Hot links for Wednesday, July 23

Former Padres manager Dick Williams reached the Hall of Fame doing it his way. ...

The Padres traded LHP Randy Wolf to the Houston Astros for minor league RHP Chad Reineke. ... In Houston, Wolf is reuinited with general manager Ed Wade. ... Wolf also is buoyed by the new challenge. ...

Houston Chronicle columnist Richard Justice writes that the trade shows the Astros haven't faced reality. ...

Padres general manager Kevin Towers has rebuffed trade inquiries regarding Khalil Greene, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Jake Peavy and Trevor Hoffman. ... The same might not be true for RHP Greg Maddux. ...

2B Edgar Gonzalez might rate consideration when the Rookie of the Year votes are due. ... Even so, Gonzalez was not in the lineup on Wednesday. ...

Coverage of the Padres' loss Tuesday at Cincinnati comes from padres.com, the Reds web site, the Associated Press, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Dayton Daily News. ...

Minor league games:
Portland 6, Memphis 3: More from the Memphis Commerial Appeal.
San Antonio 4, Corpus Christi 3
Lake Elsinore 13, Lancaster 1
Fort Wayne was off.
Eugene 6, Tri-City 3
AZL Angels 4, AZL Padres 1 (Game 1)
AZL Angels 7, AZL Padres 6 (Game 2)
DSL Nationals 7, DSL Padres 6 ...

Reds CF Jay Bruce predicts better results the next time he faces Hoffman. ...

Injured Reds RHP Aaron Harang, a San Diego product, has resumed throwing. ...

RHP Josh Fogg's next start has been pushed back after he was hit by a ball during batting practice and suffered a split lip. ...

Reds RF Ken Griffey Jr. made a young fan happy. Nice story.

FJ