May 2006 - Baseball Wiretap

Mets Option Milledge, Release Ledee
The Mets optioned OF Lastings Milledge, their top postion prospect, to their Triple-A Norfolk farm club.

AP

Padres' Park May Be Lost For The Rest Of The Season

Yahoo.com

Padres Acquire Branyan From Devil Rays

Yahoo.com

Ortiz Hospitalized For Irregular Heartbeat
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was held overnight at Mass. General Hospital last weekend to monitor an irregular heartbeat.

Boston Herald

Mets' Bannister Returns To Rotation On Friday

AP

MRI Shows No Structural Damage On Ramirez's Knee
"He does have some patella tendinitis, which we kind of knew already," said Terry Francona.

AP

Belle Gets Jail Time, Probation For Stalking Ex-Girlfriend

AP

Thome Out Of Twins Series

Associated Press

Cubs Unlikely To Deal Pierre
No negotiations are expected until the middle of September, but the Cubs appear unworried about losing Juan Pierre to free agency.

Chicago Tribune

Cashman Says Yankees Are Losing Money
"We're making a lot, but we're spending more than we're making," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said this week.

ESPN.com

Taveras Sets Club Record By Hitting 26th Straight

MLB.com

Pirates Claim Pitcher Juan Perez

MLB.com

Green To Make New York Debut On Thursday

MLB.com

Chipper Ties Chili For Third On Switch-Hitter Homer List

AP

Zimmer Set To Return Next Season With Tampa Bay

AP

Eckstein Goes On DL; Vizcaino Joins Cards

AP

Mussina Goes On DL; A-Rod Has Throat Infection

AP

RealGM Player Rankings Of The Week

Darryl Reina/RealGM

Mets Pursued Alou
A report from a well-connected New York baseball writer said the Mets were trying to deal for Moises Alou from the Giants.

San Francisco Chronicle

Gagne Willing To Stay For Less
Eric Gagne is excited about the talent on the Dodgers' roster and is prepared to accept an incentive-laden contract to stay with the club.

Los Angeles Times

Phillies Acquire Jose Hernandez
After most likely losing Aaron Rowland for the season, the Phillies acquired Jose Hernandez from the Pirates.

AP

Source: Green Dealt To Mets
A baseball source told MLB.com that Shawn Green was dealt along with cash considerations to the Mets on Tuesday in exchange for a Minor League player.

MLB.com

Gibbons Says He Overreacted
"It was embarrassing. It shouldn't have happened, but I've got to live with it now," John Gibbons told the Fan 590 Tuesday morning.

Globe and Mail

Mets Complete And Sign Agreements For New Ballpark

AP

Report: Rowand's Ankle Broken

Yahoo.com

Baseball's Worst Exposed

Daniel Brown, Mercury News / AP

Glavine Won't Need Surgery

San Francisco Chronicle

Lilly Telling People He Wants To Pitch In San Francisco?

San Francisco Chronicle

Hunter Won't Take Paycut To Stay In Minnesota

St. Paul Pioneer-Press

Rowand Injured After Colliding With Utley

ESPN.com