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We got trade action in baseball, the trade deadline, the end of the month, and the Yankees sticking it to the Red Sox.

And we still have over a week to go, well over a week to go before the trade deadline in baseball. Welcome in the beginning of the Ben Mallor show.

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Our friend Bartola Colon made his debut for the Minnesota Twins against the New York Yankees.

And for a couple of innings, it looked like Bartolo Colon had fattened up and was ready to go.

He figured out what was wrong in Atlanta and was actually dazzling in the first handful of innings.

In fact, the Yankees didn't score the first three innings of the game.

Then after that, the old Bartolo returned, and he vomited all over the mound.

It's like he had too much food at the buffet.

And he ended up getting the loss.

The Yankees get the win.

And then after the Yankee game, it was announced that Brian Cashman had started the wheeling and dealing.

Now, we've already had a couple of trades in baseball.

But now, Todd Fras!

Down goes Fras!

He was a healthy scratch in the White Sox lineup.

Was not in the lineup against the Dodgers.

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