June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Red Sox Place Three Pitchers On Waivers
The Red Sox have placed Aaron Cook, Felix Doubront and Andrew Miller on trade waivers.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe (via Twitter)

David Price Hasn't Lost Decision Since June 13
David Price leads the American League with 16 wins.

Associated Press

Mattingly Calls Kemp's Ejection 'Unacceptable'
Matt Kemp needed to be restrained, at different times, by Don Mattingly, teammate Shane Victorino, bench coach Trey Hillman and other umpires.

Associated Press

Lucchino: Bobby Valentine's Job Safe
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino says Booby Valentine will not be fired before the end of the 2012 season.

ESPN

Bonds' Lawyers File Reply Brief With Court Of Appeals
Barry Bonds' lawyers have filed their reply brief of his obstruction of justice conviction on Thursday.

ESPN.com

Fan Dies After Collapsing At Rogers Centre
A fan attending Thursday's Blue Jays' game against the White Sox passed away at a local hospital after collapsing during the game at the Rogers Centre.

Shi Davidi/Sportsnet

MLB Owners Approve Sale Of Padres
Major League Baseball has approved the sale of the Padres, for around $800M, to a group that includes the sons of former Dodgers owner Pater O'Malley.

ESPN.com

Conte: Half Of Baseball Players 'Cheat'
Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, that there is a rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.

ESPN.com

Phillies Acquire O'Sullivan To Complete Blanton Trade
The Phillies have acquired pitcher Ryan O'Sullivan from the Dodgers on Thursday, which completes the Joe Blanton trade.

ESPN.com

Boston Acquires Beato To Finalize Shoppach Trade
The Red Sox have acquired Pedro Beato to complete Tuesday's trade with the Mets involving Kelly Shoppach.

Tim Britton/Providence Journal

Sabean Didn't Know About Cabrera's Suspension Until Wednesday
Brian Sabean didn't learn about Melky Cabrera's positive testosterone test until Wednesday morning.

Henry Schulman/San Francisco Chronicle

Felix Hernandez Throws Perfect Game
Felix Hernandez has thrown the 23rd perfect game in MLB history and the first in the history of the Mariners.

Larry Stone/Seattle Times

Marlins End 30-Inning Scoreless Streak
Miami hadn't scored a run since Saturday.

MLB.com

Alderson Unsure Of Mets' Budget For 2013
The Mets cut their payroll by $50 million from 2011 to 2012.

Wall Street Journal

Cubs Fire VP Of Player Personnel Fleita
Chicago also fired manager of baseball information Chuck Wasserstom.

ESPN.com

Henry: Players Blamed Themselves During Meeting
Red Sox owner John Henry has denied a report that players had called for a managerial change at a July 26 meeting.

ESPN.com

Melky Cabrera Suspended 50 Games
Melky Cabrera has been suspended 50 games after violating Major League Baseball's drug program.

ESPN

Garza Unlikely To Pitch Again In 2012
Dale Sveum says he would be "surprised" if Matt Garza pitched for the Cubs again this season.

Dayn Perry/CBS Sports

Orioles Could Move Matusz To Bullpen
In his major league career, right-handers are .309 against Brian Matusz and lefties bat .223.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Ownership Didn't Expect Astros To Be This Bad
The Astros are 6-36 since they traded Carlos Lee to the Marlins on July 4.

Associated Press

Valentine Glad Meeting Behind Red Sox
Bobby Valentine acted surprised when told about a reported meeting between Red Sox ownership and some players last month.

Tim Britton/Providence Journal

Miguel Cabrera First To Reach 100 RBI Mark
Miguel Cabrera is putting together an MVP-worthy season for the Tigers.

Associated Press

Players Question Washington's Plan To Sit Strasburg
Stephen Strasburg has pitched 133 innings so far this season.

ESPN

Pedroia Claims He Doesn't Want Valentine Fired
Dustin Pedroia has confirmed that a group of Red Sox met with ownership in July, but denies that the players called for Bobby Valentine to be fired.

ESPN

Dunn Homering On 39.29 Percent Of Hits
Adam Dunn hit a pair of home runs on Monday night, giving him the American League lead in the category this season.

Roger Schlueter/MLB.com

Cardinals Place Fuentes On Restricted List
The left-hander said he needed time off for personal reasons.

Associated Press

Red Sox Players Blasted Valentine In Meeting With Ownership
A number of Red Sox players criticized Bobby Valentine in a meeting with owners John Henry and Larry Lucchino last month.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Executive: A's Success Isn't 'Blind Luck'
The A's are less than a game back in the Wild Card race.

Susan Slusser/San Francisco

Blue Jays Close To Acquiring Torrealba
The Rangers placed Yorvit Torrealba on waivers last week and the Blue Jays are close to acquiring the veteran catcher.

MLB Trade Rumors

Hamilton Needs Just Seven Steals For Minor League Record
Reds prospect Billy Hamilton has stolen 139 bases this season.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN.com