April 2008 - Baseball Wiretap

Ashes Of Phils Reliever McGraw Put On Field
Some ashes of late Phillies' reliever Tug McGraw were spread on the field prior to Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night.

ESPN

Phillies Rout Rays To Take 3-1 Series Lead
Ryan Howard drove in five runs with two homers as the Phillies beat the Rays 10-2 on Sunday night, to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series.

AP

Former Phillie: 'I'm Jealous Not To Be Sitting There'
Former Phillie Greg Gross, who won a World Series ring with the team in 1980, wishes he was sitting in the dugout with the current team.

York Daily Record

Longoria Continues To Search For Answers
Ray's third baseman Evan Longoria is still searching for answers against the Phillies after having gone 0-for-12 through the first three games of the World Series.

CBC

World Series Game 2 Collects 2nd-Lowest TV Rating
Game 2 of the World Series between the Phillies and Rays received the second-lowest rating ever for a World Series game.

ESPN

Brenly Appears To Be Frontrunner For Brewers' Job
Bob Brenly appears to have become the frontrunner to be named the new manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.

New York Post

Could Peavy End Up With Cubs?
The Cubs are on the list of teams that Jake Peavy would wave his no-trade clause for even though the teams don't appear to be a fit for one another.

Chicago Tribune

Burnett May Not Want To Be A Yank
Rumors are starting to spread that A.J. Burnett doesn't want to pitch in New York for the Yankees.

New York Post

Cecil Fielder: Differences With Prince Can Be Patched Up
Cecil Fielder believes that the differences with his son Prince can be patched up in the near future.

Rocky Mountain News

Phils Edge Rays, Take 2-1 Series Lead
The Phillies outlasted the Rays, 5-4, on Sunday night thanks to a crazy ninth inning in which Carlos Ruiz hit an infield single with the bases loaded to win the game.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Howard Not Bothered By Power Outage
Phillies' first baseman Ryan Howard isn't worried about his lack of home runs in this month's postseason.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Report: Randolph Rejects Chance To Join Nats Staff
Former Mets' manager Willie Randolph has reportedly turned down a chance to join the coaching staff of the Washington Nationals.

ESPN

Yanks Say They Would Have Left Bronx If Pushed
Yankees' president Randy Levine told a Congressional hearing Friday that if New York City had not issued tax-exempt financing for the team?s new stadium, they would have left town.

New York Times

Dodgers Says Reports About Manny Are Off-Base
Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti says that all reports regarding the type of contract the team will offer Manny Ramirez are off-base.

Los Angeles Times

Larry Bowa Will Stay With Dodgers
The Yankees had hoped to bring Larry Bowa back to New York, but he has decided to stay with the Dodgers as their third-base coach.

Newsday

Rockies Will Listen To Offers For Holliday
The Rockies would prefer to deal infielder Garrett Atkins but will listen to trade offers for outfielder Matt Holliday this winter.

Denver Post

Phillies Upset About World Series Intros
The Phillies were upset that only the team's starting players were announced prior to Game 1 on the World Series in Tampa Bay.

ESPN

Rain Could Clear In Time For Game 3
The forecast for Saturday night in Philadelphia has improved, with reports that the expected rain could move out of the city in time for Game 3 of the World Series.

Tampa Tribune

Jays Sign Loewen, Claim Bullington Off Waivers
The Toronto Blue Jays on Friday acquired two of the top four picks in the 2002 draft.

AP

Mets Like Angels' Juan Rivera
The Mets could look at signing free agent outfielder Juan Rivera if they aren't able to re-sign Fernando Tatis.

New York Daily News

Will Jays Make Play For Manny?
The Blue Jays haven't ruled out making an offer to Manny Ramirez in the coming weeks.

Toronto Star

Mets Want Lowe, Fuentes?
The Mets are reportedly targeting both Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes as free agents signings this winter.

New York Post

Kings Claim Cuevas Off Waivers From Braves, Place Wells On Waivers
The Royals on Friday claimed RHP Jairo Cuevas off waivers from the Braves and requested waivers on RHP Kip Wells.

Press Release

Selig Hopes To Shorten Postseason In '09
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig hopes to shorten the postseason by two or three days next season.

ESPN

Was Rollins Hit In The Ninth?
Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins appeared to have a pitch graze his jersey in the ninth inning on Thursday night, but it was called a ball.

MLB.com

Braves Won't Trade Prospects For Peavy
General Manager Frank Wren has reiterated that the Braves will not trade their top prospects for San Diego's Jake Peavy.

ESPN

Ratings Down In Game 1 Of World Series
The ratings for Game 1 of the World Series between the Phillies and Rays on Wednesday night were down 14 percent from what Fox enjoyed last season.

New York Times

Rays Even Up World Series
The Tampa Bay Rays evened up the World Series on Thursday night with a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Brewers Will Not Interview Valentine
The Brewers claim that they will not interview former Major League manager Bobby Valentine for their vacant position this month.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Could Mariners Trade Beltre?
Mariners' third baseman Adrian Beltre has one year left on his contract, and the team could look to deal him this winter.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer