Kernan's Three Moves To Return Yanks To Glory
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/29/2008 — From Kevin Kernan : Three moves. That's what the Yankees have to make this winter and they will be back in the postseason and probably the World Series again next season. Three mighty moves. The Rays and Red Sox are ahead of the Yankees because of pitching and defense. That's why these three ...

Mets Rumors: K-Rod, Castillo, Pedro
mlbtraderumors.com 9/29/2008 — Let's collect some a few postmortem Mets articles floating around this morning.  Ken Davidoff suggests the Mets patch up their bullpen with Francisco Rodriguez .  It'd be an obvious overreaction, and would ignore past history of big ...

Cleveland Indians 2008 Recap Part 1 – A Tale of Two Seasons
waitingfornextyear.com 9/29/2008 — In a three-part series this week, Scott and I will be taking stock of the 2008 Cleveland Indians: Part 1 will look back and recap the 2008 season; Part 2 will look at the Indians compared to other teams in a “bang for buck” fashion; and Part 3 will look at what’s ahead this off-season [...]

Yankees Rumors: Cashman, Sabathia, Hudson
mlbtraderumors.com 9/30/2008 — Let's talk Yankees. Tyler Kepner of the New York Times says first priority for the Yankees is to re-sign Brian Cashman.  I imagine they already have a Plan B in place, but recent reports lean toward Cashman returning. Kepner says the ...

Joe Girardi throws no curveballs, says Yankees need new starters
nydailynews.com 9/30/2008 — In what could be perceived as an open casting call to elite free-agent-to-be pitchers such as CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, Joe Girardi said Monday there would be "a conscious effort" to upgrade the Yankees' starting rotation this winter.  ...

Season in the trash, Yankees look to future — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 9/29/2008
NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe Girardi rounded the corner, bounded into the Yankees clubhouse and began draggi...

In need of changes, Yanks gear for busy offseason — ESPN.com - MLB 9/29/2008
Joe Girardi rounded the corner, bounded into the Yankees clubhouse and began dragging a big garbage can back to the manager's office.

Tigers flop under weight of high hopes (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/29/2008
Boosted by the big deal for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, the Detroit Tigers started the season as a popular pick to contend for a championship. They'll finish it competing only for the dubious distinction of being baseball's biggest bust. Team ...

Brewers' Gallardo to start Game 1 against Phillies — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/29/2008
Yovani Gallardo will start Game 1 for the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL playoffs against Philadelphia, followed by ace CC Sabathia for Game 2.

Second-half smarts help solidify spots — Major League Baseball News 9/30/2008
While some midseason acquisitions simply made the rich that much richer, others made all the difference in the second half. Who knows where the Brewers would have ended up without CC Sabathia, or the Dodgers without Manny Ramirez.