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From 1998 to 2002, the NHL All-Star game was played between an All-Star team from North America and an All-Star team made up of players from around the world. What if Major League Baseball did something like this? If an American All-Star team led by Joe Mauer, Alex Rodriguez, Chase Utley, and Roy Halladay took on an International All-Star team, what would that team look like? This team will follow some ...

Recently dubbed the "rock-solid, no-questions-asked, No.1 trade target in baseball" by Larry Stone of the Seattle Times, Cliff Lee has done nothing but improve his trade value every time he takes the mound. Last week, I discussed where the Mariners could send Cliff Lee as a second half rental. The consensus leading contenders in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes are the New York Mets and Minnesota Twins. The Mets recently stated that they ...

It was a bitter-sweet sight. Last weekend was the first series that the Yankees faced former manager Joe Torre, after a bitter breakup in 2007. Before the game, Torre and the players he coached in New York embraced. It was like watching a former couple seeing each other again after breaking up for mutual reasons. It feels like far more than three years since Torre switched coasts. The image of him in a Dodger uniform ...

That's the newest Cincinnati outfielder, Gary Matthews Jr. If the Reds' skipper wasn't such good pals with his pop, they would trade him for a warm six-pack and a couple of Slim Jims. Rather than someone that no one would want, let's take a look at some Reds' needs and some prospects they may be willing to trade.Begin Slideshow

Under the control of J.P. Ricciardi, the Toronto Blue Jays never really accomplished what he set out to do: make the playoffs under a five-year plan. Ricciardi opted to try the free-agent approach to winning, and he failed pretty badly. AJ Burnett, who only stayed until his player option came. Frank Thomas, who was pretty washed up by this point in his career. BJ Ryan, who lost all control after Tommy ...