A's give 16-year-old Dominican pitcher Inoa record deal
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 7/3/2008 — Wow, I was learning how to drive at the age of 16, and was busy playing video games and ball. This kid is making millions.

Giambi's Stache"tastic" attitude showing up in the Hot College Coed Ranks
thesporthump.com 7/3/2008 — Jason Giambi might have the most popular mustache of the last few years. It's hard to believe Giambino was hitting just .164 this past April. It's also insane to believe Wednesday's slam was his first homer since for over 2 weeks. Giambi's hitting over 270 now, and it looks like he is getting his Pre-steroid swing back. He's looking like the gritty, long-haired slugger that hit bombs in ...

It's Official, A's Ink Inoa
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 7/3/2008 — The Oakland Athletics announced today the club has agreed to terms with 16-year-old Dominican pitcher Michael Inoa, generally regarded as the top eligible prospect in Latin America this year.

Backup role makes Torrealba available - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 7/3/2008 — The Rockies have told catcher Yorvit Torrealba they would be willing to listen to trade offers for him since he has lost his starting job to Chris Iannetta. The problem is finding a match. Torrealba, who has not demanded a deal, has approximately $5.3 ...

McPherson’s minor resurgence makes him a star
tireball.com 7/3/2008 — A few years ago Dallas McPherson was at the top of the Anaheim Angels farm system. At 24 years old the left handed hitting third basemen was figured to be a middle of the order hitter for the team for years. Things didn’t work out for McPherson in Anaheim and after spending parts of three years with the big league club and a completely missed 2007 campaign after electing to have back ...

Saunders gathers up 12th win as Angels fend off A's — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/2/2008
Joe Saunders pitched into the seventh inning to match Brandon Webb for the major league lead with his 12th win, and Juan Rivera ...

Angels' Saunders beats A's for 12th win (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/2/2008
Joe Saunders pitched into the seventh inning to match Brandon Webb for the major league lead with his 12th win, and Juan Rivera and Eric Aybar homered in the Los Angeles Angels' 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. Saunders (12-4) ...

Juan Rivera, Erick Aybar power Angels over Athletics — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/2/2008

Angels are well-armed but in need of some offensive pop — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/3/2008
The perfect storm that had gathered all season finally descended on Chavez Ravine on Saturday night in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles ...

Sox beat despite strong outing by Vazquez — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago White Sox :: 7/3/2008
Justin Duchscherer pitched seven solid innings, Jack Cust and Donnie Murphy homered and the Oakland Athletics beat Chicago 3-2 Thursday night to snap the White Sox's seven-game win streak.