July 2010 - Baseball Wiretap

Marlins' Johnson Won't Start Wednesday
Josh Johnson won't start on Wednesday due to a back injury.

Clark Spencer/Miami Herald (via Twitter)

Iwamura To Sign With Oakland
Akinori Iwamura would be Oakland's first Japanese position player.

San Francisco Chronicle

Rollins Has MRI Scheduled
Jimmy Rollins has missed Philadelphia's last three games.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Talbot Leaves After 14 Pitches
Mitch Talbot is dealing with shoulder inflammation.

ESPN

Yankees Plan To Skip Vazquez
The Yankees may use Thursday's off day to skip Javier Vazquez's turn in the rotation.

ESPN

Giambi's Walk-Off HR Extends Rockies Streak To 10
Jason Giambi hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the bottom of the night inning to beat the D-Backs 4-2 on Sunday.

AP

Giants Rough Up Latos, Padres
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum looked like a two-time Cy Young winner on Sunday, out-dueling Padres ace Mat Latos.

AP

Reagins Takes Blame For Angels' Season
Tony Reagins and the Angels will miss the playoffs in 2010, a rarity for the franchise over the past few seasons.

Los Angeles Times

Giants' Torres Has Appendectomy
Andres Torres has played all three outfield positions for San Francisco.

ESPN

Torre: Umpires Have Quicker Triggers
Joe Torre was ejected on Saturday night.

ESPN

Blue Jays Call Up Drabek To Start
Kyle Drabek will start against Baltimore on Wednesday.

ESPN

Pujols Reaches 100 RBIs For 10th Straight Year
Albert Pujols has ten-straight seasons of 30 home runs and 100 RBIs.

MLB.com

Cubs' Ramirez Undecided On Opt-Out Clause
The Cubs would probably love for Aramis Ramirez to opt-out of his contract and hit the free agent market.

Chicago Tribune

Padilla May Be Done For Season
Vicente Padilla has been scratched from his scheduled start on Sunday.

ESPN

Thome Hits 587th HR For Win
Jim Thome moved into eighth place on all-time home run list.

Pioneer-Press

Pettitte Eyes Sept. 19 Return
Andy Pettitte has been out for two months with a groin injury.

ESPN

Rangers Beat Yankees On Walk-Off HBP
The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees by a final of 7-6 on Saturday.

MLB.com

A's Exercise 2011 Option For Bob Geren
The A's announced they had exercised Bob Geren's contract option for the 2011 season.

MLB.com

Lowell Confirms Decision To Retire After Season
Mike Lowell confirmed on Saturday that he will retire at the end of the current season.

Boston Herald

Holliday Volunteered To Move To Right Field
Matt Holliday has been willing to move to right field for the Cardinals.

FOXSportsMidwest.com

Rays Prospect Jennings Gets First MLB Hit
Rays super prospect Desmond Jennings got his first major league hit.

ESPN

Yankees, Twins Ranks First And Second In MLB Power Rankings
While the Yankees and Twins are almost certain to reach the playoffs, teams ranked third through 10 are all fighting for their October lives, or out of contention altogether.

Christopher Reina/RealGM

Cashman: Keep Calm On Jeter
The Yankees aren't worried about Derek Jeter's .262 batting average.

New York Post

Iwamura Clears Waivers, Gets Released
Akinori Iwamura was a vast disappointment in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Cook Believes He's Done For Season
Aaron Cook suffered a leg fracture on Wednesday.

Denver Post

Cubs Have Tough Decision On Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano has $36 million left on his contract and is 5-0 over the last month.

ESPN

Giants In Virtual Tie With Padres
Aubrey Huff and the Giants beat the Padres 1-0 on Friday night to pull into a virtual tie atop the NL-West with San Diego.

AP

Bill King Up For Frick Award Again
The late legendary A's broadcaster Bill King is once again up for the Ford C. Frick Award to make the Hall of Fame.

MLB.com

D-Backs Target Towers As GM
The only problem is that Kevin Towers might be too expensive for Arizona.

FOX Sports

A's Looking For Power Hitters
Oakland is definitely set in terms of pitching for 2011.

San Francisco Chronicle