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7:40 AM ET, July 31, 2009

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on '03 Doping List  —  Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who propelled the Boston Red Sox to end an 86-year World Series championship drought and to capture another title three years later, were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseball players …
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MLB:
Report: Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 … Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were among the 104 major league players listed as having tested positive for performance-enhancing substances in 2003, lawyers with knowledge of the results told The New York Times.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Cheating takes juice out of Sox turnaround  —  David Ortiz lied to you.  It seems safe to say that his entire Red Sox career is a lie.  —  And those life-changing Red Sox championships of 2004 and 2007?  Are they forever tainted?  —  You bet.  —  A New York Times report yesterday disclosed …
Discussion: Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Ortiz responds to positive test news  —  Slugger vows to get answers concerning 2003 PEDs list  —  BOSTON — Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz made it clear he is now on a fact-finding mission following a report in The New York Times stating he was one of 104 players who tested positive …
Discussion: Hardball Times
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Ortiz tested positive in '03; Manny named  —  Papi ‘surprised’ by test results; Ramirez deflects Times report  —  Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz confirmed on Thursday that he tested positive for the use of performance-enhancing drugs, during Major League Baseball's 2003 survey testing season …
Associated Press:
Ortiz knocks go-ahead homer, carries Red Sox past A's
Discussion: Over the Monster and Yahoo! Sports
Newsday:
Very quick hits: David Ortiz, Omar Minaya and some trade rumblings
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MLB trade deadline buzz: Thursday's edition
Ed Price / MLB FanHouse:
Dodgers Add to Bullpen, Trade for Orioles Closer George Sherrill
Discussion: Hardball Times, PE.com and MLB Rumors
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers add Sherrill to bullpen mix
Discussion: 6-4-2 and Dodger Thoughts
Mike Silva / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:
Mets, Tampa, Cleveland 3 Way Deal?  —  Joe just updated me with an interesting rumor.  —  We are hearing dialogue about the Mets/Rays/ and Indians talking about a three way deal.  In this scenario Victor Martinez would go to Tampa and not New York.  As of now we do not know who the Mets would receive in this scenario.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
MLB Trade: Boston Red Sox working on deal with Cleveland Indians for Victor Martinez  —  The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians were discussing a three-way trade Thursday night that would send Victor Martinez to Boston, Clay Buchholz to Cleveland and prospects flying in all directions, according to clubs that spoke to both teams.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox-Padres still in play  —  There were indications late last night that trade talks between the Padres and Red Sox concerning first baseman Adrian Gonzalez were still active and would likely peak today before the trade deadline.  —  Padres GM Kevin Towers was said to be asking for “a ton” …
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Buzz: What are the Mets doing?
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Grabow/Gorzelanny to Cubs ‘just about done’  —  The Pirates are discussing a trade that would send pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny to the Chicago Cubs, according to a team source.  —  No deal is in place, and other teams are interested in Grabow, so this might not happen at all.
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Associated Press:
Wise hit gives White Sox 3-2 win over Yankees  —  CHICAGO (AP) — DeWayne Wise (FSY) hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.  —  Nick Swisher (FSY) tied it in the top half with a solo shot …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Mets blank Rockies in first game of doubleheader  —  NEW YORK — A worrisome series has spawned full-blown concern.  —  The Rockies can't win in New York, suffocated 7-0 in the first game of a doubleheader today at Citi Field.  They are 2-21 in their last 23 road games against the Mets.
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Pedro Gomez / ESPN:
Canseco says MLB facing bigger issue  —  Jose Canseco, whose 2005 book arguably started the cascade of revelations and an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, barely raised an eyebrow when he was told David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are reportedly on the list of 104 players who tested positive in 2003.
Associated Press:
Dodgers end losing streak with 10-inning win over Cards  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Kemp (FSY) hit a two-run single in the 10th inning for his third hit, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers end a season-worst four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts and Yahoo! Sports
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
THE YANKS AND WASHBURN  —  Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik sounds like an executive stuck in the middle.  His brain tells him that his club is just not good enough to make the playoffs this year while his heart keeps creating scenarios in which somehow they sneak in.
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Bannister, Bloomquist, Teahen Drawing Interest  —  7:58pm: Jayson Stark and Buster Olney of ESPN.com report that the Yankees inquired about Bannister, but talks didn't develop because the Yankees asked the Royals to pay the $650k that remains on Bannister's 2009 contract.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Garza admits hitting Teixeira on purpose  —  ST. PETERSBURG - There were no warnings, no bench-clearing incidents and relatively little chatter between the Yankees and Rays Wednesday night, but Rays pitcher Matt Garza made it clear after the game that his fifth-inning pitch that hit Mark Teixeira was not an accident.
Discussion: My Pinstripes
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Pagan may stick in leadoff spot long-term
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Zumaya to have season-ending surgery
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
GM: Brewers Don't Expect To Trade For An Arm
Discussion: JSOnline
Associated Press:
Texas Rangers' Vicente Padilla set to return after swine flu
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Royals Acquire Josh Anderson
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