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Youkilis and Hansen for Teixeira?
Ah, the difficulties of being a GM. Should Theo pick up Manny’s option? Should Theo sign Jason Varitek after the season? For right now, the most pressing concern for the Red Sox is what they will do before the July 31 trade deadline. Should the Red Sox consider trading one of their young arms? Where will the Sox find bullpen help? Now that the Yankees have traded for both...
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Braves' Hampton set to make first start in 3 years
Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton is scheduled to take the mound against the Phillies on Saturday for his first start in almost three years.

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 inGame: Mets 7, Cardinals 2
inGame: Mets 7, Cardinals 2
The New York Mets (56-47) won their third straight game and 14 of their last 17, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 at Shea Stadium. The Mets also increased their lead in the National League East to two games as the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies and Flordia Marlins are now tied for second place with 54-49 records.
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 The Cubs Sale Will Be Like None Other
The Cubs Sale Will Be Like None Other
The thing about the sale of the Chicago Cubs, and all its trimmings (Wrigley Field and ComcastSports Chicago), is it may be unlike any deal prior. Forget looking at the Lerners and Stan Kasten with the Nationals. Forget looking at Liberty Media and the sale of the Braves from Time Warner. Forget the sale of the Dodgers to Frank McCourt. It seems that we should expect the unexpected. This ...
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 Knock It Off
Knock It Off
Dear Chipper, Stop hurting yourself. It's freaking me out. Love, Sooze
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 Yankees prospect Ian Kennedy just misses Triple-A no-hitter
Yankees prospect Ian Kennedy just misses Triple-A no-hitter
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerYankees prospect Ian Kennedy, pictured earlier this season with the big club, came one out shy of a seven-inning no-hitter Thursday night pitching for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ian Kennedy, who opened this season in ...
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 Inside Pitch: Braves may be sellers
Inside Pitch: Braves may be sellers
In the past the Braves have been perennial buyers. This year, however, they are in an intriguing situation. A strong case can be made that the Braves should be sellers.
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Braves' Jones, Hudson leave game with injuries
Atlanta slugger Chipper Jones and ace Tim Hudson left Wednesday night's game against Florida with injuries, a pair of blows to ...
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Braves' Hudson has elbow tightness
DAVID O'BRIEN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/23/08 Miami Elbow tightness forced Braves pitcher Tim Hudson to leave after six scoreless innings of Wednesday night's victory against the Florida Marlins. He'll be reevaluted Thursday. ...
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Boone to have MRI
Aaron Boone isn't progressing as Washington had hoped. Originally, when he was placed on the 15-day DL July 10 (retroactive to July 7), the Nationals had guessed that Boone would return by the end of the Atlanta series. That was three days ago. Today, ...
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Chipper leaves game vs. Marlins with thigh injury
Braves slugger Chipper Jones hurt his left thigh running out a ground ball in the fourth inning against Florida and left the game Wednesday night.
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 FOX Sports on MSN - Ken Rosenthal - Braves should take good offer for Teixeira
FOX Sports on MSN - Ken Rosenthal - Braves should take good offer for Teixeira
Imagine the Yankees getting Teixeira. If Jorge Posada were out for the season, Teixeira could play first base, with Jason Giambi becoming the DH. Finally, imagine the Angels getting Teixeira. OK, I've already written that column, but hey, the idea ...
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 Braves should take good offer for Teixeira
Braves should take good offer for Teixeira
The Braves aren't out of the playoff race. Still, they'd be wise to look out for their future and trade Mark Teixeira, says Ken Rosenthal.
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 Chipper exits with hamstring injury | Braves.com: News
Chipper exits with hamstring injury | Braves.com: News
MIAMI -- If the Braves are going to make a run and put themselves back in legitimate playoff contention, they are going to need Chipper Jones. But when they go to Philadelphia for an important three-game series against the Phillies this weekend, they ...
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Teixeira to Tampa Makes a Lot of Sense
This would be a great trade for Tampa. It would launch them over the Red Sox and Yankees. Well, maybe.
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 Game 100:  Tigers at Royals
Game 100: Tigers at Royals
PREGAME : The Tigers will try and score some more runs, providing they aren’t too tired from circling the bases last night. They won’t have Jimmy Gobble to beat up because he’s now on the DL . The Tigers are facing Kyle Davies ...
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 VandenHurk, Marlins throw one-hitter vs. Braves
VandenHurk, Marlins throw one-hitter vs. Braves
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
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 Mike Hampton: I'm (Not) Ready
Mike Hampton: I'm (Not) Ready
I will ask you a simple question: What is more intriguing during the dog days of summer than old, soon-to-be washed up left-handed pitchers coming off the disabled list? And if you say NFL training camp I'm going to slap you. That's not interesting. ...
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Rangers seek relief help
  The Rangers are trying to find relief help for their overworked bullpen. A guy that could be of interest is Braves left-hander Mike Gonzalez. The Rangers could use another left-hander in the bullpen. The Rangers aren't looking to sell,...
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 Campillo pitches Braves past Marlins 4-0 (AP)
Campillo pitches Braves past Marlins 4-0 (AP)
Rookie Jorge Campillo pitched seven innings and two relievers completed a two-hitter to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 Monday night. The 29-year-old Campillo (5-4), who moved into the rotation in May, allowed both hits, ...
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Braves, Rockies still mulling big trades (cont.) - Jon Heyman - SI.com
Around the Majors• Teams that sought a big-time starting pitcher needed to act early. Now, with CC Sabathia and Rich Harden off the market (and the less big-time Joe Blanton , too), the best starters on the market appear to be A.J. Burnett , Randy ...
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Heyman's Latest: Holliday, Teixeira, Burnett, Blake: MLB Rumors
The Rockies and Braves will wait until right before the July 31st deadline to decide whether to trade Matt Holliday and Mark Teixeira . The Rox have been more active calling around about Holliday, though. Heyman notes that Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd has ...
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 VandenHurk called up to start for Marlins
VandenHurk called up to start for Marlins
The Marlins will call up pitcher Rick VandenHurk to start Tuesday night against the Braves and will send reliever Jesus Delgado back to Double A Carolina, the team announced late Monday.
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Trading Tex not as simple as some think
Raise you hands if you thought that on July 21, the Braves would be opening this series in Florida with the Marlins playing for a share of first place and the Braves contemplating trading away a star this late in...
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 Any deals for big bats Holliday, Teixeira will go down to wire - Jon Heyman  - SI.com
Any deals for big bats Holliday, Teixeira will go down to wire - Jon Heyman - SI.com
If Matt Holliday or Mark Teixeira are traded, the deals probably won't go down until hours, minutes or even seconds before the 4 p.m. July 31 trade deadline. The Rockies have been looking around for potential deals for Holliday, while the Braves are ...
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The NL East gets all the press
Two articles today break down the NL East. Jayson Stark gets absolutely blasted by Mets fans in his "That's Debatable" column where he breaks down the National League East. (Spoiler: He picked the Phillies) John Donovan reveals the cons for the teams of the NL East. The Mets is kind of iffy...
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 A Happy Wizard
A Happy Wizard
Before I let my giddiness get the best of me, here is a disclaimer. I know that the Cardinals current five-game winning streak has come against the lowly Pirates and Padres and that the rest of this month’s schedule (four at home with Milwaukee, three on the road against the Mets and four on the road against the Braves) will be a much better gauge of how good this team really is.
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Escobar cleared to return to Atlanta's starting lineup
After a checkup with the Atlanta Braves orthopedist Sunday, shortstop Yunel Escobar avoided a trip to the disabled list and was penciled in for a return to the lineup in Monday's series opener at Florida. He's missed six games since reinjuring the ...
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 Welcome back to first place, Mets
Welcome back to first place, Mets
With yesterdays extra inning win in Cincinnati, coupled with the Phillies extra inning loss in Florida, the Mets moved back into a tie for first place.
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Boxscore: Washington vs. Atlanta - July 20, 2008 | Nationals.com: News
BATTING 2B : Kearns (7, Nunez, V), Lopez (18, Nunez, V). HR : Kearns (5, 4th inning off Carlyle, 1 on, 0 out), Harris (6, 4th inning off Carlyle, 1 on, 2 out). TB : Harris 5; Lo Duca; Kearns 7; Belliard; Flores 5; Lopez 4; Langerhans 2. RBI : Lopez 3 ...
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Braves must keep Teixeira
It’s not going to happen. Well, they sort of suggested as much on Saturday night at Turner Field. That said, if Braves officials do trade Mark Teixeira before the July 31 deadline, they should apologize to everybody on their roster,...
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If Baseball Teams Were Actresses ...
I ran across a celver joke on the Web earlier today, dealing withAustralian Football (Rugby) League teams and thought I'd try to flip itfor Major League Baseball. Let's see how we do and, please, feel freeto suggest your own! NEW YORK YANKEES: ...
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Braves expect to activate Soriano against Marlins
Rafael Soriano is expected to be the first in the long list of the injured to return for the Braves in the second half. His elbow came away feeling good from his bullpen session Saturday, Braves general manager Frank Wren said, and after taking a day ...
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 51:  I Hate the All-Star Break!!!
51: I Hate the All-Star Break!!!
Very entertaining!
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 52: Who ARE these guys?? …..part 1
52: Who ARE these guys?? …..part 1
First of a series which brings a fresh look at the people who coach the Braves. Good background info. Interesting perspective. It's "meet the guy in the uniform."
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 52: Who ARE these guys?? …..part 1
52: Who ARE these guys?? …..part 1
First of a series which brings a fresh look at the people who coach the Braves. Good background info. Interesting perspective. It's "meet the guy in the uniform."