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Torii: CC can handle New York

 
Torii Hunter just held a press conference to promote his new charity, but on his way out he stopped to talk with some of us about his good buddy, CC Sabathia. Hunter is certainly hopeful that Sabathia will join him in Anaheim, though he said he was also hoping to see Mark Teixeira return to the Angels and knows it's not likely they'll get both. Hunter and Sabathia have talked several times, and from the sound of things, the Yankees are still a very real possibility for the big lefty. Despite all the talk that he doesn't want anything to do with New York, Hunter made it sound like the only thing keeping him from signing is the possibility that he could find a team in his home state of California, not his distaste for the Big Apple or the pressure that comes along with Yankees pinstripes. "CC can definitely handle New York. If he doesn't sign with New York, that won't be the reason," Hunter said. "He's not going to sign with New York because he loves the West Coast; if he doesn't go to the ... (link)

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