Kernan's Three Moves To Return Yanks To Glory
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/29/2008 — From Kevin Kernan : Three moves. That's what the Yankees have to make this winter and they will be back in the postseason and probably the World Series again next season. Three mighty moves. The Rays and Red Sox are ahead of the Yankees because of pitching and defense. That's why these three ...

And so the Hot Stove Season begins
scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com 9/29/2008 — A first glance at what CC Sabathia, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett would look like as Yankees.

Cleveland Indians 2008 Recap Part 1 – A Tale of Two Seasons
waitingfornextyear.com 9/29/2008 — In a three-part series this week, Scott and I will be taking stock of the 2008 Cleveland Indians: Part 1 will look back and recap the 2008 season; Part 2 will look at the Indians compared to other teams in a “bang for buck” fashion; and Part 3 will look at what’s ahead this off-season [...]

Sports of The Times: For Two G.M.’s, Payoffs Come Without Playoffs
nytimes.com 9/30/2008 — Brian Cashman’s Yankees didn’t make the playoffs either, but Omar Minaya’s team has in consecutive seasons now turned late-season failure into utter fiasco. >

40th Anniversary - Five Sports Pundits Rank Their Top Ten Athletes -- New York Magazine
nymag.com 9/30/2008 — Will Leitch Will Leitch is a New York Magazine contributing editor, the founder of Deadspin.com, and the author of three books. 1. Reggie Jackson In his first game back in the Bronx after he signed with the Angels, Yankee Stadium chanted his name. ...

Major League Roundup: Brewer Will Make His First Start Since May — NYT > Baseball 9/30/2008
Yovani Gallardo will start Game 1 for the Milwaukee Brewers when they open their division series against the Philadelphia Phillies, followed by C. C. Sabathia for Game 2. >

Critical Arms Race: The Brewers Put Together Staff For Phils — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/30/2008
When the Milwaukee Brewer’s season began in earnest five months ago, Brew Crew fans expected the playoffs.  Prince Fielder had just become the youngest player in history to hit 50 home runs, Ryan Bruan was the league’s reigning NL ...

Ace in the Hole? Milwaukee Brewer's Postseason Pitching Report — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/30/2008
Pitching wins championships.  For the Brewers, pitching single-handedly (a left hand) got them into the playoffs for the first time since 1982.  Sadly, pitching almost kept them out of it. In a terrible September that few fans will ...

Phillies/Brewers NLDS: A Complete Breakdown — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/30/2008
While one playoff spot in the American League remains up for grabs, the National League is set for action Wednesday. The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers will kick their division series off in style Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM, with ...

Second-half smarts help solidify spots — Major League Baseball News 9/30/2008
While some midseason acquisitions simply made the rich that much richer, others made all the difference in the second half. Who knows where the Brewers would have ended up without CC Sabathia, or the Dodgers without Manny Ramirez.