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Fox Sports:
Expect trading frenzy before deadline — On baseball's midsummer marketplace, there is no Big Board to tell us the value of Cole Hamels or Matt Garza. General managers aren't crammed together on a trading floor, like at the New York Stock Exchange, although that would be highly entertaining.
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New York Post:
New ‘Cash’ crunch a Cole hard truth — The 2010 Yankees enjoyed a prosperous first half thanks significantly to strong starting pitching. Yet when the Mariners made Cliff Lee available, Brian Cashman worked aggressively to acquire the crafty lefty, failing only when the Rangers agreed to include Justin Smoak in their package.
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees GM Brian Cashman still expecting quiet trade deadline — NEW YORK — A few Sunday morning notes as the Yankees prepare for their game against the Angels: — General manager Brian Cashman stayed on message regarding the trade deadline. Short version: the Yankees don't want to pay …
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Bronx Baseball Daily, It's About The Money and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Angels hang on to beat Yankees and avoid sweep — NEW YORK — Kevin Jepsen got Alex Rodriguez to pop out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of New York's baserunning follies to beat the Yankees 10-8 Sunday. — With seemingly no lead safe recently …
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Boston Herald, Pinstripe Alley, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Cashman On Cano, Granderson, Trades, Outfield
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Bronx Baseball Daily, Pinstripe Alley and River Avenue Blues
csnphilly.com:
Hamels dazzles scouts as Phillies win series — DENVER - There were so many scouts behind the backstop at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon that you could have built a campfire and made smores. — Oh, wrong kind of scouts. — These were baseball scouts, you know, the kind with straw hats …
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CBSSports.com Sports News …, MLB.com and MLB Rumors
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Phillies coast past Pomeranz, Rockies at Coors Field for series win
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Purple Row and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Sale Wins 8th Straight, White Sox Top Royals 2-1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Sale won his eighth straight decision, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Sunday. — Sale (11-2) is 8-0 with two no-decisions since a May 12 loss to the Royals.
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Associated Press:
Beckett rebounds from tough first, Red Sox rally past Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Josh Beckett overcame early struggles to pitch six effective innings, Will Middlebrooks drove in a pair during a tiebreaking three-run fifth, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Sunday.
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HardballTalk, Surviving Grady, Yahoo! Sports and CBSSports.com
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Adrian Gonzalez returns to lineup
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Associated Press, Boston Globe and Over the Monster
Globe and Mail:
JOHN ALLEMANG — Baseball coach brings his beautiful calligraphy to the dugout — Of all the skills required for a baseball career, no one ever mentions calligraphy. — And yet Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Wakamatsu has found a way to stand out from the field with his elegant handwriting.
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HardballTalk
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George Henry / Associated Press:
Sheets ends 2-year absence with win over Mets — ATLANTA—Ben Sheets pitched six scoreless innings in his first game in two years and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-1 on Sunday for their season-high seventh straight victory. — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer …
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Billy Hamilton Hits A Stand-Up Inside-The-Park Home Run — In his first week in Double-A, we've received another example of just how fast Billy Hamilton is. — Playing against the Jacksonville Suns on Sunday, Hamilton hit one of the fastest inside-the-park home runs anyone has ever seen.
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Baseball Prospectus
Fox Sports:
Mariners aren't planning big moves — Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told FOXSports.com that he plans to retain stars Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki beyond the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. — Zduriencik added that he expects Ichiro, who turns 39 in October, to return next year.
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HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Rolen's bases-loaded single sends Reds to win over Cardinals — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Scott Rolen hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning Sunday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Associated Press, CBSSports.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Gallardo has 14 strikeouts; Brewers get 4-1 win — MILWAUKEE (AP) Yovani Gallardo gave the Milwaukee Brewers what they needed heading into a big week of games against division rivals. — Gallardo struck out a career-high 14 in seven innings and the Brewers used a four-run sixth to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Sunday.
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Bucs Dugout and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Marlins can't touch Strasburg in 4-0 loss to Nats — MIAMI—It's hard to win when you are 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position. — The Miami Marlins proved that on Sunday, losing 4-0 to Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. — “That's the reason why we lost,” Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.
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Fish Stripes
