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• Red Sox Close To Acquiring Gagne

  Published: July 31, 2007, 2:22 pm

  Tags: Boston Red Sox, Eric Gagne, Texas Rangers

  of the two players going to Texas in the deal.  Jayson Stark thinks David Murphy is the other player, but it's far from confirmed.  The Red Sox still need to talk to Gagne and Scott Boras.

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• Tim Brown's Latest: Cordero, Quentin

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:50 pm

  Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Carlos Quentin, Chad Cordero, Cleveland Indians, Eric Gagne, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena

  UPDATE: You can throw Conor Jackson into the mix along with Quentin. Yahoo's Tim Brown has some new rumors and info: Plan B if the Red Sox can't get Eric Gagne: Washington's Chad Cordero.  It seems Wily Mo Pena would be a part of that, but I imagine Jim Bowden would want a top prospect as well. The Diamondbacks are shopping Carlos Quentin

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• Latest On Eric Gagne: Brewers Jump In, Red Sox Leading

  Published: July 31, 2007, 11:31 am

  Tags: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Eric Gagne, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers

  Globe is hearing that the Rangers may prefer to hold onto Gagne and try to sign him to an extension. Brewers GM Doug Melvin called up Jon Daniels to see what it would take to add Eric Gagne to his bullpen.  We don't know whether Gagne must consent to a trade to Milwaukee, but I'd guess he does have veto power with them.  Francisco

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• Healey's Latest: Wilkerson, Marte

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:45 am

  Tags: Alan Horne, Baltimore Orioles, Brad Wilkerson, Chad Bradford, Cincinnati Reds, Damaso Marte, David Weathers, Ken Griffey Jr, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers

  The Mets are talking to the Rangers about Brad Wilkerson, not Eric Gagne.  This makes sense, as Wilkerson has hit lefties well this year and can play right field. The Mets are also talking to the Reds; could've been about Ken Griffey Jr. or David Weathers.  From what we've heard, though, Weathers is not available.  And would

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• THE LOCKER ROOM 7/30 - Afternoon Edition

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:22 pm

  Tags: Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Dog Fighting, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mlb, Mark Teixeira, Michael Vick, Nfl, San Francisco 49ers, Texas Rangers, The Locker Room, Trade Deadline

  Pending physicals, the Texas Rangers have dealt 1B/DH Mark Teixeira to the Atlanta Braves for C Jarrod Saltalamacchia in a six-player deal. MLB Trade Rumors has more on this and the rest of the trade deadline frenzy. As promised in this morning's Locker Room, I have an update on the Michael Vick dogfighting case.Tony Taylor, one of Vick's

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• Braves Announce Teixeira Deal

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:16 pm

  Tags: Atlanta Braves, Beau Jones, Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers

  Rangers received even more than anticipated for first baseman Mark Teixeira and reliever Ron Mahay.  We knew they were getting Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, and Matt Harrison.  But there's now a fifth prospect going to Texas: southpaw Beau Jones. Jones throws in the low 90s with a sharp curveball; he's been

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• Rangers Offered $140MM To Teixeira

  Published: July 31, 2007, 4:20 pm

  Tags: Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers

  Rangers made a legitimate offer to first baseman Mark Teixeira before trading him.  Apparently they offered him an eight-year, $140MM package.  That's an average annual value of $17.5MM.  A little light, but not a bad starting point. But since the deal covered the 2008 season and Teixeira would've gotten around $14MM

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• Keith Law Hates You and Your Trades

  Published: August 1, 2007, 4:10 pm

  Tags: New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Keith Law, San Francisco Giants, Kyle Smith, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, New York Mets

  in the near future, either.- Texas Rangers trade RP Eric Gagne to Boston Red Sox for LHP Kason Gabbard, OF David Murphy and OF Engel BeltreLaw's take: "In exchange, the Rangers got ... stuff."- Kansas City Royals trade RP Octavio Dotel to Atlanta Braves for SP Kyle DaviesLaw's take: "The Royals get ex-prospect Kyle Davies ... Davies has been

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• Braves Announce Teixeira Deal

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:05 pm

  Tags: Atlanta Braves, Beau Jones, Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers

  Rangers received even more than anticipated for first baseman Mark Teixeira and reliever Ron Mahay.  We knew they were getting Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, and Matt Harrison.  But there's now a fifth prospect going to Texas: southpaw Beau Jones. Jones throws in the low 90s with a sharp curveball; he's been

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• Rangers Offered $140MM To Teixeira

  Published: July 31, 2007, 4:20 pm

  Tags: Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers

  Rangers made a legitimate offer to first baseman Mark Teixeira before trading him.  Apparently they offered him an eight-year, $140MM package.  That's an average annual value of $17.5MM.  A little light, but not a bad starting point. But since the deal covered the 2008 season and Teixeira would've gotten around $14MM

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• Red Sox Acquire Eric Gagne

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:56 pm

  Tags: Boston Red Sox, Eric Gagne, Texas Rangers

  Third player going to Texas, according to Buster Olney.  That would be 17 year-old five-tool outfielder Engel Beltre. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Red Sox are the winner of the Eric Gagne sweepstakes pending Gagne's consent and a review of medical records.  Rosenthal says Gagne might share the closer role with Jonathan

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• STATS SHMATS: Unbreakable MLB Milestones - Consecutive Games, Hits And Strikeouts

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:08 pm

  Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken Jr, Cincinnati Reds, David Rabinowitz, Derek Jeter, Houston Astros, Mlb, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Stats Shmats, Texas Rangers

  Math is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ...Continuing where I left off, here are my three remaining unreachable milestones. 2,632: Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive games played streak.Ripken, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, shattered Lou Gehrig's record by 502 games when all was said and done.Miguel Tejada's 1,152-game streak ended on

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• Last-Place Rangers Set Scoring Record

  Published: August 23, 2007, 1:01 am

  Tags: 30 Runs, Texas Rangers

  game on June 28, 1897.Two Rangers, Marlon Byrd and Travis Metcalf, hit grand-slam home runs. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez each hit two home runs. David Murphy had five of the Rangers' 29 total hits.I guess it gives the Rangers something to be proud of in an otherwise disastrous season. The Rangers are in last place in the West -- 19

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• Texans 30 Ravens 3

  Published: August 23, 2007, 1:38 am

  Tags: Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball

  the show ended it was the Rangers 24 and the Orioles 3. When the game ended, the Rangers had won the game 30-3. The 30 runs by the Rangers is a modern day MLB record and is also the American League record. It is also the most runs scored in a game by a team since June 29, 1897 when the Chicago Colts (now as the Cubs) put up a 36 spot on the

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• Daily Closer: Those 30-Run Rallies Will Kill You Every Time

  Published: August 23, 2007, 9:19 am

  Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Bugs Bunny, Daily Closer, Gashouse Gorillas, Texas Rangers

  Little did you know that when you watched Maracaibo, Venezuela beat the Netherlands, 21-2 in the Little League World Series on Tuesday, that it wouldn't be the most embarrassing wipeout of week. Meet...

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