Sabathia Carries Brewers in to Playoffs
waitingfornextyear.com 9/29/2008 — The Milwaukee Brewers got exactly what they wanted with the acquisition of C.C. Sabathia back in early July. Needing another arm to compliment Ben Sheets, Sabathia was likely more than the team even anticipated by going 11-2 with an ERA of 1.65 in 17 starts. The last of the 11 wins came this ...

C.C Sabathia Deserves the NL Cy Young
thesportsflow.blogspot.com 9/29/2008 — He single-handedly took the Brewers to the playoffs this season. And to come out and throw like that in the clinching game in his third start in 9 days (3rd straight game on 3days rest!) is just amazing. Not to mention the fact that he was touching 96 on the gun out there in the 9th!

And so the Hot Stove Season begins
scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com 9/29/2008 — A first glance at what CC Sabathia, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett would look like as Yankees.

Bittersweet: Johan Santana named NL Pitcher of the Month for September
theropolitans.com 9/29/2008 — Oh, yay.

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 ...

Gallardo will open playoffs for Brewers — FOXSports.com News for MLB 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. "I don't know how to explain it. I'm very excited, just ready to go," Gallardo said Monday. "I'm just going ...

Indians catcher Shoppach has surgery on knee — SI.com - MLB 9/29/2008
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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.

Ace in the Hole? Milwaukee Brewer's Postseason Pitching Report — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/30/2008
Pitching wins championships.  For the Brewers, pitching single-handedly (a left hand) got them into the playoffs for the first time since 1982.  Sadly, pitching almost kept them out of it. In a terrible September that few fans will ...

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.