San Diego Padres Wiretap

200 Attend Services For Rod "Shooter" Beck

Former Giants manager Dusty Baker and current manager Bruce Bochy were among the estimated 200 people who attended the funeral Thursday for former major league pitcher Rod Beck.

Giants owner Peter Magowan and GM Brian Sabean also attended the services at a Scottsdale mortuary.

A three-time All-Star who saved 286 games, Beck was known for his bushy mustache and gregarious personality. His family and friends remembered him as an intimidating competitor who was a soft touch away from the field -- and as a man who devoted time and money to helping children with AIDS.

"At his core, he was determination," his wife, Stacey, said in remarks during the service. "He never quit. That doesn't mean he never failed. He just kept trying."

Via AP

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Sources: Padres Get Bradley From Oakland

The Padres agreed to acquire temperamental outfielder Milton Bradley from the Athletics on Thursday night, the second time in just more than a week that the team decided to add a player with a history of blowups.

The Padres will send Oakland a minor league pitcher, several people with knowledge of the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because it had yet to be announced. Bradley could join the team during a weekend series at the Dodgers, one of his former teams.

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Deal For Jones Could Be Close For Cubs

Indications are the Cubs will step up their efforts to make another trade of a position player before Monday, when they plan to add a 12th pitcher to the staff.

That likely would mean moving Jacque Jones, who has gone from the Cubs' Opening Day starter in right field to essentially the Cubs' fifth outfielder. According to baseball sources, the Padres, Rangers and even the White Sox have shown recent interest in Jones, who has been shopped again by the Cubs in recent weeks.

Cubs GM Jim Hendry didn't rule out a trade as a way of making room for the imminent addition of a pitcher when the Cubs return to National League play Monday at home against Colorado.

Via Chicago Sun-Times

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