Hey Cano, wake the **** up!
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/31/2008 — From SNY.TV : Robinson Cano slipped undetected out the front door of the Yankees' clubhouse Saturday afternoon as reporters swarmed Alex Rodriguez. The youngster didn't want to talk about how his slipup an hour earlier might have cost his team the game, and maybe a shot at the playoffs. ...

Cano's Error Leads to a Very Costly Loss
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/31/2008 — Jays beat Yanks 7-6.

More Thoughts on the State of the Game
baseballreflections.com 8/31/2008 — No Yanks in the Playoffs With the Yankees finished like a Thanksgiving turkey, the major networks have to be shaking in their boots. One can’t imagine that a series that pits the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the Tampa Bay Rays is going to draw great ratings (even if it is great ...

Commenting on the Comments
seamheads.com 9/1/2008 — In the author’s opinion, one of the more underutilized tools at Seamheads is the “comments” tool. He takes the time to respond to some of his readers more prescient thoughts. I’ve written for Seamheads for almost a half a year now, and I feel that I need to highlight a part of the site that tends to

Halladay Dominates As Jays Take Series
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/1/2008 — Jays beat Yanks 6-2.

On Pavano and A-Rod — Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs 8/31/2008
All the lift that the Yankees got by getting such a terrific performance from Carl Pavano (!) Friday night got washed away with yesterday’s horrible loss. Due to personal reasons, I missed seeing both games. My cat Rusty had already survived ...

Thome hits 536th career homer, tying Mantle — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/31/2008
White Sox slugger Jim Thome hit career homer No. 536 on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, moving into a tie with Mickey Mantle for 14th on the career list. Thome hit a two-run shot with two outs in the first inning for his 29th homer of the ...

Halladay gives Yankees send-off on 10-game trip — Newsday.com - Yankees 9/1/2008
No late collapse, no final-inning failure by A-Rod or any other Yankee yesterday. This was just a garden-variety 2008 Yankees defeat, a 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays that featured another mediocre start by Andy Pettitte and a lack of timely hitting ...

Despite Missing No-Hitter, C.C. Sabathia Happy That His Team Won — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/1/2008
"Whichever way, you know, I'm just happy we got the win," C.C. Sabathia said (source: Fox Sports Wisconsin). This is one of those situations where people not involved in the game are making it much more of a big deal than the player is. Yes, a ...

A-Rod's 4 RBIs lift Yankees to 13-9 win vs. Tigers — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 9/1/2008
DETROIT - Alex Rodriguez sparked a scoring barrage with a two-run single in the first inning and added an RBI in each of the next two frames to help the New York Yankees build...