Wednesday Morning Rundown

*AL takes the 2009 All-Star game, nothing new. (ESPN) (Highlights below)

*Phillies sign Pedro Martinez and promplty put him on 15-day DL with a mild shoulder strain...really? you sign a guy who already has shoulder issues. (ESPN)

*Long article on Pujols that I didn't read, but I thought I would post it. (Yahoo Sports)

*Doc Gooden compares himself to Tim Lincecum. (Bergen Record)

*Minor League players 45-game hit streak is over. (Star Tribune)

*Blog investigates second half slumps for players participating in HR Derby. (The Rookies)

*Terrell Suggs signed an extension with the Ravens making him the NFL's richest LB. (Baltimore Sun)

*Lakers make an offer to Lamar Odom and then pull if off the table. (LA Times)

*Bickering before the British Open. (ESPN)

*Construction workers in South Africa working on the sites for the 2010 World Cup have ended their strike. (AP)

*Diana Taurasi faces "Extreme DUI". (Arizona Republic)

Obama in the Fox booth



MLB 2009 All-Star Game Highlights



Obama's first pitch (you can see all the way to the catcher, just about)