Manny media roundup  —  It's Aug. 1, 2008 A.M. (After Manny).  Do you know who your left fielder is?  —  Jason Bay is heading to Boston and Manny Ramirez is expected to be suiting up for the Dodgers tonight at Chavez Ravine, where LA will take on the D-Backs.

Nats release Lo Duca, Estrada, Lopez  —  Dukes activated from disabled list; Bonifacio to be recalled  —  WASHINGTON — Late Thursday, the Nationals gave infielder Felipe Lopez and catchers Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada their unconditional releases.  The team is expected …

Did the Braves Overvalue Ohman?  —  I was surprised yesterday when the trade deadline passed and Will Ohman was still a part of the Braves.  Ohman is a lefty specialist capable of throwing a lot of innings, and he'll be a free agent after this season.  He's a good candidate for deadline deal.

Yanks hurt by long balls vs. Angels  —  Pettitte allows 11 hits, two of them home runs, in opener  —  NEW YORK — Torii Hunter, Juan Rivera and Vladimir Guerrero each hit three-run homers as baseball's best club turned Andy Pettitte's night into a brief exercise in frustration …

Trade deadline had some winners ... and losers … Is it us, or did we just finish a trade-deadline July we'll look back on in 50 years and still find ourselves wondering: What the heck happened there?  —  Think about the men who got traded, in a span of 24 action-packed days in July:

Mike Nadel Got Your E-mail And Is Actually Quite A Reasonable Fellow  —  Yesterday's column by Mike Nadel caused a major stir in the sports blogatorium and sports media in general when he crucified America's favorite sideline princess, Erin Andrews, for her wardrobe and flirtatious reporting style …

Yankees to celebrate 62nd — and largest — Old-Timers' day with six Hall of Famers and 18 first-time attendees  —  Widows of legendary Yankees to join festivities  —  The New York Yankees announced today that more than 70 Old-Timers, including 18 first-time Old-Timers …

5 QUESTIONS FOR...KEITH HERNANDEZ  —  Q: How much credit goes to Manuel for the turn-around?  —  A: He deserves quite a bit.  He walked into a situation where there was a cloud over the team because it took a long time for them to fire Willie Randolph.  I went through it in St. Louis …

Liriano coming?  Hernandez going?  —  The Twins wouldn't deal away a young starter, but their biggest pitching move could come from within.  —  As the league's nonwaiver trade deadline came and went on Thursday, the Twins just couldn't part with one of their quartet of young starting pitchers.

Utley a target?  Charlie thinks so  —  WASHINGTON - Though the Phillies did not react on the field last night, they certainly took notice of Nationals reliever Jesus Colome's eighth-inning pitch that hit Chase Utley in the back.  —  “The catcher set right in behind him,” Manuel said.

S. Florida to host WBC games  —  MIAMI GARDENS - Dolphin Stadium and the Marlins will play host to second-round games of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.  —  Six games will be played here March 14-19.  The four teams that will compete will be the winners and second-place finishers …

One need not filled by Marlins before trade deadline  —  With all the fanfare about the possibility of Manny Ramirez becoming a Marlin, one thing almost was forgotten: The Marlins didn't fill their greatest need: adding a catcher.  —  The Marlins talked to teams about six catchers, including Ivan Rodriguez, but couldn't make a deal.