May 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

Wainwright May Miss Final Start
Adam Wainwright may miss his final start with elbow stiffness.

AP

Hamilton Stepping Up Baseball Activity
Rangers OF Josh Hamilton is making an all-out effort to get back in the lineup before the playoffs begin.

AP

Halladay Helps Phillies Clinch NL-East
The Phillies beat the Nationals 8-0 on Monday night to wrap up the NL-East with five games remaining.

AP

Girardi To Leave Playoff Celebration Plans To Team
Joe Girardi is leaving it up to his team whether they will celebrate clinching a spot in the playoffs.

MLB.com

Rangers Already Raise 2010 AL West Flag
The Texas Rangers raised their AL West championship flag in ceremonies before Monday night's game against the Seattle Mariners.

SI.com

Hudson, Lowe To Start On 3-Days' Rest
The Braves plan to start Tim Hudson and Derek Lowe on three days' rest this last week of the season.

AP

Guillen Will Manage White Sox In 2011
Ozzie Guillen is set to return in 2011 as manager of the White Sox.

AP

Man Convicted Of Murder In Adenhart's Death
A jury has found Andrew Gallo guilty of murder in the deaths of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people.

AP

Freddy Sanchez Set For MRI On Shoulder
Freddy Sanchez will undergo an MRI exam on Monday on his right shoulder.

San Francisco Chronicle

Hawksworth Receives 20 Stitches
A CT scan on Cardinals reliever Blake Hawksworth was negative and he was to be released from the hospital a day after being hit in the face by a line drive.

ESPN

Brewers Noncommittal On Macha's Future
General manager Doug Melvin said he's not planning to make public his plans for manager Ken Macha until after the Brewers complete their regular season.

MLB.com

Cain Flirts With No-Hitter, Giants Back In First
Matt Cain carried a no-hitter into the eight inning as the Giants beat the Rockies 4-2 on Sunday.

AP

Dipoto Now Likely To Remain With Arizona
Jerry Dipoto was the runner-up to Kevin Towers for the Arizona GM job and it initially appeared as though he would leave the franchise after being passed over.

FanHouse

Rob Thompson Hasn't Heard From Jays
Rob Thompson, third base coach of the Yankees, has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Toronto's managing vacancy.

Ken Rosenthal/Fox Sports (via Twitter)

Lopez Rejects Waiver Claim By Padres For Existential Reasons
Felipe Lopez rejected a waiver claim by the Padres because he didn't want to join a team this deep into a playoff race.

Ken Rosenthal/FoxSports (via Twitter)

Lester Believes Boston Still Has A Chance At Catching Yanks
With Saturday's win, the Red Sox moved to 5.5 games behind the Yankees in the Wild Card with eight games to play.

ESPN

Brewers Clinch 2nd Consecutive Losing Season
The Brewers were shutout 4-0 by the Marlins on Saturday.

ESPN

Umps On The Lookout For Juiced Ball When Colorado Hits
Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed that umps were told to monitor Saturday night's game balls.

ESPN

Rangers Clinch First Division Title In 11 Seasons
With a win over the A's on Saturday, the Rangers clinched their first AL West title in 11 seasons.

ESPN

Brenly Won't Manage Cubs
Bob Brenly has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Cubs' managerial job.

ESPN.com

Manny Unconcerned With Reputation
Manny Ramirez remains unconcerned with how people perceive him, even if they believe he doesn't care about the game.

Los Angeles Daily News

Reynolds On Pace For Higher Strikeout Total Than Batting Average
Mark Reynolds is hitting .200 with 206 strikeouts.

Arizona Republic

Mets Likely To Allow Perez To Pitch In Mexico
Oliver Perez has asked the Mets for permission to play winter ball in Mexico.

New York Daily News

Jays Interview Melvin, Wedge
The Blue Jays interviewed Bob Melvin and Eric Wedge for their impending manager vacancy this week.

Toronto Sun

Selig Interested In Expanding Postseason
Bud Selig wants to explore expanding the postseason this winter.

ESPN

Cox Endorses Kasten For Commissioner Job
Stan Kasten was Bobby Cox's boss with the Braves.

ESPN

Bautista Hits 51st, 52nd Homer
Jose Bautista hit two homers, increasing his major league-leading total to 52.

ESPN

Giants' Pitchers Now Three Games From 93-Year Record
San Francisco pitchers have gone 18 straight games giving up three or fewer runs.

ESPN

Jack Clark Abruptly Leaves Cardinals' Broadcast Team
Jack Clark has abruptly left his position as a postgame analyst for the Cardinals broadcast team.

Post-Dispatch

Beltran To Be Shopped This Winter
The Mets are expected to explore trades for Carlos Beltran, owed $18 million next year.

New York Daily News