Bedard Rumors Heating Up
bleedingblueandteal.com 7/4/2008 — Of all the Seattle Mariners players that will appear in trade rumors this month, Erik Bedard is probably one of the more likely to be traded. It’s amazing, considering what has happened this season, that Seattle was gearing up for a possible ...

Is the Ed Wade/Shawn Chacon Altercation a First?
bizofbaseball.com 7/4/2008 — Last week, Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon got into a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade after Chacon refused to go to manager Cecil Cooper’s office, and Wade angrily approached Chacon over the refusal. There have been altercations between players and front office staff before. Legend has it that Babe Ruth once dangled Yankees manager Miller Huggins from a moving train ..

Padres land bevy of international talent
mlb.mlb.com 7/4/2008 — The Padres made the biggest splash of any Major League team Wednesday -- the first day of the international signing period -- by inking five top prospects.

Rays Jason Bartlett To The DL, Reid Brignac Called Up
baseball-in-tampa-bay.com 7/4/2008 — Could the Rays be showcasing Reid Brignac wiith the trade deadline looming?

Sports of The Times: Renewing a Rivalry While Looking Up at the Rays
nytimes.com 7/4/2008 — It looked so good on the season schedule — four straight dates in early July, BOS@NYY. Mark it down. Save the date. Be there. Why, then, did it feel so anticlimactic Thursday night? >

Injured Padres C Barrett examined at SD clinic — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 7/4/2008
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Padres catcher Michael Barrett returned to San Diego and was examined at Scripps C...

Padres' Barrett examined after fouling ball off face — ESPN.com - MLB 7/4/2008
Padres catcher Michael Barrett returned to San Diego and was examined at Scripps Clinic a day after fouling a ball off his face at Colorado.

Mariners — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/4/2008

Rays make things different for Yankees in AL East — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/4/2008
Last year marked a turning point of sorts in the American League East when the Red Sox won the division title, knocking the Yankees from the throne they had held for almost a decade.

Between the Seams | Rays turn East upside down — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/4/2008
Pennant fever is alive in the oddest of places. Ticket lines are longer, television ratings are rising and the young, budget-minded Tampa...