July 2006 - Baseball Wiretap

Dodgers Gagne Will Undergo Season-Ending Back Surgery Saturday
Dodgers closer Eric Gagne will undergo season-ending back surgery on Saturday. He has a herniated disc in his lower back.

Yahoo.com

Oswalt, Ordonez Added To All--Star Rosters

AP

Lefty HR Sluggers Hope To Make A Big Splash In Pittsburgh

AP

Brewers GM Admits Discussions With Cubs

Journal Sentinel

Giants Activate Alou; Defeat Dodgers 5-4 On Thursday Night

ESPN.com

Gagne May Need Back Surgery
Dodgers closer Eric Gagne, limited to 16 appearances since the beginning of last season because of elbow problems, might need back surgery.

ESPN.com

A.J., Normar Win Voting For Last All-Star Slots
A.J. Pierzynski and Nomar Garciaparra won the final All-Star slots in Internet voting on Thursday.

AP

Mets Place Pedro Martinez On DL

AP

Lieber To Start On Friday For Phillies; Drabek Signs Contract

Yahoo.com

Jeff Weaver Lands With The Cardinals
Jeff Weaver, already demoted by the Los Angeles Angels, was acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals, who have had pitching problems due to a lack of consistency and injuries.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Everyday Eddie Is Headed To Cincinnati
Relief pitcher Eddie Guardado was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in exchange for a minor league pitcher.

Seattle Times

RealGM's Top Ranked Player; Twins' All-Star Catcher Joe Mauer

Darryl Reina/RealGM

Reds P Brian Shackelford Arrested

AP

Gay Bar Names Martini After Guillen
Ozzie Guillen is being honored by a Chicago gay bar amid allegations that his use of a certain word was insensitive to the gay community.

Chicago Sun-Times

Yankees Discuss Options On Chacon

New York Daily News

Piniella And Gonzalez Considered Strong Candidates To Replace Baker

Chicago Sun-Times

Steinbrenner Defers To Cashman
According to George Steinbrenner, it's up to general manager Brian Cashman to make the Yankees better before the July 31 trading deadline.

New York Post

Soriano Wants To Stay In Washington
"I don't want to leave. I want to stay here and build something from this group that we have here."

Washington Post

Guillen May Choose Rogers To Start Next Week's All-Star Game

AP

Yankees Claim Aaron Guiel From Royals

ESPN.com

Hargrove, Everett Refuse To Talk About Shouting Match

Associated Press

Surf Dawgs Trade Canseco To The Armada

AP

Angels Trade Jeff Weaver To Cardinals For Minor League OF
The Angels traded struggling RHP Jeff Weaver to the Cardinals for minor league OF Terry Evans on Wednesday.

AP

Bonds' Trainer Heads To Jail

Newsday

Hendry To Mull Over Baker Decision During All-Star Break
Dusty Baker's managing days with the Chicago Cubs may come to a close very soon.

ESPN.com

Canseco Demands Trade After One Game
Jose Canseco will likely be traded to the Long Beach Armada after playing only one game with the San Diego Surf Dawgs

Associated Press

Stoneman Hopes For Impact Player For Weaver

Los Angeles Times

Multiple Teams Contact Cubs On Maddux

Chicago Sun-Times

Torre Says Yanks Need A Bat More Than Pitching
The Yankees need both pitching and hitting and now Joe Torre has his mind set on what he'd like Brian Cashman to bring in.

New York Times

Red Sox Inform MLB Manny Won't Play In All-Star Game
A sore right knee will keep Mann Ramirez out of Pittsburgh.

Boston Herald