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this most likely takes the phillies out of the roy halladay sweepstakes.ight be kicking themselves for not getting one of those philadelphia pitchers that were sale to cleveland today? >> i don't think so. i think if i'm j.p. ricciardi, i'm looking at the package that was just sent to cleveland and saying, there is no way on earth i was going the take that for roy halladay. the blue jays if they don't deal him to boston, which probably is the best suitor left, are probably better off just holding him until the off season. they'll get a little bit less in terms of what teams are expecting out of halladay, so they might be willing to offer less, but the market will be so much broader in the off season because teams that are not contenders now will go into november and be planning to contend in 2010. >> with that said, he was on the hill today, pitched another gem for the blue jays. keith, would you be more surprised if he was or was not dealt? >> i would be very surprised if he was dealt at this point. i've been saying for three weeks, i think he's going to

he would be effective anywhere because he can flat out pitch, roy halladay. he got beaten yesterday by the tampa bay team and david price 3-2. and he has done it. that's plenty of room. 1-2-3 inning. crab meat on the way. hang in there.   . >> gary: tonight's contestan is bill de sandro. you have a chance to win $99 worth of american scratch off. you can enter by logging in at masn sports.com. owings mills where the great financial show came from for decades. here is scott rolen. rolen is on a tear. a 25-game hit streak. he has uped his average to third best in the american league at .330. 26 doubles, 6 homeruns. rolen is hitting like that jones is going to catch this one. rolen retired. one away. let's go to amber. >> amber: back in the 1st inning, jason berken had a 1-2 count on adam lind and got him to ground out. that's what rick kranitz wants to see. lately, the orioles have given up a lot of two-strike hits. they lead the american league in that department. so if he does that, he will be able to get deep into the game. >> gary: than

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. >> ♪ a complete-game gem for roy halladay. >> so good to be with you on "espnews," alongside kevinischea canidate, helping you stay current. latest sports stories and scores. halladay, biggest story, he's on the block. >> that trade deadline is approaching. the bluejays' trade deadline. the 28th of the month. 31st is the trade-deadline. one day after striking out ten, the rumors continue. the phillies have been mentioned as the frontrunners. but, they're reluctant to part, have allowed the angels and dodgers, to enter the discussion. this according to jayson stark. >> it would see the phillies send happ and two minor-leaguers, and drabek, 6-1, this season, with double-a reading, and jayson stark has more now. >> you can't trade everybody.ead that's the philly's stance. and they don't feel as thoughhey they should be asked to trade their best pitching-prospect, t. and best position-player and aad guy who is 7-1, in the bigangels teagues in happ. they think that's too steep.otth they're willing to give up, a large number of prospects. tha they've talked about 7 or 8 to y different pl

roy halladay, 44th time in his career, 39th time since 2003. more complete games than any other pitcher over last seven seasons and 32nd time halladay has gone all the way and allowed one earned run. >> tiger hoping to avoid sweep of old timer's day at new yankee stadium. bottom of fourth, 1-0. alex rodriguez there. the controversial slugger has gone yard. game tied at 1. bottom of sixth, teixeira, spell spelled -- mariano rivera to end the game. yankees win and finish the sweep, first in detroit in four years. tigers one for 26 with runner necessary scoring position. joba chamberlain an e.r.a. of 6.75 in last three starts. first home win of the season. yankees continue home stand against the orioles and a's and tigers back home against seattle and the white sox. >> philly necessary florida looking for eighth straight win after they got rained out last night. ibanez breaks the game wide open. he went one for three with pair of walks. gives philadelphia 3-0 advantage. top of the third, jimmie rollins, add to that. he was off the wall 3-5, ups av

the phillies are the defending world series champions, and could win it again if they trade for roy halladay. but the phils say the asking price is too high. in return for their ace, the blue jays want rookie lefthander j.a. happ, minor league pitcher kyle drabek and minor league outfielder dominic brown. because the phils don't want to part with happ and drabek, other teams have entered the halladay sweepstakes. espn.com's jayson stark reports the angels have been aggressive, and the dodgers are a long shot. the jays could use a doc after what happened to them saturday against the rays. bottom of the fourth, aaron hill connects. two-run home run. his second of the game. 24th of the year. jays were up 8-0 but the rays come back. here we are in the ninth. willie aybar, straightaway center field. gone. solo home run. his eighth. a 9-9 game. we go to the 12th. jason bartlett. that will bring home ben zobrist. the rays take a 10-9 lead. but in the home half of the 12th, the jays load the bases for adam lind. he grounds out to second. ballgame over. the rays come back from 8-0 down to win 10-9. b

roy halladay still a blue jay. philadelphia still the most rumored destination for the ace. hay won't give up j.a. happ and kyle drabek. jayson stark reporting the dodgers and angels hot on their trail. rays dense doc halladay. this is jason bartlett in the top of the 12th, back to back extra inning wins for tampa and holliday with the winning hit and another up and down situation as we've seen all season long and 33 combined hits in the game and everybody going yards and the rays come away with the victory. and by the way the story of the game the rays were down eight runs. their largest comeback in team history. fourth team this season to erase at least an eight-run deficit all in the american league. indians against tampa and the orioles against the red sox. that's been a long time since that's happened. >> it took ricky henderson 15 minutes to get the call he'd been inducted to the hall of fame and took jim rice 15 years. they'll be inducted tomorrow. rice only voted in in his final year of eligibility despite finishing top five in voting and had a rocky relationship wit

. >> every team needs roy halladay. no one would turn him down.tands the best chance to get him? >> another team that snuck in, that's the cardinals. rumored to be, hot and heavy for doc. take a lot of franchise players, prospects, also, some starting-pitching. i think the price is hefty. but, st. louis, and the key team, is the philadelphia phillies, if they do sign pedro martinez. >> empty out your farm system. >> you can catch him on "baseball tonight," 9:30 eastern on espn. >> thank you. >> coming up, the showdown, is near. lesnar, and frank when your engine's running clean... you feel it. ...and pennzoil motor oil actively cleans out up to 15 percent of sludge the first time you use it. so feel the clean. not just oil, pennzoil. i like to know exactly where you stand at all times. yeah, it works for us. yeah. hey, if they ranked "sportscenter" anchors, where do you think i'd be ranked? - i don't know. - come on. i'd rather not get into it. come on, pick a number between one and 10. well... i'm not sure you'll be in the top 10. i'm in the top

the phillies acquired a former cy young winning pitcher but his name is not roy halladay. cliff lee. 7-9. halladay is still a blue jay. didn't help his trade value against the mariners. gave up three runs in a season high 11. solo blast by jose lopez in the fifgs. halladay most likely will be dealt before tomorrow's deadlines. scoreless until the 10th. randy winn scorched a single down the line. giants win it 1-0. after the game the pirates told their second baseman freddy sanchez to stay in san francisco. tigers, justin berliner had himself quite the game against the rangers. 12th victory of the year. granderson not too bad either. led off with a homer. tiger win, 13-5. sixth inning, taking matt garza for a ride. 3-0. that's all the offense chamberlain needed. he was lights out. gave up three hits in eight scoreless inings of work. they have now won 11 of their last 13. plaxico burress spent three hours in front of a grand jury investigating weapons charges against him. you may recall he shot himself in the thigh in a manhattan nightclub in november. michael phelps in the

now 4-10 in his career against roy halladay including what was the game-winning hit. alladay, 5-5 in his career against seattle and after the game the focus, of course, trade rumors. >> i plan on making my next start and that's it. i really don't have a lot for you in that respect. you address questions, and it's time to move on. it's time for me to be done talking about it and continue to focus on my job. that's where i'm at. >> since coming off the d.l. at the end of june, halladay 1-3 in six starts. the blue jays ace who injured his groin in a june 12 start against the marlins won 10 of his first 11 decisions this season before suffering that injury. and, of course, roy halladay could be on the move. where do you go if he is? espnews. >> there is still more baseball to get to including a fire sale of players before the trade deadline. >> that's right, mike, we'll let you know which pirate players is left standing from last season's opener. there is only one left. plus the cubs bats were booming at wrigley. also ahead, the vikings report to camp -- tarvaris jackson a

roy halladay pitching six games for your team. two in the first round of the playoffs and two in the league championships and two in the world series. none of these teams are getting him to win the pennant. they are already good enough. the dodgers don't have to worry about making the postseason. anaheim, fell so it's about a guy pitching six games for you and you may be giving away three or four prospects, everyday players in some cases that's why teams like philly are baulking. six games? what if he has an off night? and all the money involved. it's a delicate balance to trade away that much of your future for one guy in this season. >> there's a story with where apparently there was a fan who was tasering the cardinal batters when they were -- and it was such a distraction that they finally tried to -- not daysing but lasering. >> tasering is what bob gibson used to do to guys. [laughter] >> but you know what? i would go to philadelphia, that's the great home field advantage. but you mentioned something good and the fact that w

. >>> roy halladay getting the start for toronto. subject of a lot of trade talks. bottom five.na, doubling down the line. michael hernandez, b.j. upton score. top six. pooifd price on the bump. and dealing. two on, two out. gets lyle overbay. price and the race win it, 3-2. >>> jeremy and vinita, we'll send things back to you. >>> all right. well, there is an intriguing photograph from the g-8 summit in italy that's causing quite a buzz this morning. the freeze-frame appears to show president obama and french president sarkozy, giving this french lady a serious one-over. a look at the moving video, shows the president looking at his footing. and then, offering a hand to help another woman navate the stairs. he's innocent there. >> that picture was not worth 1,000 words. >> that's right. >>> all right. for some of you, your local news is up next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues after this. my name is louise and his is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. thank goodness for eggo, a nutri-grain waffle... with a quick smudge of crem cheese. at

. >>> roy halladay and the blue jays taking on the boston red sox. challhalladay went the distance.h complete game of the season. jays take it by a final of 3-1. >>> yankees going for the three-game sweep of the tigers. 1-1 game. mark teixeira into the second deck. 23rd home run of the season. tigers get swept and the yankees are one out in the a.l. east. >>> now back to you in new york. >> a snake population has been exploding in florida and they have been menacing the residents so now it is open season. >> state officials have authorized legal snake hunting to round up huge pythons and boa constrictors. some them were pets while others were pushed into the area by hurricanes. scientts say they are eating all the species that they're trying to restore. >> for some of you your local news is next. >> for everyone else "america th morning" continues after this. my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey befoe school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peant butter inside. i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starting the car. there's only one way t

roy halladay of the toronto blue jays is the starting pitcher for the a.l. the san francisco giants lincecum gets the start for the national league. >> the world series representative gets home field advantage come october. >> very important. >> president obama will throw out the first pitch tonight. >> last night, they held the home run derby. details from jonathan coachman of espn news. >> good morning. it's all-star break. with that comes festivities, including the state farm home run derby. ail burt pujols, the hometown favorite in st. louis. he would be in a swingoff, though, just to make it into the second round with carlos pena and joe mauer. this home run, he advances the tototal l for the first round. carry-over to the second round. nelson cruz, prince fielder and pujols in the second round. nelson cruz, from the texas rangers. impressing everyone. a coming-out party for cruz. 16 home runs total. he reaches the final. prince fielder, he had 11 home runs in the first round. this one, 503 feet. he said it was the first-ever home run he hit over 500 fe

it's my pleasure to welcome the toronto blue js ace, roy halladay. guy i never met, but came close. we never do a game in toronto. >> we're under the radar up there. it's good and bad for us. we get a nice crowd up there. mostly canadian, but, you know, it's nice for player to go to place and you can walk around and you're pretty anonymous up there. it's a little different from other cities. it's good and bad. >> tim: you love the city, right? almost every player who plays in toronto loves the city. >> yeah, you know, you can't beat it. it's clean, there's a lot to do. you feel safe t people are great to you. it's a very hometown feel, and it's -- you know, you don't notice it's canada, that you're in a different country. other than going across the border and dealing with customs, you know, it's like playing anywhere else. so i really do, i enjoying being up there and the people and the town. >> tim: i don't nkthink i ever thought of this question, but is the pressure any different from pitching in toronto as opposed to pitching in los angeles or wi

pitcher roy halladay will start for the american league.d san francisco pitcher tim linsicum starts for the nationals. and washington fired manager manny acta after 2 1/2 seasons. acta led the nats to a 21-50 record so far this season, by far the worst in baseball. >>> and the tour de france resumes today after a rest day. going into the race, seven-time winner lance armstrong is in third place behind italy's renaldo. >>> when we return, questions about a secret cia program. and later, "endeavour's" launch is scrubbed. nasa weighs its options. d all o. i felt this deep lingering pain that was a complete mystery to me. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia muscle pain and then he recommended lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of over-active nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia. and with less pain, i can do more during my day. how sweet is that? lyrica is not for everyone. tell you doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or aff

two bits of good news for burgeson. >> roy halladay still a jay and might be after tomorrow's deadlinejays' general manager j.p. ricciardi telling our buster olney that talks with halladay are "dead."ird he l tommy johners, angels and red sox reportedly were interested. mets brought a five-game wined streak into today's matineefar. against colorado.abt dexter fowler, leadoff batter,rs plenty of good seats still rht. available to miss that play, and they missed troy tulowitzki and jared atkins, as well. they all missed the ball. santana was on his game. mets win it 7-0. cubs half game behind st. louis going into today. and the national league central, afternoon game against the houston astros, and kosuke fukudome, a triple in the seventh for the second straight day. the cubs annihilate the astros, 12-0 wednesday, 12-3 this afternoon moving enter a temporary tie with st. louis atop the division. big news in l.a. the dodgers acquired george sherrill from baltimore for just two prospects. sherrill is eighth in the league for a terrible baltimore team with 20 saves. he joins jonathan broxto

who needs roy halladay when the bats can do that? phills go on to pound the cardinals into submission. a mine final of 9-2. joe blanton picks up the win. he's now 7-4 on the season. blanton has given up just four runs in four starts in the month of july. all right, it's just gone final. mets and astros, jerry manuel and company gunning for their first road series win since early june. top three, luis castillo 3-3 game the. in the fourth inning, triple brings in alex cora. then jeremy reed, say it ain't so, a trio of the mets win by a final of 8-3. livan hernandez, his seventh win of the season, strikes out seven over seven innings. david wright goes 2 for 5 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of rbis. cubs and reds the cubs have battled back, and chicago hitting awfully well as of late fukudome two rbis. when it goes final, we'll bring you the highlight highlights on. >> racing at the brickyard 400, about six laps to go, jimmie johnson is in the lead. he took the lead in lap 137. the sixth different leader in the race today. mark m

so he's not just trying to dump roy halladay up in toronto.as hernandez strikes out. >> bob: and everybody is all over the gm, and maybe we're not the biggest fans of this particular guy, but maybe he's doing what he has been told to do by the ownership. >> rob: absolutely. >> bob: the rogers group who owns the blue jays. a good pitch by livan. that swing back fastball we're always talk about. here is nyjer morgan. so maybe jp is taking all the heat for what he has been told he has to do. >> i don't think anybody told him to sign vernon wells to over 100 million bucks back in the day. >> bob: true. bad deal. nats still don't have a hit since the 4th inning. livan spinning his web of deceit one more time tonight. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy.  >> bob: time to spring you to speed with the at&t rapid rewind. j.d. martin major league debut and the mets roughed him up. they don't hit for power, but they did five runs on seven hits in the first two innings unt

. >> perfect game, now you have roy halladay and you're down eight runs in this game. what could have come a demoralizing loss in chicago. >> you know, some guys were down that night, but you've got to tip your hat to burlily. he threw a great game, mixed it up great. it's going to happen every now and then. hopefully it's not us next time. he's a great pitcher. roy is a great pitcher but you just have to come out err day and battle. >> keep nit the american league east. the orioles have lost ten straight at fenway park. ortiz off jeremy guthrie. deep centerfield. a three-run shot. his 13th. jon lester 8-0 lifetime against the birds. 7 1/3 innings. nine strikeouts. he continues his domination. adam, a two-run homer to left. sox win this one 7-2. boston now 8-1 against the o's on the season. jon lester 9-0 on his career against the orioles. 3-0 with a 0.48e.r.a. against baltimore this season. 211/3 innings. look what it means for him to go 9-0 against the birds. it's second among active pitchers with most wins against opponents without losses. only randy johnson's 13-0i

that might heat up their trade talks for roy halladay. >> bob: i heard while he's resting his elbow, they're going to scope his knee. that's been bugging him. he's actually going on the dl because of an elbow problem. >> rob: he's had a really bad knee. >> bob: he's got a double whammy waiting for him. >> rob: trying to rehab the elbow and get that thing healthy, now rehab your knee at the same time. >> bob: maybe it's not the phillies for halladay. fastball up and in to kouzmanoff. count's even at 1-1.   >> bob: that was beautiful. >> rob: he'll throw a loft change-ups to right-handers if you're right-handed pitching unless you have a great one. tyler clippard has a great one. 80 miles an hour, great arm speed, just like a fastball. look at how poorly kouzmanoff swings at it. >> bob: 1-2 to kouzmanoff. double play guy if you can get the ball on the ground. how about a fastball right down the middle. the change-up made that 91-mile an hour heater look like upper 90s. two outs. >> rob: slow it down, heat it up, 1-2 pitch. that's just blistering by him with that 80-mile

the blue jays' self-imposed deadline for trading roy halladay arrived tuesday, but it's obvious now this drama is going down right to the real trading deadline on friday. on one side you have half dozen teams all interested, but all saying they're not going to pay prices this steep. on the other side, you have the blue jays continuing to send a message that the phillies and all these other teams -- this price won't come down. for a deal to happen, somebody has to blink. it looks now as though we might not know for three more days who in this poker game is bluffing. >> make sure and tune in this friday, 12 noon eastern time for our major league baseball trade deadline show. it is one-stop shopping. as the deal goes down, we'll have news, analysis and perspective. remember, it's all here friday on espnews. >> in other news, phil mickelson will make his return to the pga tour next week at the wgc bridgestone invitational. mickelson had taken time off to be with his wife and mother, who both are battling breast cancer. a two-time winner on the tour this year, mickelson has not played since h

roy halladay is not. we're coming right back.h >> second round of the u.s.nkin senior open at crooked stick in caramel, indiana. sixth hole, tom watson. birdie putt for watson, moves to one under. greg norman, tenth hole of the day. that was a little birdie. nice chip in for the birdie to six under par. flips the ball to a fan there. >> that's almost a grab. >> made that kid's day. i'd make him sign the ball, too. tim jackson hits his second sho. from the rough. a ltle rolls to within four feet of tht hole.fter jackson would make birdie. he is your leader.ot >> who? >> tim jackson. he's an amateur, and by amateur i don't mean in high school. he's a little bit over. he's tied with joey sindelar. he's still on the course. jackson has already tied the 36-hole scoring record with that 11 under par. so far jackson has made just one bogey the entire tournament. >> amateurs. women's british open, michelle wie in contention for birdie on 14. she was in contention. she's not anymore. shot a 76. how about this shot from katrina matthews. >

ricciardi making it no secret he's shopping roy halladay.lcome in the blue jays' beat writer for the "toronto star." morgan, what's the latest on the halladay situation? >> the latest is j.p. ricciardi is still open to the possibility of trading halladay, but i think you need to qualify that statement. it's not like he's shopping. he said he'll listen to offers, and he wants a lot. he's not going to trade him for one guy or two guys. he's going to want some big league ready prospects and some guys for the future. he's open to the possibility, but he want a lot. from year to year i think ricciardi is always willing to listen to offers. whether or not he's going the act on them is something different. i think the bigger change is coming from halladay because halladay... this has been the issue that's surrounded him all season. he hasn't really talked about it until yesterday. you know, when he said, look, i would love to stay in toronto, but i really want the win, as well, and i realized these two goals aren't always compatible, so i think the

the phillies couldn't swing the deal for roy halladay but did land cliff lee.s for the nationals, four games don't make up for four months of terrible baseball but feels good. nationals won four straight tying their longest winning streak of the season. right now, they are doing everything right. you know, we had the president's races in milwaukee. the sausage races. oscar mayer takes the italian sausage and both go down. may have been one of the best highlights of the game. top of the fourth. tied at 1. adam dunn is gone. hits this one through a window. and actually bounces out of the stadium. it is first home run ever hit out of miller park. 26th bomb of the year. nats up 2-1. fourth, morgan had another good game. willie harris comes in to score as does nieves. guzman getting in on the act. two runners aboard. this one just barely gets over the wall. nationals beat the brewers 8-3. one bright spot according to the new manager, morgan good he has been outstanding in every facet since he has been here, baserunning, getting on base. driving in runs. he has been

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. >> roy halladay is a former cy young award winner, and one of the best if not thee best pitcher in the toronto bluejays want to get rid of him? >> well, he has a no-trade clause in his contract he's due to be a free agent after the 2010 season. the bluejays who probably won't be able to fulfill his requests have started taking those phone calls for a potential trade involving the right-hander. and they say that at least halladay is willing to listen. >> you know, for me the best i can do is try to avoid letting this become a distraction and go from there. but, you know, i understand, obviously the economics of the game and how the game works. and, you know, i think it's a situation where i think what's best for the team if it's best for me then we go from there. but i think at this point it's too hard to tell. i think that basically it's just saying that this is an option that we have, and maybe we'll look at it. and i think that's really the extent of it at this point. >> the blue jays play in tampa tuesday night. they lose in 11. a walkoff home run for pat bureel. scott rolen ext

the one name that looms large is roy halladay.e bluejays wanted to have a deal in place by tuesday. but it didn't happen. peter gammons and the red sox are not interested in having their top outfield prospect, ryan westmoreland, be involved in any deal halladay. jim rice getting his number retired will inspire boston's best versus oakland on tuesday night. top nine. a's down 7-6. davis visiting jonathan papelbon. and davis with the grounder to short. nick green fields it but throws the ball away. mark ellis scores his second of the inning. game tied at 7. move to extra innings. top of 11 to be exact. one out for davis. davis the r.b.i. single to rig right. and boston has lost 7 of 10 games overall. they happen to get 14 hits on the same night jim rice's number 14 wins retired. 18 blown save of his career. first blown save of his career with three runs given up. >> updates from the west coast. the indians with the 4-3 lead on the angels. tribe has won five straight. a season high for them. despite rumors of victor martinez and clif

. >> speaking of pitching, the best out there in the american league is roy halladay.ost experts are saying he will be traded by july 31st. what do you think? >> well, the momentum certainly seems to be going in that direction. i did hear today, you know, since this became public that j.p. ricciardi was going to listen, he's gotten calls from between ten and 12 teams, and some of the teams i think haven't even been publicize. i'm not even sure who they all are. it will take a little while because there will probably be minor league talent involved here, and i think the jays will be sending scouts all over the place to look at some of these kids in the minor leagues, the kyle drabecks and sol of these kids. but the price is going to be very high, and they've made it clear that if we don't get what we want, we're in the just going to give him away. they'll have to be very comfortable with the package that they receive in return. >> okay, jerry, 'tis the season, plenty of trade rumors out there right about now. what's on your radar? >> well, the pirates seem to be in the

. >> all i have to say is we need roy halladay.. >> you cannot afford that number two, how is the president doing communicating the bottom line in this health care debate? because we talk about it every day around the table, getting into arcane details, but when i go home and talked to friends, people on the street, they say i don't get it. how can the president cut through this talk and say here is the deal, here is where we need to go. >> part of the problem he doesn't have a plan. he's selling an idea while congress is coming up with a plan. i think if he had something to sell specifically, being able to say, look, this is how much right now your insurance bill is going up. our new bill is going to do x we're going to create a safety net here. we're going to create a system where you can buy insurance there. my point is there isn't that. those specifics aren't there. it's almost as if you're putting out the president who can be a good communicator on these issues, good at selling something when he has something to sell and you'r

most rookie starters in the major leagues, and it's kind of surprising that a staff that has a roy halladayld be there with the nats with 6. >> they've had a ton of injuries up in toronto, also, though. a lot of their good starters are injured. >> bob: interesting that the only team on that list at or near the top of the division the angels. and the mets will take the lead. daniel murphy with his 30th rbi. a one-out double for him. so that little ball that stayed fair pays off for new york. murphy went up first pitch swinging. rob, i was about to ask you, when batters at the major league level are seeing a pitcher for the first time, would they take a couple pitches, but murphy obviously didn't. >> rob: there was the cutter right there. and i don't know, because he's got such good out pitches, you don't want to let him get to them. they've probably been warned don't let him goat to the 12 to 6 curve ball, don't let him get to his change-up. so murphy swung at that first pitch cut fastball and he ripped it down the line. >> bob: david wright. i think one of the reasons the mets got jeff fran

. >> gary: and roy halladay lost today, his record 11-4. seattle beat toronto 3-2.e his last game for toronto? towering pop-up, first base. callaspo is retired. two down here in the 4th inning. >> buck: halladay did start for the toronto and there was that artificial deadline of july 28th. the general manager of toronto put that up. they still have the ability to trade him until 4 p.m. on friday than would be without requiring waivers. there still is that possibility that one of the big suretiors, the philadelphia phillies landed a cy young award winner in cliff lee from the indians. >> gary: the off-speed pitch, that changeup, it is a good one. 1 strike count, two down. jacobs hitting at .216. tough season in the average numbers for him. 33 rbis. tillman trying to retire the side in order. he did that in the first inning. angels beat cleveland by a score of 9-3. lackey got his seventh win, 7-4 on the year. 12-0, hampton gave up 9 runs on four hits. >> gary: a towering fly ball to right field. that is going to be way back, and that is gone. and another shot, the lik

not roy halladay. cliff lee, the lefty with the indians.his moment, halladay is still a blue jay and didn't help his trade value. gave up three runs in the season high 11. mariners sunk the blue jays 3-2. halladay will be most likely dealt before the deadline. and hosting the pirates and randy winn scorched it. giants won 1-0. after the game the pirates told their second baseman freddy sanchez to stay in san francisco. three-time all-star traded to the giants for a pitching prospect. tigers, quite a game. struck out 13 and league leading 12th victory of the year. not too bad. led the game off with a homer. second inning hit another. tigers over the rangers 13-5. rays hosting the yanks, sixth inning. took matt gars sa for a ride. put up the yanks 3-0. that's all the offense joba needed. yanks won 6-2. now won 11 of their last 13. >>> football note, or off the field football note. former giant wide receiver plaxico burress spent three hours in front of a grand jury investigating weapons charge against him. he faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison

and the latest report i just saw online says that toronto's jp says a trade of roy halladay is "unlikelyre the nats in the bottom of the 2nd, no score after two.    >> bob: ryan zimmerman had the day off last night when they lost 6-2 but in sunday's game in a loz to the cubs he put on one of the best clinics at third base all year starting with the tag throw double play. >> rob: he was a busy man and he needed a day off yesterday and made a lot of great plays in the field and taking a lot of heat for some throws he's made and made a few errors but made more great plays and very young and he's an excellent defensive third baseman. >> bob: if he was a hockey player, the plus minus rating would be way up on the plus side. >> rob: absolutely. i'm defensive when it comes to him and i've been around guys with throwing issues and with him, he's a younger guys and sometimes he'll have the mental let downs where he doesn't have great mechanics firing over the first and rear back and throw it over there and let your first baseman worry about catching it. >> bob:

the js make a major announcement regarding the future of roy halladay, how it could affect the balance of power in baseball. how roger goodell honors michael vick's future. another commissioner weighs in on the battled qb. next on espnews. >> it is great to welcome you inside the espnews room. kevin connors, mark morgan a. keeping you current with the latest news, scores and highlights. to be the champs, user got to beat the champs, which has not been easy to do lately. >> that is correct. the phillyings having won nine in a row, include eight 10-1 thumping of the cubs monday night. tuesday night, jimmy rollins, we're showing him to you because he did this in the bottom of the third, breaking a scoreless tie for rich harden, and his first home run in the last 12 games. phillies up 1-0. top of the ninth. tied at 1. tied at 1. and oh, look at the gratuitous bounce to rollins at second. phillies turn the double-play. this one goes extras. we go to the 13 th. tied at 1, jason werth, off jeff is a mar ja. that is a three-run walkoff homer. the phillies have won ten games in a row for werth,

he loved to see roy halladay, every sometime he took the mound, his approach was it was game seven ofh, every batter, every out. that's how you have to play this game. >> bob: great concentration needed to the that, not letting things go for one moment. not for a second. you to be prepared at every level. it is not let's go through the motion. >> rob: that's not how you play it. you're either all in or you're not. >> bob: and i think some guys who are no long were this ball club have learned that lesson. kearns. and that is foul! that bat is foul! randy marsh. >> rob: that is throwing the bat out. >> bob: austin kearns has one of the most unusual swings you'll ever see. watch his hand. auto lot of times his hop hand comes off the bat and then he can't hold on to it with his bottom hand. >> rob: it is half there and half foul. >> bob: the big part of the bat. hooker is the 1-2. that will be low and inside two balls, two strikes. but austin, when he is struggling, you'll see his hands fly off the bat a lot because he has the bottom hand not at the nob, but down past the knob. and he is