A.J. vs. San Francisco

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Odds and Ends: Hanley, Salcedo, Torrealba
Published 5/16/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Hanley Ramirez press conference today, or this weekend at the latest. Tribe Report walks us through the Edward Salcedo confusion. Yorvit Torrealba's agent has filed a grievance against the Mets over their nearly-signed three-year deal. Jon Heyman says nothing's imminent with Ken Griffey Jr. The Indians DFA'd Jason Tyner. A.J. Pierzynski attempts to dispel all those negative stories about his time ...

Sun-Times blog: A.J. vs San Francisco
Published 5/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Sun-Times blog: A.J. vs San Francisco A.J. Pierzynski goes off the reservation on the record with ChiSox beat writers: One of those things where it worked out great for me. It worked out great for the Twins. They made a great move to get rid of me and get the guys they got. It worked out perfect for everyone.’’ Well, almost everyone. Nice job, Sabean. Oh, snap. Personally, this statement doesn’t cast one iota of doubt that Pierzynski really did kick Conte in the nuts. I’m absolutely believing Jenkins over this utter d#####.

Interleague Play Takes Pierzynski Back to San Francisco
Published 5/17/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
... But as he makes his return to San Francisco, he attempted to downplay the troubled times he saw there. He recently told some Chicago beat writers about his experiences . . . about how he was asked to play multiple positions, about how many of the stories that originated from the era simply weren’t true, and more. ...