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MLB rolls out red carpet for All-Stars

By Mark Newman

The last time Major League Baseball ran a parade through downtown St. Louis and included Albert Pujols and the World Series trophy on the trucks, it was to celebrate the 2006 championship the Cardinals had just won.

Guess who’s back, St. Louis?

Pujols and the World Series trophy will be just parts of the MLB All-Star Red Carpet Parade presented by Chevy — an annual baseball tradition that started in that same 2006 season at Pittsburgh. Fans are invited to watch the game’s greats arrive at the 80th All-Star Game as they make their way from the corner of Market and Fourth Streets, down Market to Eighth Street to Stan Musial Drive and Gate 3 of Busch Stadium. Read more

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Baseball held to higher standard – Selig

By Jesse Sanchez

Commissioner Bud Selig said that baseball draws more attention and criticism for its steroid revelations than does football during a radio interview on Tuesday.

“We are held to a higher and different standard,” Selig said during a 17-minute appearance on the Dan Patrick Show.

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