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Tim Marchman / Wall Street Journal:
A Computer Cracks the Cooperstown Code — Now that Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fans the country over can return to the only thing they like as much as watching games: Arguing over who should join them in Cooperstown.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Home-run king Aaron gives Rose vote of support — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Pete Rose, who received a lifetime ban 20 years ago for betting on baseball, deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, former home-run king Hank Aaron said. — HOF INDUCTIONS: Henderson, Rice inducted in Cooperstown
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers, Indians Deny Reports About Lee, Martinez Talks — 4:31pm: Kevin Baxter of the LA Times quotes a Dodgers executive saying there is “less than zero truth” to the rumors regarding the trade. — 4:26pm: Rosenthal now says that both clubs have “strongly denied” the previous reports …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Blockbuster LA-Cleveland deal unlikely — Rumored deal would have involved Loney, Lee, Martinez — Major League sources told MLB.com on Sunday that there is no truth to FOXSports.com's report that the Dodgers are in serious talks with the Indians about a trade that would send left-hander Cliff Lee …
Jen Langosch / By Gosh, It's Langosch:
July 26: Pirates (43-54) @ D-backs (42-56); Yanks scouting Snell — First some new news on the trade front... There may not be any biggest discussion/dilemma in the Pirates' front office right now than about what to do with Ian Snell. One month ago, the right-hander asked for a demotion to Triple-A …
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Vultures are circling to pick up the veteran Mariners pieces of this ruined weekend — OK, so maybe that photo above does show a bunch of seagulls. But they might as well be vultures. This Mariners team just left its 2009 season dead and buried where the 2009 playoffs are concerned.
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JSOnline:
Who will start Tuesday? — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The more I think about it, the more I wonder if the Brewers are going to trade for a pitcher to start Tuesday against Washington. — Here's what I'm thinking. Tim Dillard, a starting pitcher …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 98: Athletics at Yankees (updates with Gardner going on disabled list) — YANKEES (59-38) — Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (1-0, 4.76). — NOTES: Thanks to Ernie Palladino for calling in the lineup. ... The 1:05 p.m. game is on YES. ... Oakland is starting LHP Dallas Braden (7-8, 3.40). ...
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays rookie Jeff Niemann pitches well in loss — TORONTO — The Rays hitters couldn't do much in Sunday's 5-1 loss against Toronto's Brett Cecil, the latest in a string of young lefties who have stymied them. — And there wasn't much RHP Jeff Niemann could do to help.
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Associated Press:
White Sox 5, Tigers 1 — DETROIT (AP) — Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer in Chicago's four-run first, Gordon Beckham added a solo home run the next inning and the White Sox coasted to a 5-1 win Sunday night over the Detroit Tigers and avoided a sweep. — Clayton Richard (4-3) …
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Buster Olney / MLB:
Sources: Hurdles to Boston Red Sox deal for Adrian Gonzalez — Rival teams continue to call the San Diego Padres about the availability of All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez with a little less than 120 hours remaining before the trade deadline, and the Red Sox are among those clubs …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
MLB trade: Blue Jays reject latest offer for Roy Halladay — The Blue Jays have rejected the Phillies' latest offer for Roy Halladay, a source familiar with the two teams' discussions told ESPN.com. — On Saturday — after the Phillies informed Toronto they would not agree to a proposal …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A little more information on Wang — Here's an update on Chien-Ming Wang: — When he got the second MRI on Tuesday, it revealed a possible rotator-cuff tear. The question is whether it's a new injury or scar tissue from the operation he had back in 2000.
Associated Press:
Angels' eight-game streak halted by Twins rookie Swarzak — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Justin Morneau (FSY) hit two homers, rookie Anthony Swarzak (FSY) shut down the Angels' potent lineup with 6 2-3 strong innings, and the Minnesota Twins ended Los Angeles' eight-game winning streak with a 10-1 victory Sunday.
