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Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 43 minutes ago

Wild thing, you still make Bob Uecker's heart sing.

MLB: Philadelphia 2, New York Mets 0

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

PHILADELPHIA, July 5 (UPI) -- Joe Blanton and three relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Sunday, leading the Philadelphia Phillies' 2-0 win over the New York Mets for a three-game sweep. Blanton (5-4) surrendered the four hits in 7 1/3 innings. He walked three batters and fanned five while throwing 111 pitches. After relief stints by J.C. Romero and Chan Ho Park, closer Brad Lidge recorded his...

MLB: Houston 7, San Francisco 1

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 (UPI) -- Houston right-hander Roy Oswalt yielded just three hits and a run in eight innings and hit a two-run single Sunday in a 7-1 Astros victory over San Francisco. Oswalt (5-4) has given up only three runs in his last three starts. Manuel Tejada, Hunter Pence and Jason Michaels clubbed solo homers and Jeff Keppinger doubled in a run and scored twice for the Astros. Rich Aurilia...

• Johnson hurt in Giants' loss - Sacramento Bee
• Oswalt, home runs pace Astros 7-1 victory - San Diego Union
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MLB honors Gehrig on 70th anniversary of speech

USA Today (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

• MLB pays tribute to Gehrig on speech anniversary - San Diego Union
• MLB pays tribute to Gehrig on speech anniversary - Miami Herald
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Spotlight on MLB's best

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The Big Event Major League Baseball will end the first half of the 2009 season by devoting the national spotlight to one of the game's best rivalries, the game's best hitter and one of the game's best ballparks.

MLB Trade Rumors: Padres Trade Scott Hairston To The A's

Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 7 days ago: San Diego Padres' Scott Hairston rounds third following his solo home run off of Texas Rangers' Tommy Hunter in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » The Padres have traded OFer Scott Hairston to the A's for two minor league pitchers, AAA Ryan Webb and...

MLB: Arizona 4, Colorado 3

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

DENVER, July 5 (UPI) -- Felipe Lopez hit a seventh-inning RBI single Sunday, boosting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over Colorado. Lopez's only hit in the game snapped a 3-3 tie with two outs in the top of the seventh and brought Arizona all the way back from a 3-0 deficit. Mark Reynolds hit a three-run sixth-inning homer for the Diamondbacks, who have won only three of their last 11 contests....

Royals pitching among the best in MLB!

KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

More than adequateOf course, nobody could argue the Royals' pitchers are the best, but keep in mind the season started off with the Royals leading in ERA for a few weeks, so the potential is there. I’m not going to try to make a case for the season as a whole, but this post is about the last 13 games. I’m going to evaluate where the Royals rank for runs allowed and runs...

Memo To Bud Selig: Major League Baseball Needs A Fashion Expert

The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Cubbie blue shirts with bright red hats? Who approved this fashion fauxpas . Baseball, apple pie, rock & roll, Chevrolet ... I love America. Heck, yours truly even made a patriotic playlist for those of you who happened to be glued to your computers for whatever reason. I support everything that is Americana, but I do have an issue with Major League Baseball's efforts this year on the fashion front....

2009 MLB All-Star Teams

SOX (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Starters Starters Pos Name Team Pos Name Team C Joe Mauer Twins C Yadier Molina Cardinals 1B Mark Teixeira Yankees 1B Albert Pujols Cardinals 2B Dustin Pedroia Red Sox 2B Chase Utley Phillies SS Derek Jeter Yankees SS Hanley Ramirez Marlins 3B Evan Longoria Rays 3B David Wright Mets OF Ichiro Suzuki Mariners OF Carlos Beltran Mets OF Josh Hamilton Rangers OF Ryan Braun Brewers OF Jason Bay Red Sox...

2009 mlb all star roster

goGlider.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Fans face tough choice with Final VoteMLB.comThe 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote is under way now until 4 pm ET on Thursday exclusively at MLB.com, and this eighth annual ...MLB All-Star Game 2009 RostersFanHouse2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote Available Only on MLB.comPR Newswire (press release)Figgins has a shot to be an All-StarAnaheim AngelsMiamiHerald.com -DetroitTigers.comall 57 news...

MLB All-Stars: Ted Lilly, Mark Buehrle Only Chicago Players

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Left-handed starting pitchers Ted Lilly and Mark Buehrle are the sole representatives of the Cubs and White Sox, respectively, in the 2009 MLB All-Star Game. More on Sports

The National League Is Bad At Baseball

Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Here is a list of teams in the National League that are more than 5 games over .500 in their pythagorean record (mlb.com’s expected record): Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles San Francisco Giants of San Francisco That’s it. The Dodgers expected record is 49-32 and the Giants is 45-35. The Rockies are 43-38 and are the only other team in the league that is 5 or more over .500 (expected...

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Sporting Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

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Major League Baseball Honors Lou Gehrig

YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

The AP reports that Major League Baseball honored Lou Gehrig today on the 70th anniversary of his famous speech, where he called himself the luckiest man in the world. The speech was played at all 15 games today and all players, coaches and on fie...

• MLB celebrates Gehrig on anniversary of speech - SI.com
• MLB pays tribute to Lou Gehrig on 70th anniversary of speech - ESPN
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Sox prove versatile in sweep of Yanks

bsalmons | 27/04/2009

As April draws to a close, what the Boston Red Sox primarily have to worry about is, well, peaking too early. The usual reasons for worry need not apply with this group. Certainly, there may be questions, issues and concerns, because the fans require something to chew on beyond the Cracker Jack. Yes, there is -- for the moment -- the inconvenience of the Toronto Blue Jays occupying first place in the