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Fox Sports:
New superpowers reside out West — Remember the height of the Yankees-Red Sox cold war, when the two superpowers always were mindful — and fearful — of the other's next step? — The Rangers and Angels cannot match the history of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.
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Where Have You Gone …
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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, Bronx Baseball Daily, HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Inbox: Will Texas trade for top-notch starter? — Rangers beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers fans' questions — Do you see the Rangers making a big trade for Zack Greinke or Cole Hamels before the Deadline? — The Rangers are scouting both. So is every other contender.
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Lone Star Ball
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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MLB Rumors
Fox Sports:
Upton can block trades to four teams — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton can block trades to four teams, major league sources told FOXSports.com: the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs. — It's not known whether Upton would use the no-trade clause to block deals to those clubs.
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USA Today, MLB Rumors and Baseball Nation
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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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Pinstripe Alley, Bronx Baseball Daily, It's About The Money and MLB Daily Dish
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Associated Press:
Angels hang on to beat Yankees and avoid sweep
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Boston Herald, MLB Daily Dish, Pinstripe Alley, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Cashman On Cano, Granderson, Trades, Outfield
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Pinstripe Alley, Bronx Baseball Daily and River Avenue Blues
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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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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Over the Monster, HardballTalk, Surviving Grady, Yahoo! Sports and CBSSports.com
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Associated Press:
Sale Wins 8th Straight, White Sox Top Royals 2-1
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ESPN, Over the Monster, Minor League Ball and baseballmusings.com
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Adrian Gonzalez returns to lineup
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Associated Press, Boston Globe and Over the Monster
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards promote Rosenthal to boost bullpen — ST. LOUIS • The Cardinals will promote righty Trevor Rosenthal directly from the Class AA rotation to the major-league bullpen tonight in an attempt to bring a fresh jolt of power the late-inning options. — An official confirmed the move to the Post-Dispatch early Monday morning.
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MLB Daily Dish and Viva El Birdos
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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HardballTalk, CBSSports.com Sports News …, MLB.com and MLB Rumors
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:
Hamels Carries Phillies to Series Win Over Rockies — DENVER (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched eight innings of one-run ball, Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Sunday for their first series victory in nearly a month.
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CBSSports.com
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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
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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Yahoo! Sports, ESPN and Associated Press
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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
