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Trade Buzz: Boston adds Buchholz to Halladay offer — Buzz up! … The Boston Red Sox have offered at least three players - no-hit pitcher Clay Buchholz — , Triple-A pitching prospect Michael Bowden — and top outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland - to the Toronto Blue Jays for ace Roy Halladay
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Roy Halladay Rumors: Tuesday — 6:44pm: T.R. Sullivan at MLB.com says that the Rangers are reluctant to part with their top prospects for Halladay. The Blue Jays reportedly asked for a king's ransom of Derek Holland, Justin Smoak and Julio Borbon. — 5:00pm: ESPN.com's Keith Law hears …
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Associated Press:
Company that owns Toronto Blue Jays looks to control costs — TORONTO — The company that owns the Toronto Blue Jays says it needs to control costs. — Rogers Communications remains committed to the Blue Jays, CEO Nadir Mohamed said Tuesday on a conference call discussing the company's quarterly earnings.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Red Sox trade for outfielder Brian Anderson — The Red Sox today traded for righthanded hitting White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson, sending Mark Kotsay to Chicago in return. Anderson, who is hitting .238 with two homers on the season, was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on July 20.
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Alex Speier / WEEI:
WORLDS APART? RED SOX AND MATSUZAKA STRUGGLE TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND … Though he is now in his third year in the United States, it is increasingly clear that Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox still are dealing with their differences as they approach the issue of how to keep the pitcher both healthy and effective.
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David Lefort / Boston Globe:
Red Sox disappointed with Matsuzaka's criticism of training program — Less than a week after a meeting between the two sides, there's a war of words playing out publicly between the Red Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka over whether the team's training regimen is responsible for the pitcher's struggles this season.
Fox Sports:
MLB trade deadline buzz: Monday's edition — With the July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, FOXSports.com baseball reporters Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have all the latest buzz. All times below are ET. — The latest on Halladay — 10:03 p.m.
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MLB trade deadline buzz: Tuesday's edition — With the July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching, FOXSports.com baseball reporters Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi have all the latest buzz. All times below are ET. — Reds not giving up on Rolen — 11:51 a.m.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
MIDDAY TRADE CONFIDENTIAL, JULY 28 — News, notes and rumors from around the league: —In the late afternoon on Monday, the Rangers were convinced they were the front-runners to get Ryan Garko from the Indians. They were surprised when he ended up going to the Giants instead.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Rubin: Lobbying for the truth — I want to get something straight. — Everything I wrote about Tony Bernazard - bombshell stories that appeared in the pages of the Daily News over the last week - is accurate. — My reporting was solid, met the journalistic standards of sourcing and beyond …
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Amazin' Avenue, Newsday, New Jersey Online, Newsvine, Faith and Fear in Flushing, MetsBlog.com, ...gettingpaidtowatch, Around the Majors, MLB Babble, The Ballclub, The Big Lead, Deadspin, Brooklyn Met Fan, NY Sports Dog, New York Times, The Musings and Prophecies …, It's About The Money and priced out of the citi.
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John Perrotto / PiratesReport.com:
Phillies eyeing Duke and other rumors — PITTSBURGH _ Charlie Manuel likes Zach Duke enough that he put the Pirates left-hander on the National League squad for the All-Star Game in St. Louis earlier this month. — The Philadelphia Phillies manager also likes Duke enough …
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Anthony Castrovince / CastroTurf:
Garko traded to Giants for Class A lefty — First baseman Ryan Garko has been traded from the Indians to the Giants for Class A left-hander Scott Barnes. — Garko had been in the Tribe's lineup at designated hitter but was yanked about an hour before the first pitch against the Angels at Angel Stadium.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:Tribe trades Garko to Giants for Class A lefty
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Astros lose pitcher's duel with Cubs in extra innings — Soriano delivers game-winning slam in bottom of 13th — CHICAGO —Alfonso Soriano drilled a majestic walk-off grand slam in the 13th inning Monday night, putting a sudden end to what had been a tight ballgame at Wrigley Field.
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Various Authors / The Biz of Baseball:
Social Networking and Sports Summit — Lest there be any doubt about the power of social networking and sports, one need only look at the diversity of this compilation to see it in action. From beat writers, columnists, those in television and radio, blogs, an MLB club, and others in sports business …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter makes long strides at shortstop — Improved range, mobility shows in Ultimate Zone Rating — It was last spring that Derek Jeter offered dismissive smirks to a small gathering in front of his locker at the Yankees' Spring Training complex. He chose his words carefully …
Tim Kurkjian / MLB:
The countdown to 100 pitches — When pitch counts reach the century mark, the end is near ... but why? — ESPN The Magazine — Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/US Presswire — It's typical for a manager like Ron Gardenhire to remove a pitcher close to the 100-pitch mark.
