Pettitte Rejects Yankee Offer
Respect Jeter's Gangster —
It looks like Pettitte has rejected the Yankees 1 year $10 million offer that has been sitting on the table for some time now. According to the report, he still wants to pitch for the Yankees, but the money just isn't right. The Yankees could use Pettitte however, and given his post season performances, it may be very wise to sign him. Would he take a 1 year $12 million contract? Probably not, but at least the Yankees tried in that scenario. The report speculates that Pettitte may be wondering why the Yankees are trying to scale back his deal while spending a combined $243.4 million on Sabathia and Burnett. The Yankees are likely wondering why a pitcher who ...
Pettitte Rejects Yanks Offer?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Tyler Kepner: A reunion seemed inevitable at the start of the off-season, but now it is uncertain. Pettitte has rejected the Yankees’ one-year, $10 million offer, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations, and there is no standing offer for now.It's amazing to me that this is the same guy that said this back in September: “Obviously anyone else would say, ‘I’ll go wherever I want to,’ because people want to try to get the most money,” Pettitte said before a Yankees-Angels game in Anaheim, Calif. “But, I mean, I’m not going anywhere, you know what I’m saying? The Yankees know me enough, it’s not like ...
Pettitte rejects Yankees $10M offer
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
According to the NY Times, Andy Pettitte has rejected the NY Yankees $10M offer: In some ways, Andy Pettitte is no different than the dozens of other free agents to start the new year without a team. Players all over baseball are waiting for better offers, and teams are searching for bargains. But Pettitte is not like other players, and the Yankees are not like other teams. Pettitte has pledged his loyalty to the Yankees, and the Yankees have spent lavishly this winter at a time when many clubs are scaling back. A reunion seemed inevitable at the start of the off-season, but now it is uncertain. Pettitte has rejected the Yankees’ one-year, $10 million offer, ...
Pettitte Rejects Yankees' Offer
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
According to Tyler Kepner of the New York Times, Andy Pettitte rejected the Yankees' one-year, $10MM offer.
Pettitte rejects Yanks $10 million offer
River Avenue Blues —
... pitches in 2009, it figures to be for more than $10 million. Tyler Kepner reports that Pettitte has rejected the Yankees’ offer, though he still “could return because some in the Yankees’ hierarchy want him back.” Pettitte has long expressed his desire to stay with the Yankees, but they’ll have to sweeten the pot for that reunion to occur. ...
Tuesday Morning Rangers Notes: Of Bradley And Burrell
Baseball Time in Arlington —
Quan Cosby is a bad, baaaaad man. My goodness.
Hearty kudos go out to Fiesta Bowl television play-by-play announcer Matt Vasgersian for atoning for the near-entirety of one of the more discombobulated and downright awkward FOX Sports presentations I can ever recall watching with that single reverberating, spine-tingling touchdown call.
It didn't take particularly long for major league front offices to get right back into the swing of things following two holiday-filled weeks of relative inactivity, and two reigning division champions that experienced post-season success to dramatically varying degrees last October were kind enough to ...
Yanks' Competition Hunts for Bargains
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
The Yankees are set to unveil their latest luxury item as Mark Teixeira gets introduced to the Big Apple today. In the meantime, the competition sets its sights on the bargain bin. The Tampa Rays purchase Pat Burrell for a paltry eight million over a meager two-year term. Burrell defects from the World Champion Phillies and balances the Rays lineup. Shrewd shopping by the American League Champs. The Red Sox spring into action and pluck former Yankee Nick Green. The free agent field is large and hungry. The prices plummet, former Yankees get a dose of ...
Bye Bye Andy?
YFSF —
... From Tyler Kepner: A reunion seemed inevitable at the start of the off-season, but now it
is uncertain. Pettitte has rejected the Yankees’ one-year, $10 million
offer, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations, and
there is no standing offer for now. ...
Andy turns down Yanks
The Sommer Frieze —
According to Tyler Kepner of the Times, Pettitte has turned down the Yanks offer. Now we see if anyone blinks.
I read where Matt Millen will join NBC for its pregame SB coverage. Gee, wonder what the ratings will be like in Detroit for that?
Twins owner Carl Pohlad died at 93.
Jason Giambi is close to a one-year deal with the A’s. He is tied with Joe Carter on the all-time list with 396 HR, four away from 400. Last year with the Yanks he hit .247-32-96, OPS+ 128. For his career, .286, OPS+ 146. He turns 38 on Thursday. He most likely would DH for Oakland. As Yankee fans know, his defense is way below par, and although his eye for ...
The Roundup: Marvin Harrison’s Gun Case Returns
The Big Lead —
Steve Jobs, Apple, and his declining health … Jennifer Love Hewitt, back on the market … so what’s Huffington Post worth? … the internet is a crazy and dangerous place: deadmalls.com … the current recession? Pegged to be the longest … this list seems weird: America’s most educated small towns all appear to be college towns … another hot 22-year-old for Hef …
There’s an 11 am presser where police will announce whether or not Marvin Harrison will face chargers for last year’s shooting. (Fox Philly)
More on the ...
Speed Read: Cosby Show Gives Texas Title Claim
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
We all know how this story is supposed to go. Texas blows Ohio State out of the water, Oklahoma scrapes by Florida and the Longhorns join the slew of teams through history that have a huge beef about how they deserved to win a national championship.
(Theo! Give this man a sweater vest already!)
Only it didn’t turn out that way. OK, the second half of that equation may still come true, but Texas did anything but blow Ohio State out of the water. Instead, it took a 26-yard touchdown pass from late-game maestro and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy to 26-year-old going on 35-year-old Quan Cosby ...
Andy Pettitte says no to Yankees
New York Yankees Examiner —
Andy Pettitte says no to Yankees David J. Phillip / AP After sitting on a $10 million contract offer from the Yankees for two months, Andy Pettitte, according to a report from the New York Times here , has rejected the offer. The $6 million pay cut from 2008 seems to be too much to swallow for Pettitte, despite his pledge to play for the Yankees in 2009. What happened to Andy wanting to be a Yankee? What happened to it meaning something for him to pitch in the new stadium? What happened to a disappointing 2008 season wrought with performance enhancing drug admissions? Apparently all of that doesn t mean as much as we thought to Pettitte. While Andy ...
Starting Pitcher: Mets unwilling to Increase Offer
MetsBlog.com —
Ken Rosenthal from FoxSports.com believes that Derek Lowe is not in fact Omar Minaya’s top choice, adding, “Oliver Perez is left-handed, eight years younger than Lowe and accustomed to pitching in New York. He also got married in mid-December, a sign of his growing maturity.”
According to Rosenthal, while the Braves, Brewers and Phillies are interested in Lowe, they seem unwilling to top Minaya’s initial three-year, $36 million offer.
In Newsday, Ken Davidoff explains that the Mets have no intention of increasing their initial offer ‘at this time,’ because they are ...
Pettitte Rejects Yanks Offer, Pink Jersey Market Collapses
Why's My Head Growing? —
Andy, Andy, Andy, is money really the issue? According to the New York Times, Pettitte, as many insiders and casual fans have predicted, wants equal to what he was paid last season with the team. And why not? The Yankees - who just spent what's equivalent to the GDP of Taiwan on 1 ace, 1 slugger, and 1 asshole who's primed to bend over the Bombers and give them a good rogering - can afford it. But, at least on this one (we know it was your evil old man who stuck you with the needles, Andy!), I have to disagree with Pettitte's position. His negotiating tactics are pretty weak, especially when he starts the offseason by saying, "if I play, it's ...
Tuesday report for 1/6/08
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
Andy Pettitte rejects the Yankees. We think he did them a favor.
Could be time for Marvin Harrison to face the music. Prosecutor will speak today.
Did Woody Johnson’s vacation cost the Jets a shot at Bill Cowher?
Father-son night in NHL as Brent Sutter coaches against his son Brandon when the Devils play the Hurricanes.
R.I.P. Liz Houston, 44, wife of Kevin Houston, who led the nation in scoring for Army in 1986-87.
The floundering Pittsburgh Penguins are blanked by the New York Rangers.
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Just Move On, Yankees
Jorge Says No! —
The New York Times has reported that Andy Pettitte has rejected the Yankees 1 year/$10 million offer. Apparently $10 million is not enough for Pettitte, who is looking for a contract closer to the $16 million he earned in 2008. ...
Pettitte says No to the Yanks
Sparty and Friends —
Rarely can we as fans be upset with a player turning down an offer. I have never had a problem with someone who wants to go get the most money possible, I think everyone has the right to go get theirs. However, Andy Pettitte has really disappointed me by turning down the generous offer of 1-year and $10 million from the Yankees.
Pettitte was ...
Ben Sheets and the New York Yankees
Brew Crew Ball —
... It looks like that Andy Pettite has rejected the Yankees' offer to bring him back into the fold, turning down a one-year, $10 million offer. Why do we care? Because, one presumes, if Pettite and the Yankees don't come to terms, then the Yankees are back in the mix to acquire a front-line pitcher. Right now, only Derek Lowe and Ben Sheets are left on the market as freely available #1 pitchers (apologies to Oliver Perez). ...
Pettitte Says No No No
My Pinstripes —
Andy Pettitte may be saying he wants to remain a Yankees, but his actions haven't matched his words. Tyler Kepner of the Times last night reported that Pettitte officially rejected the Yankees' 1 year, $10 million offer. That means there is no offer on the table and Pettitte's time with the Yankees is coming closer to ending. Apparently our open letter didn't do the trick. We'll have more on this later with a special guest post by Mrs. MM.
The Bronx is spurned…
LEEInks —
Andy Pettitte may have said good-bye again to the New York Yankees. The New York Times reports the lefty has turned down a one-year, $10 million offer from the Bombers after the Yankees showed their support for him when he was included in the Mitchell Report following the 2007 season. The Yankees did complete a bit of business by finalizing their eight-year, $180 million deal for new 1B Mark Teixeira. Meanwhile, former Yankees DH/1B Jason Giambi is close to inking a deal with the Oakland A’s, the team where he got his start and won AL MVP in 2000, reports MLB.com. There had been some talk ...
