Joe Girardi mulls Bernie Williams for spring training stint with Yankees
nydailynews.com 9/19/2008 — Joe Girardi has long wanted Bernie Williams to return to Yankee Stadium. If the manager has his way, Williams' appearance at Sunday's finale ceremonies will only be the beginning of the former center fielder being around the team again.  ...

What's the Red Sox biggest weakness?
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 9/19/2008 — Injuries to Mike Lowell and JD Drew? An over worked Papelbon and a mediocre bullpen? The inability to win tight games? ... They've 10 games to figure it out - what ever it is...

Paul Byrd is sick and tired of the Blue Jays
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 9/19/2008 — Byrd will face the Jays for the 5th time in two months when he starts for the Sox tonight... and the Jays seem to have something sneaky up their sleeves...

Madden: Carlos Delgado has cause enough to be National League MVP over Albert Pujols
baseballthinkfactory.org 9/19/2008 — WAKE UP, BILL! Your Austin Wylie’s Golden Pheasant Orchestra 78 is skipping!  There is similar intrigue with the American League MVP race. Before he went down for the season with a wrist injury, the White Sox’s Carlos Quentin appeared to have a ...

Dominican baseball system enables steroid abuse among youth
grg51.typepad.com 9/19/2008 — A very good piece from the Boston Globe today examines the financial and drug abuse s found in the Dominican Republic baseball network.  Kickbacks for scouts looking for the next Big Papi -- David Ortiz -- make the headlines; however the fame ...

Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard, MVP? You've Got to Be Kidding Me! — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/19/2008
The Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard has had a great second half of the year that has understandably generated a lot of talk about him being a possible NL MVP front-runner. Howard could very well end up with 50 home runs, 150 RBI season that ...

Chipper exits with sore right shoulder — Major League Baseball News 9/20/2008
Chipper Jones currently holds a comfortable lead over Albert Pujols in the National League batting title race. But the Braves third baseman may miss at least a game or two because of discomfort in his right shoulder.

Schmidt wishes he could've changed his words — Newsday.com - Mets 9/20/2008
ATLANTA - It began with a simple ticket request for his son. Mike Schmidt, Hall of Fame third baseman, was e-mailing the Phillies' traveling secretary, Frank Coppenbarger, about this matter, when he decided to send a little message along to his ...

Cardinals-Cubs: St. Louis Gets a Morale Victory In Grand Style in Wrigley — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/20/2008
It wasn't pretty and it didn't change anything in the standings. Yet, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 12-6 on Friday. This latest victory at the very least gave the Cardinals something to cheer about after a recent losing streak.  ...

MVP Candidates: Why Is Pujols Favored by so Much Over Howard? — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/20/2008
  Average looks nice when a player has a good one and it sure catches everyone's eye when it comes to Pujols running for MVP. This should not be the reason Howard is counted out! First off, does MVP not stand for Most Valuable Player? ...