April 2005 - Baseball Wiretap
Bonds Suffers Rehab Setback After Knee Swells
Barry Bonds' rehab from knee surgery is in "a holding pattern," said the trainer of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
Marlins Wanted To Deal For Urbina
Days before Ugueth Urbina was traded to the Phillies, the Marlins tried to get the right-handed reliever from the Detroit Tigers by offering relievers Guillermo Mota and Yorman Bazardo.
Gagne Undergoes Successful Surgery, Ligament Replacement Unneeded
Eric Gagne's season-ending elbow surgery went better than expected Friday: The Los Angeles Dodgers' All-Star closer did not need a ligament replaced after all, and could return by spring training.
Kearns Wants Out; Cubs, Braves, Nationals Interested
When he was sent down before the Boston series last week, he asked about a trade and was told by General Manager Dan O'Brien there was no interest in him, but that has changed.
Pedro Returns To Yankee Stadium
When Pedro faces Derek Jeter in the bottom of the first inning, he will be holding a 2.76 ERA to go with his 114 strikeouts over 101 innings. With a record of 7-2, he has been Willie Randolph?s ace.
Bonds Will Play In 2007 If He's Close To Hank
Giants slugger Barry Bonds said this week for the first time that he could play into the 2007 season if he's close to Hank Aaron's all-time home run record.
Rogers Looking For An Extension
Kenny Rogers and the Texas Rangers have begun 'preliminary discussions' on a multi-year extension.
Jones Hits 9th Homer In 11 Games
Andruw Jones hit his ninth home run in the last 11 games and drove in three runs as the Braves beat the struggling Florida Marlins 8-0 Wednesday night.
Teams Believe Burroughs Is Available
Clubs believe that Padres third baseman Sean Burroughs can be had in a trade and are gathering information on him, but they apparently aren't ready to dial the Padres. "Nobody's asked about him at all
Gagne Will Have Season-Ending Tommy John Surgery
The 2003 NL Cy Young Award winner had a second MRI exam Tuesday and doctors concluded he needs Tommy John surgery. The All-Star reliever has a second-degree sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament.
Miley Fired In Cincinnati
The last-place Cincinnati Reds fired manager Dave Miley on Tuesday and promoted bench coach Jerry Narron to take over on an interim basis for the rest of the season.
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