+ The Yankees have fallen. So what’s next for the Bronx Bombers?  {Bugs and Cranks.}

+ Rockets haze rookies with a dance-off. Nice. {The Sporting Blog.}

+ Samuel Dalembert, straight chilling with Ronald McDonald. {Ball Don’t Lie.}

Quotable:

“Well it’s nice that you want to come back, Ken, but I can’t say I want you back. Seeing Junior play just about everyday for two months helped me see just how far he has fallen from greatness. I knew he wasn’t the same player anymore, but I had no idea how bad things had gotten.”

“The truth is, Griffey is exactly the kind of player on the White Sox roster they need to replace. They have enough concrete footed sluggers in their lineup, and really, Griffey isn’t much of a slugger anymore anyway.” — Tom Fornelli of FanHouse on Ken Griffey Jr. saying he’s not retiring