as the Dodgers' general manager. — Frank McCourt isn't going anywhere. Neither is Joe Torre.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Clayton Kershaw wins first game for Dodgers — Dodgers' rookie left-hander is sharp over six innings to earn first victory, 2-0 over the Washington Nationals. Andruw Jones is benched. — Clayton Kershaw could one day look back on Sunday and recall it as the day that changed his career.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Former No. 1 pick Bush hurt in another Peoria altercation — Padres minor leaguer Matt Bush, drafted first overall in 2004, recently was involved in an off-field fight in which he suffered bodily harm, according to persons close to him. It happened near a pub/grill in Peoria, Ariz., across from the Padres' compound.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Deadline focus turns to Ibanez — The Mets scratched a second name off their list of four primary trade targets when Cleveland dealt Casey Blake to the Dodgers yesterday, one day after Xavier Nady landed with the Yankees. Seattle's Raul Ibanez appears the most logical remaining target …
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Hall of Famers high on prospects for Edgar, Ichiro — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The Mariners were out in full force Sunday as one of their own, Dave Niehaus, was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. — The question might rightly be asked, when will they be back in such numbers again?
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Are Bay, Wilson or Grabow next to go? — Pirates will keep taking calls even after Nady-Marte trade — So, who goes next? — The Pirates will not be slamming down the phone on anyone calling about Jason Bay, Jack Wilson or John Grabow between now and Major League Baseball's trading deadline Thursday …
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Rodney takes over closing duties — Leyland makes announcement prior to Sunday's game vs. Sox — DETROIT — While the Tigers continue to look for bullpen help, they made a major internal change in the relief corps on Sunday. Fernando Rodney has replaced Todd Jones as Detroit's closer for the time being.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Rockies unlikely to sell at deadline … In the wake of five straight wins, and nine wins in 10 games since the All-Star break, Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd characterized a trade for either star outfielder Matt Holliday or closer Brian Fuentes as “highly unlikely” in an interview Sunday with SI.com.
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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Cubs regain NL Central lead, top Marlins — CHICAGO (AP)—The offense was stalling and the losses were mounting. Derrek Lee could sense the frustration, but he noticed something else on Sunday. — High-fives. Smiles. And a sense of relief. — “It's nice to see some excitement on the bench …
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Big Unit providing a boost, pitches D'backs past Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — After spending the better part of July trying to climb over .500, the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks are now ensconced two games above the break-even mark, thanks to a weekend sweep of the San Francisco Giants.
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