June 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Cardinals Leaning Towards Lohse In Possible Game 7
Kyle Lohse made an abbreviated start in Saturday night's Game 3.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mets, Yankees To Play In Spring Training
The teams last played against each other in the exhibition season on March 30, 1996, in Tampa.

New York Times

Could Giants Take A Chance On Sizemore?
Grady Sizemore has had his career sidetracked by knee issues.

San Francisco Chronicle

World Series Game 4 Beats NFL TV Ratings
Last year, Sunday Night Football edged the World Series in a head-to-head television matchup.

Associated Press

Thome Intends To Return For 2012
Jim Thome says he still has the passion to play baseball and that he intends to do so next season.

Associated Press

Theo Epstein Reportedly Visits Wrigley
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein stopped by Wrigley Field on Monday to meet staff and check out where he'll work.

ESPN.com

C.J. Wilson Worried About Game 5, Not Pending Free Agency
C.J. Wilson will hit the free agent market this winter, but he is focused on helping Texas win their first-ever World Series.

FOX Sports

MLB Could Announce New CBA During World Series
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig isn't ruling out the possibility that a new collective bargaining agreement could be announced during the World Series.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Cardinals Suffer Historic Offensive Decline
The Cardinals exploded for 16 runs in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night and 24 hours later they failed to record a single run in Game 4 against the Rangers.

MLB.com

La Russa: Derek Holland 'Worked Us Over'
Rangers starter Derek Holland allowed just two hits over 8 1/3 innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night.

MLB.com

Freese's Playoff Hitting Streak Ends At 13 Games
David Freese hit .456 during the streak with seven doubles and 16 RBIs.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Torre, MLB To Look At Possible Clubhouse Drinking Ban
Major League Baseball executive vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre plans to look into the drinking that went on in the Red Sox clubhouse this past season.

ESPN.com

Selig Sets Nov. 1 Deadline For Cubs, Red Sox
Theo Epstein has left Boston, but the Red Sox and Cubs still have not agreed on what the compensation will be for the move.

ESPN.com

Washington Wants Extended Replay In World Series
Rangers manager Ron Washington would be in favor of some sort of expanded instant replay in the World Series, but not in the regular season.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Rangers Win 4-0 To Even World Series
The Rangers beat the Cardinals 4-0 on Sunday night to even the World Series at 2-all.

ESPN.com

Griffey To Receive Historic Achievement Award
Ken Griffey Jr. enjoyed a 22-year career in the Major Leagues.

MLB.com

Pirates Likely To Decline Options On Doumit, Snyder
The Pirates have not reached an official decision on the club options of catchers Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Brewers Expect To Discuss Extensions With Greinke, Marcum
Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum will both be free agents after the 2012 season.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Jamie Moyer Still Eyeing Comeback In 2012
Jamie Moyer still plans to attempt a comeback to the Major Leagues next season, despite the fact that he is coming off major elbow surgery and will be 49 years old.

CSN Philly

Marlins May Consider Run At Shields
Florida is a natural trade partner for Tampa Bay because they can dangle outfielder Logan Morrison in a package for the starting pitcher.

Buster Olney/ESPN.com

Epstein Thanks Red Sox, Boston In Ad
Departing Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein took out a full-page ad in Sunday's Boston Globe to offer "infinite thanks" for the 10 years he spent with the organization.

ESPN.com

Cubs, Nationals, Orioles, Rangers Expected To Court Pujols, Fielder
Ken Davidoff of Newsday predicts that Albert Pujols will sign first and for more annually, staying with St. Louis.

Ken Davidoff/Newsday

Pujols Puts Himself Among World Series Elite
Albert Pujols slugged three home runs in Game 3 against the Rangers, helping to giving St. Louis a 2-1 series lead.

MLB.com

Fan Ejected For Throwing Ball Near Holliday
On Saturday night, an unidentified Rangers fan tossed a Wiffle Ball onto the field while Matt Holliday positioned himself for a ball hit by Nelson Cruz.

Big League Stew

Angels Expected To Interview Omar Minaya
Omar Minaya, baseball's first Latino general manager, held the position with the Expos and Mets in the past.

Los Angeles Times

Selig Confident Red Sox Will Clean Up Mess
Bud Selig says he is very conscious of baseball's image, but he's also confident that the Red Sox will clean up their mess.

Boston Globe

Cardinals Scored Four In Fourth Inning After Missed Call
A missed call by first base umpire Ron Kulpa helped the Cardinals score four runs in the fourth inning during Game 3 of the World Series against the Rangers on Saturday night.

ESPN.com

Pujols Buries Texas With Three Home Runs
Albert Pujols hit three home runs to lead the Cardinals to a 16-7 win over the Rangers on Saturday night.

ESPN.com

Hamilton Could Have Sports Hernia
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton could be dealing with a sports hernia rather than a strained groin muscle.

MLBlogs.com

White Sox Unlikely To Re-Sign Pierre, Vizquel
Both players have filled roles for Chicago in each of the last two seasons.

MLB.com