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UPDATE (July 9, 2010, 4:10 PM) : It appears via several sources that the Lee to the Yankees deal is OFF. The reason has been given that the Mariners did not feel comfortable with the ankle injury of second base prospect David Adams. While I view that excuse as a made up one, it seems to me that the Mariners were using the Yankees as leverage to maybe get a better deal from another ...

Each offseason, owners and general managers of all 30 ball clubs in the Majors work tirelessly trying to put together a collection of players that will contend for the playoffs. They trade, they sign, they draft and they evaluate talent in hopes that those players have what it takes to succeed at the professional level. Only eight of those teams see their playoff aspirations realized, however. The rest must take a step back ...

The Angels had the second best record in all of baseball for the month of June. The problem is, the Texas Rangers were the only team better, and they are the team the Angels are trying to catch. July has not started out with as much promise. The Angels now find themselves 5.5 games back in the AL West after being swept by the Chicago White Sox during a four-game series in Chicago ...

There is nothing more exciting in baseball than a Jose Reyes triple. He has earned a reputation over the years as a catalyst, spark plug, and major source of energy for the New York Mets. His inclusion in this year' s All-Star Game, along with David Wright, is something fans of the Amazin's needed after last year's injury laden affair. It is  safe ...

When a 22-year-old third baseman named Scott Rolen burst onto the scene in 1997 by winning the NL Rookie of the Year award, he won over the fans who followed the Phillies during some of the franchise’s darkest days. For the next four years, the youngster with such promise was compared to one man and one man only: Michael Jack Schmidt, the best third baseman in baseball history and the greatest player ...

When Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano received an invitation to participate in this years Home Run Derby, the All-Star was surprised and excited. He did not think twice about it. Cano accepted the invitation and had every intention of participating. Then the Yankees stepped in. The problem however is that it seems the Yankees stepped in without Cano knowing. When it became public knowledge that Cano would ...

White Sox starter Jake Peavy was pulled from the game during the second inning with an apparent arm injury. After throwing a pitch, Peavy wandered off the mound and appeared to be shaking his right arm. He was replaced by Tony Pena. I'm not going to speculate on what the injury actually is (other than that it appeared to be in the lower arm area) or the severity of it, but this could be a ...

NEW YORK-- It has been pretty evident that the Mets have not given Johan Santana any run support this season. Knowing that, Santana promptly parked a home run off the right field foul pole in the third inning, his first career home run, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead off Reds starter Matt Maloney. Aaron Harang, who was scratched from his Monday night start due to back problems, was placed on ...

The midsummer classic goes to Disneyland in 2010. Just miles down the street from the happiest place on earth, a collection of the greatest baseball players in the world will meet for one star-studded evening. Who's ready for a California Adventure? I sure am. Here is a position-by-position breakdown of the 81st MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, California. Begin Slideshow

There was a time when baseball players didn't have to be extrinsically motivated to try to win the all-star game. The incentive was to win for the pride of the league without hurting your team. Tom Seaver started the 1970 All-Star game. Two events occurred then that could never occur today. New York's most beloved team, at least after the Brooklyn ...