The Texas Rangers came out of the All-Star break on Friday with a familiar face playing a familiar position. 

The Texas Rangers came out of the All-Star break on Friday with a familiar face playing a familiar position. 

Though the experiment lasted nearly three months, the Rangers decided to move Hank Blalock from first base back to third without him ever starting a major league game at the position. 

--INF Hank Blalock's decision to move back to third means the end of the third base platoon the Rangers had been using. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Vicente Padilla (neck strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 5. 

Choking your GM. 

Choking your GM. 

Who's buying? Who's selling? Who'll win? Who'll flop? Tracy Ringolsby knows and breaks it all down in this second-half primer. 

Led by Justin Morneau, the Minnesota Twins have been baseball's best team over the past month. 

The All-Star break is a time where most organizations take stock of where their team stands, whether to buy or sell, what is working and where improvements can be made. 

The 2008 season reached its symbolic halfway point early this week, as the baseball world paused for the three-day hiatus that is the All-Star break. 

The 15-inning All-Star Game nearly gave us a nightmare scenario — no more pitchers. 

What's a Yankees fan to do when some hated Red Sox occupy the home dugout? Cheer for 'em, reluctantly, Mike Vaccaro says. 

What's a Yankees fan to do when some hated Red Sox occupy the home dugout? Cheer for 'em, reluctantly, Mike Vaccaro says. 

Who were the winners and losers of the All-Star Game that almost never ended? J.