Pagliarulo: Pavano Can Provide Value to Yanks.
dugoutcentral.com 8/22/2008 — Former Yankee Mike Pagliarulo takes on the tough task of proving there is a chance Pavano could provide some value down the stretch

Vote FredBird!
cardinalsdiaspora.com 8/22/2008 — Go vote for FredBird, but take it easy on Parrot personally. He’s never been the same since the steel mill closed.

Red Sox @ Blue Jays: Byrd versus the Birds... again
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 8/22/2008 — Paul Byrd will make his third start in a row against the Blue Jays tonight... get the preview at The Bottom Line.

Notes From the Shadows of Cooperstown: Western Swing
seamheads.com 8/22/2008 — BACK IN THE SHADOWS I’m home again, but another road trip is on deck, another jaunt north to the Adirondacks, with a couple excursions from there a good possibility. So this is another “tweener” issue, squeezed in while I have access to my computer and the internet. I did just a bit more research lately, though, visiting the National Baseball Library — the place where ...

Sports | Jays obtain insurance in Bautista
thestar.com 8/22/2008 — Richard Griffin T he Jays yesterday obtained third baseman Jose Bautista from the Pirates for a player to be named later. The club claimed Bautista on waivers, then negotiated with the Bucs for a suitable minor-leaguer to be sent back later. ...

Yanks throttled by Jays, playoff hopes dim — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/22/2008
As the days go by, the New York Yankees see their season growing shorter as their playoff hopes become longer and longer.

Red Sox heading for the homestretch — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 8/22/2008
Entering tonight's weekend series opener in Toronto, the Red Sox are positioned to make their fifth postseason appearance in the past six years. Just the same, the odds...

Scouting report: Red Sox at Blue Jays — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 8/22/2008
At Rogers Centre tonight - RHP Paul Byrd (7-11, 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Shaun Marcum (8-5, 3.36). TV - NESN. Radio - WRKO-AM (680). 7:07 p.m. Tomorrow ...

Blue Jays place OF Wilkerson on DL (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/22/2008
The Blue Jays placed outfielder Brad Wilkerson on the 15-day disabled list Friday with lower back spasms and added utilityman Jose Bautista to the 25-man roster. Bautista, acquired from Pittsburgh on Thursday for a player to be named, was not in the ...

Bautista arrives in Toronto — Major League Baseball News 8/22/2008
Jose Bautista felt a sense of relief when he learned that the Pirates had traded him to the Toronto Blue Jays. An organizational change was precisely what the third baseman had hoped for after losing his job in Pittsburgh earlier this month.