June 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

ASG Protesters Delay Nationals Game
Sunday's game between the Diamondbacks and Nationals was delayed about two minutes.

ESPN

Twins Take Slowey Out Of Game With No Hitter
Kevin Slowey had a no hitter through seven innings, but was lifted after reaching his pitch count.

MLB.com

New Ownership Puts Priority On Extending Hamilton
Signing Josh Hamilton to a long-term extension is high on the to-do list of managing partner/CEO Chuck Greenberg.

Dallas Morning News

Taveras Signs Minor League Deal With Rangers
Willy Taveras signed a minor-league contract and was assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

St. Petersburg Times

Lee Doesn't Regret Decision To Veto Trade To Angels
Derrek Lee was asked on Saturday if he regretted his decision to veto a trade to the Angels in light of Chicago's struggles.

Chicago Tribune

Gaston Wants No Part Of Deciding Successor
On Saturday, Cito Gaston reconfirmed his desire to leave his position as manager of the Blue Jays at the end of the year.

Toronto Sun

Dodgers Making Little Effort To Keep Zack Lee From Playing QB For LSU
Zack Lee appears true to his word to prefer playing quarterback for LSU rather than sign with the Dodgers.

Los Angeles Times

Lincecum Going Back To Old Mechanics
Tim Lincecum said he plans to scrap the hands-over-head windup that he used for two starts.

Mercury News

Bagwell Immediately Successful As Hitting Coach
Jeff Bagwell became Houston's hitting coach at the All-Star break and the results have been successful.

Houston Chronicle

Posey's Hustle Play Gives Giants 11th Inning Win
Buster Posey scored the winning run on Juan Uribe's single in the 11th inning to give the Giants a 3-2 win over the Padres Saturday afternoon.

AP

A-Rod Hits 3 Home Runs, Takes Over RBI Lead
Alex Rodriguez hit three homers in a 8-3 Yankees win over the Royals on Saturday night.

AP

Dusty Uninterested In Ever Becoming A GM
While serving a suspension, Dusty Baker was asked if he would ever be interested in becoming a general manager.

MLB.com

Romero Gets Record Extension From Jays
The Blue Jays have reached agreement with Ricky Romero on a five-year, $30.1 million contract extension.

FoxSports

Damon Expects Tigers To Pursue Crawford
Johnny Damon expects the Tigers to pursue Carl Crawford this winter.

MLive

Starlin Castro Competing For Batting Title
Starlin Castro will have enough at bats to qualify for a batting title.

Chicago Tribune

Kemp Evades Questions About Stewart
Matt Kemp declined to say whether he agreed or disagreed with comments made by his agent.

Los Angeles Times

Brewers Release Jody Gerut
The Brewers released Jody Gerut on Friday.

Journal Sentinel

Chipper To Attempt Comeback, Put Off Retirement
Chipper Jones will have surgery and attempt to return to the field in Spring Training, putting off retirement.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rays Promote Baldelli To Triple-A
The Rays promoted Rocco Baldelli to Triple-A Durham on Friday.

Tampa Tribune

Zito: Neukom's An Animal, We Love It
The Giants acquired Jose Guillen on Friday and Barry Zito gave credit to Bill Neukom, the Giants' managing general partner.

Mercury News

Tracy: Rockies Needs To Go 31-17 To Reach Playoffs
Before Friday night's game against Milwaukee, the Rockies had 48 games remaining.

Denver Post

Sanchez's Prediction Adds Fire To Giants/Padres Series
Jonathan Sanchez predicted the Giants would sweep the Padres this weekend, but picked up the loss on Friday.

San Francisco Chronicle

Broxton Removed From Closer's Role
Dodgers manager Joe Torre has removed Jonathan Broxton from the closer role.

ESPN.com

Agent Comes Out In Defense Of Kemp, Hints Trade Might Be Needed
Agent Dave Stewart isn't sure if Matt Kemp is a fit for the Dodgers.

Los Angeles Times

Phillies Decide To Keep Brown In Majors
Ross Gload's groin strain has extended Domonic Brown's stay in the Majors.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Angels Haven't Placed Fuentes On Waivers
If the Angels are selling, Brian Fuentes could be a good candidate.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Braves Farm Report: Freeman Crushing International League
Freddie Freeman is hitting very well for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves.

RealGM Staff Report

Indians Farm Report: Chisenhall In Major Slump
Lonnie Chisenhall has decent power numbers, but he's been in a slump as of late with just five hits in 38 at-bats.

RealGM Staff Report

Royals Farm Report: Lefty Climbing Up Ranks
Mike Montgomery started 2010 in rookie ball, but is currently dominating at the Double-A level in the Texas League.

RealGM Staff Report

Padres Farm Report: Castro Handling Double-A Well
Simon Castro's numbers are up a bit over his last 10 appearances, but he's striking out batters at an even higher rate.

RealGM Staff Report