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Monday Morning Reading
Published 7/28/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... use of the joker. Welcome to the Hall of Fame Goose - if they had a mustache Hall of Fame, you wouldn't have had to wait to get in. The Yankees, in addition to taking 2 of 3 from the the Red Sox this weekend, pulled off a big trade to get Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from the Pirates. The Rochester D&C says the Pirates got fleeced, I agree. Good work Cashman. The Hartford Courant seems to agree as well. Speaking of the Red Sox, Manny is up to his usual ...

Yankees' trade analysis
Published 7/28/2008 by Mark Serio (munsoned1@yahoo.com) at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
... More applause: "They also made a move Friday that apparently has general managers across baseball shaking their heads. How did the Yankees manage to bring in a coveted corner outfielder having a career year (Xavier Nady) and arguably the best available reliever (Marte) without having to give the Pirates any major league players? Sure, Jose Tabata could become a star, but who knows? ...

Why All The Talk of Washburn Replacing Rasner?
Published 7/28/2008 by Mr. Faded Glory (noreply@blogger.com) at High and Tight.
Besides the fact that I think acquiring Jarrod Washburn is short-sighted and ill-advised, why in the world do media types keep insisting he'd replace Rasner in the rotation instead of Ponson? ...