Final Tally: Division Series Ratings Down Over 27%. TBS Wins Cable Ratings
bizofbaseball.com 10/8/2008 — Is the glass half empty or full for TBS and their coverage of the Division Series? With the Division Series now in the books and no decisive Game Fives in the mix, Nielsen Media Research reports that TBS averaged a 3.2 cable rating or 4.3 million viewers, a drop of 27.3 percent from the year prior.

Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
chicagotribune.com 10/8/2008 — After another disappointing ending, the Tribune's Cubs reporter files his last batch of answers to reader questions and heads into the offseason > Ask Paul ...

No surgery for Harden; Cubs pick up his option
suntimes.com 10/8/2008 — Rich Harden will not need surgery on his right shoulder, and the Cubs exercised the $7 million club option on the right-hander for 2009. Harden went 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA for Oakland and the Cubs this season. But a significant decline in his velocity ...

Cubs Love Their Harden
babeslovebaseball.com 10/9/2008 — The Chicago Cubs exercised Rich Harden's $7 million option Wednesday, keeping the right-hander around for 2009.

Dennis Eckersley - NESN (New England Sports Network)
nesn.com 10/8/2008 — Dennis Eckersley serves as a Red Sox studio analyst for select Boston Red Sox games. He delivers pre-game analysis and commentary on "Olympia Sports presents The Boston Globe Pre-Game Show," NESN's one-hour pre-game show. After the game, Eckersley ...

Cubs bring Harden back — chicagotribune.com - Sports 10/8/2008
The Cubs picked up Rich Harden's $7-million option on Wednesday after an exam showed he does not require shoulder surgery.

Cubs pick up Harden's '09 option — Major League Baseball News 10/8/2008
The Cubs on Wednesday exercised their 2009 club option for starter Rich Harden, who went 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA in Chicago after a July trade from the A's.

Rich Harden Back With Cubs in 2009 — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/8/2008
The Chicago Cubs announced that they will pick up Rich Harden’s contract option, worth $7 million, for the 2009 season. While the Cubs are thrilled about keeping one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball, they are undoubtedly concerned ...

Cubs pick Harden's $7M option for '09 — FOXSports.com News for MLB 10/8/2008
Right-hander Rich Harden's $7 million option for next year has been exercised by the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs acquired the hard-throwing right-hander from Oakland on July 8. He was the losing pitcher in Game 3 of the NL playoffs on Saturday night as ...

Cubs exercise Rich Harden's $7 million option — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/8/2008
Right-hander Rich Harden's $7 million option for next year has been exercised by the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs acquired the hard-throwing right-hander from Oakland on July 8. He was the losing pitcher in Game 3 of the NL playoffs on Saturday night as the ...