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August 2007
- Wells Cut by Padres; May Hang It Up
  
  Associated Press | Aug 9, 07 5:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Wells may have pitched his last game. The Padres released the 44-year-old left-hander yesterday to make room for Chris Young, who's coming off the disabled list. It's up to Wells now whether he'll retire or stay available and try to land a spot with another team. The boisterous Boomer hasn't shown any signs of mellowing; just last week commish Bud Selg fined him $5,000 for an argument with an ump More »
- Rookie Upton Dazzles in AZ Loss
  
  Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | Aug 8, 07 5:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In his first home game, soon-to-be-20 Justin Upton tripled, homered, and doubled, before narrowly grounding out in the 9th to miss the cycle. All told, he had three of the four hits against a resurgent Tom Gorzelanny, the young Pirates ace who had stumbled in his last three outings but easily got the 8-3 win. More »
- 756*
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 7, 07 11:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barry Bonds became Major League Baseball's all-time leading home run hitter last night, brushing aside Hank Aaron's vaunted record with a 435-foot solo shot to right center in the bottom of the 5th. Bonds 756th came off a 3-2 pitch from Nats starter Mike Bacsik—whose father denied Aaron his 756th home run in 1976. More »
- Hits Keep Coming for St. Louis
  
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Cardinals bested the Padres 10 runs to 5 last night at Busch Stadium—and all 10 of those runs were in the 5th. St. Louis tied a major league record with 10 straight hits in the inning, beginning with a single from pitcher Braden Looper, forcing an early trip to the dugout for San Diego starter David Wells, and not ending until reliever Yadier Molina threw the first out. More »
- Umps Call Foul on Background Check Plan
  
  Sports Illustrated | Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Major League Baseball is planning a series of detailed background checks for all umpires, spurred by the NBA's referee gambling scandal. But the umps aren't pleased: Discussions with their new union drifted foul when the league balked at their compromise request to add a 7th ump to postseason games. More »
- Soriano Out for as Long as a Month
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 6, 07 8:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Alfonso Soriano could be out for a month with a strained quad, and that could hit the Cubs hard. While Mets fans celebrated Tom Glavi

Stories

Wells Cut by Padres; May Hang It Up

Rookie Upton Dazzles in AZ Loss

756*

Hits Keep Coming for St. Louis

Umps Call Foul on Background Check Plan

Soriano Out for as Long as a Month