Newark Bears Heading Towards Permanent Hibernation?
WasWatching.com — Only semi-Yankees related…because Newark used to be a Yankees farm team…but, I thought it was worth sharing…it being a local baseball thing… The Newark Bears may be closing up shop. Click here to read the story. Strange…just a coincidence…but, my daughter is wearing a Newark Bears shirt today. Talk about timing! (For the record, she decided to wear the shirt this morning and I just saw this story now - at 2 pm.) I’m not shocked to hear this news - but, it’s a bummer, nonetheless.

Bears Go Bust, Star-Journal Can’t Afford (Not ) To Moderate Comments
Can't Stop The Bleeding — Sad news in Saturday’s Newark Star-Journal about the fate of the Atlantic League’s Newark Bears.  The one time team of Rickey Henderson, Jose Canseco and Jose Lima has ceased operations after 9 years of independent baseball (link courtesy Repoz and Baseball Think Factory), and while poor turnouts aren’t a huge surprise, shouldn’t the Star-Ledger consider deleting comments like this? Newark is a disgusting, filthy cesspool. I took my 7 year old daughter to the Hannah Montana concert at the rock last year. We took ...

Just a few things...
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... he will retire or not. - The Post's Joel Sherman says Phil Hughes is making Brian Cashman look like a fool. Which is fine if you are ready to give up on Hughes right now, but seriously, am I the only one tired of this argument? - Don Zimmer talks about his relationship (or lock of one) with George Steinbrenner. - The Daily News checks in with former Yankees' third baseman Mike "Pags" Pagliarulo. - The Newark Bears may be folding. - Bronx Banter has joined the SNY.tv ...