May 2006 - Baseball Wiretap

Drew Not Thinking About Leaving L.A.

OC Register

Mora To Give Orioles A Few More Days To Settle Contract
"I don't want to put pressure on [Angelos] if he's not around here," Mora said. "But as soon as he gets here, I just want to get the deal done if we are going to do it."

Baltimore Sun

Bagwell Still Hoping For Health

Houston Chronicle

Liriano Impressive In First Performance Back From WBC

Star Tribune

Tempers Flare Already Between Yanks And Sox

Boston Herald

New Book Alleges Sheffield Used Steroids
Gary Sheffield's claims that he never knowingly used steroids take a beating in the book that has already devastated Barry Bonds' assertions.

NY Daily News

Kansas City Awarded A Future All-Star Game

Press Release

Hicks Will Keep Up Clemens Courtship
"He can come incognito as a fan if he wants or he can participate in the ceremonies," Hicks said. "If he comes, it would be a good sign, but I wouldn't read too much into that."

Dallas Morning News

Prospects Will Help Angels' Keep Veterans

LA Times

Sox Shoot Down Pena For Soriano Rumor

Boston Globe

Arroy Sad About Leaving Boston

AP

Ponson Nabs Fifth Spot In Cards Rotation

AP

Soriano Goes To Left Field
Alfonso Soriano trotted to left field on Wednesday, defusing a potentially combustible situation with his team.

NY Times

Mets Waiting To Scoop Up Soriano
The Mets, despite their insistence that they are content with Kazuo Matsui or Anderson Hernandez at second base, have started snooping around to gauge whether they can snag Alfonso Soriano.

NY TImes

Choi Could Be Released By Dodgers

LA Daily News

Braves In Hunt For Craig Wilson
Add the Braves to the list of teams interested in acquiring Craig Wilson. Atlanta is one of now five clubs believed to have contacted the Pirates about the availability of Wilson.

Tribune-Review

Cashman Won't Harass Rocket

Bergen Record

Roberts To Make Debut On Tuesday

Washington Post

Soriano Refuses To Play Outfield
"The player refused to take the field, which we believe is a violation of his contract," Bowden said. Soriano, an All-Star second baseman, was listed as batting leadoff and playing left field.

FoxSports.com

Cubs Could Deal For Another Starter

Daily Herald

White Sox Deal Borchard To Seattle

AP

Sox Deal The Guitar Player For Wily Mo
The Boston Red Sox traded pitcher Bronson Arroyo to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Wily Mo Pena on Monday.

AP

Soriano And Nationals Back To Fixing Second Base Problem

Washington Post

Jeter And Leiter Talk To Clemens About Returning To New York
"If you ask me, I think he's going to keep pitching, but it has nothing to do with any conversation we had," Jeter said.

NY Times

Mets Starting Pitching Depth Comes Into Question
Jae Seo has looked awfully good in the WBC, and he'd look better in the Mets' rotation right now.

Newsday

Wily Mo To Beantown?
The Red Sox are talking to the Reds about a trade for outfielder Wily Mo Pena, FOXSports.com has learned.

FoxSports.com

Leiter Retires After Pitching To One Batter On Sunday

AP

Boston Signs Juan Gonzalez
Juan Gonzalez, limited to one at-bat last season, agreed to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

AP

Nationals Deal With Loss Of Ayala

Washington Times

Epstein Meets With Clemens' Agent
Roger Clemens's agent met with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein the day after Team USA was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.

Boston Globe