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Charlie Manuel was a coach on Joe Torre's AL staff in the 2002 All-Star Game that ended in a tie.
Charlie Manuel was a coach on Joe Torre's AL staff in the 2002 All-Star Game that ended in a tie. (AP)
Hal Bodley
Baseball Perspectives
Ask Charlie Manuel his fondest All-Star Game memory, and there's no mistaking the anguish in his eyes. The NL manager for this year's Midsummer Classic had a ringside seat for the 2002 event that ended in a tie.  Full story >

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A-Rod, Manny notable by absence
Mike Bauman
Baseball Perspectives
The selection of the 2009 All-Stars is notable as much for who wasn't chosen -- namely Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez -- as who was tabbed for the Midsummer Classic.  More >

Jovial return for Manny
Manny Ramirez smiles during Friday's game in San Diego. You cannot say that Manny Ramirez beat the system, because the system nabbed him and punished him. But you also cannot say that he was beaten by the system, because he is back at his post.  More >

Omissions loom for NL first basemen
Mike Bauman
Baseball Perspectives
As the All-Star Game online balloting closed on Thursday night, you could be completely certain that some members of a particular baseball demographic would be slighted. Those would be National League first basemen.   More >

Halos pursue glory through adversity
Mike Scioscia takes the ball from Ervin Santana in the second.In most of this new millennium, finding the Angels in first place in the AL West has had all the shock value of discovering that July immediately follows June.  More >

Cinderella back in Colorado
Hal Bodley
Baseball Perspectives
Not long ago, GMs were calling Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd, thinking the Rockies would be sellers. Since then, Colorado has become the hottest team in the Majors.  More >

Blockbuster trades not likely
Manny Ramirez rounds the bases after his solo homer in the first inning.Major League Baseball's July 31st trading deadline without waivers is five weeks away, but general mangers already are laying groundwork for what they hope will be a blockbuster to rival the monumental deals of 2008. It probably won't happen.  More >

Fehr's tenure has had ups, downs
Hal Bodley
Baseball Perspectives
Donald Fehr, who's overseen the MLB Players Association during an unprecedented time of growth, made sure the players he represented got their fair share of the pie, but he was also too slow to embrace a stronger drug policy.  More >