Hot links for Saturday, July 26

Former Padres RHP Goose Gossage was steely-nerved on the mound. We'll find out Sunday how he holds up on the Cooperstown podium. His former Padres manager, Dick Williams also will attempt to keep his emotions in check. ... Williams has six teams to remember when he reflects on his career. ...

The Union-Tribune looks at the inductees from a San Diego slant. ...

Hells Bells, has it really been 10 years? ...

3B Kevin Kouzmanoff is relaxed at the plate. ...

Rookies Chase Headley and Nick Hundley are learning together. ...

RF Brian Giles wants to stay with the Padres. Still. Well, it's news to somebody. ...

Coverage of the Padres' 6-5 victory at Pittsburgh on Friday comes from padres.com, the Associated Press, the Union-Tribune, the Pirates web site, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Beaver County Times. ...

Triple-A Portland faced the rehabbing Chris Carpenter on Friday. ...

Minor league games:
Portland 3, Memphis 0: More from the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Frisco 6, San Antonio 3
Inland Empire 7, Lake Elsinore 2
Kane County 7, Fort Wayne 2: More from the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
Eugene 9, Yakima 3: More from the Yakima Herald-Republic. 
AZL Padres 9, AZL Mariners 6
The DSL Padres were rained out. ...

Former Padre OF Xavier Nady was dealt by the Pirates during Friday's game against the Padres, along with LHP Damaso Marte. ... The trade was finalized and reworked today. ...

Following the trade, the Pirates recalled 1B/OF Steve Pearce from Triple-A. ...

The Post-Gazette's Pirates blog offers plenty of follow-up notes about the trade. ... Here's a closer look at the four players the Pirates received. ...

Nady's teammates are sorry to see him go. ...

Pirates minor leaguers Cole White and Chris Simmons have been recalled to military duty. ... Two Pittsburgh minor league pitchers, Roman Carrasco and Luis Figueroa, were suspended for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

FJ