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 …

Trade deadline winners and losers … The biggest winner at the trade deadline is an easy call this year.  It's the team that dispelled the notion that it was incapable of mobilizing and making a monster trade, that established itself as the favorite in baseball's most winnable division …

In Rodríguez's Debut, the Yankees Look as if They Need More Help  —  The Yankees did not meet the Los Angeles Angels this season until Thursday night, three hours past the nonwaiver trading deadline.  After their first look at the best team in baseball, the Yankees might wish they had added a few more likely Hall of Famers.

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.

Cub bats go cold in 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates  —  Jeff Karstens and the new-look Pittsburgh Pirates made a strong showing, beating Chicago 3-0 Friday and ending the Cubs' five-game winning streak.  —  Coming off a four-game sweep at Milwaukee that boosted their lead in the NL Central to five games …

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 …

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.

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 …

The Manny Sports Center Commercial You'll Never See Again  —  Obviously last night's Sports Center, when it wasn't airing a Mummy 3 preview, had a lot about Manny.  All of it was very repetitive until the very end of the show when they decided to show a SC Commercial that Ramirez had taken part in.

Waiver Wire Primer  —  Well, the trade deadline has passed which means that teams can no longer exchange players and that players cannot change teams from here on out.  Or wait, nevermind, they still can, just not through conventional methods.  Players can still switch sides for the next month through the magical waiver wire.