Hot links for Wednesday, May 14

Coverage of the Padres' 4-3 victory at Chicago on Tuesday comes from padres.com, the Union-Tribune, the Associated Press, the Cubs web site, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune. ...

Manager Bud Black is among those saluting LHP Shawn Estes for his perseverance. ...

OF Jody Gerut hopes to be in the lineup to stay. ...

Edgar Gonzalez got a start at third base Tuesday, his first start in the Big Leagues. ...

RHP Greg Maddux gave his usual poker face to Chicago reporters' speculation about his future. ...

Padres executive and Hall of Fame player Dave Winfield was at the head of a productive 1973 draft class. ...

The Portland Beavers web site has a Beavers Beat roundup. ...

Minor league games:
Iowa 5, Portland 2
San Antonio 5, Corpus Christi 0: The Missions have thrown 31 straight shutout innings.
Lake Elsinore 5, Stockton 3
West Michigan 11, Fort Wayne 3 ...

The Cubs are getting good results from their bullpen. ...

Felix Pie could be the odd man out in the Cubs outfield. ... Manager Lou Piniella is staying mum about the potential addition of Jim Edmonds to the roster. ... Padres general manager Kevin Towers says Edmonds might have had more time to turn things around in San Diego if the team had been winning. ...

ESPN.com reminds us how good Edmonds was at his peak. ...

Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez is not a work the count kind of guy. ...

Cubs INF Mark DeRosa has started a blog. ...

Cubs C Geovany Soto an All-Star? The Chicago Tribune makes his case.

FJ