walkoffwalk.com - 12/2/2008
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Hey, did you hear? We're totally in a recession! It might even be a global recession, so don't get too excited, Toronto people. FOX Sports reporter and erstwhile pixie Ken Rosenthal must know we're in a recession because he's linking the tough economic times with the Yankees failure to offer ...
yankees.lhblogs.com - 12/1/2008
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That’s right, nobody. So forget those draft picks.
More to come … UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: It came...
down to economics. The Yankees did not want to risk going to arbitration with any of their players given the salaries they made last ...
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The Yankees offer … nobody
baseballprospectus.com - 12/3/2008
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Teams had until Monday to decide whether to
offer their free agents arbitration. As I’ve written before,...
I consider this to be something of a bright-line test of competence for an organization, as the risks and rewards are clear, and in almost ...
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Arbitration Offers
hardballtimes.com - 12/2/2008
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hardballtimes.com —
Holden Caulfiled --er, I mean Joel Sherman of
the New York Post has some sharp words for...
Andy Pettitte: If Pettitte signs elsewhere, regardless of the dollar figure, he should be viewed as a world-class phony forever around here. There should be no more pardons. He should receive no invites to ...
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Who calls a guy a “phony” anymore?
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