Despite his degree from the University of Pennsylvania, the Cubs? utilityman-turned-versatile weapon Mark DeRosa is a thinking-man?s player who doesn?t spend too much time thinking.

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Youth was served throughout the South Atlantic League in 2008, a season in which teenage talent dominated the low Class A circuit more than at any time in recent memory.

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Yankees starting pitcher Mike Mussina pitches to the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning. TORONTO -- Nearly every Yankee had come to view their missing the playoffs as virtually inevitable in the past couple weeks. But manager Joe Girardi and

Lou Piniella will likely carry 11 pitchers when the National League Division Series opens next week, and the final week of regular-season games will determine who will fill the final opening. Cubs fans have probably jotted down possible combinations.