newyork.yankees.mlb.com - 12/2/2008
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NEW YORK -- The Yankees haven't exactly been watching the phone waiting for CC Sabathia's call, but their odds of garnering a response from the game's top free-agent pitcher may increase at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas from Dec. 8-11. By the time general manager Brian Cashman checks into ...
nydailynews.com - 12/5/2008
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nydailynews.com —
While the CC Sabathia waiting game continued and
the Braves made an official offer for A.J. Burnett,...
Brian Cashman decided to get aggressive in his pursuit of another top free-agent pitcher: Derek Lowe.
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Yankees go for Derek Lowe
hardballtimes.com - 12/5/2008
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hardballtimes.com —
Jason at IIATMS lists a number of reasons
why anxious Yankee watchers should just calm the heck...
down about the lack of progress on the Sabathia-to-New York front. Perhaps the best one: The Yanks are not the destination they were in 2000, 2001, 2002, when they were making regular World Series ...
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The Waiting Game
walkoffwalk.com - 12/2/2008
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walkoffwalk.com —
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 ...
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Baseball Writers Use Economic Recession As Straw Man
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Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
The Winter Meetings are fast approaching and this year they will be in Las Vegas. That's right, Vegas, baby, VEGAS! That means the print media and blogosphere will be filled with references to gambling through cheesy headlines. Look, it has already started and MLB.com leading the charge: [image] ...
Winter Meetings coming up. Yankees will go all in for pitching
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
The Winter Meetings will take place next week in Las Vegas at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino from December 8th-11th. This is where it all starts. This is the most exciting part of the off-season. Everything starts to heat up and moves start to be made. Maybe we will finally hear some news on CC’s decision. It won’t be all about CC though. We all know the Yankees are interested in other guys as well, so hopefully talks heat up. This off-season has been pretty uneventful so far. CC Sabathia..if it comes down to East Coast/West Coast ...
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The Yankees' odds of garnering a response from CC Sabathia may increase at the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, but they will also look beyond who GM Brian Cashman called the No. 1 free-agent pitcher to shore up the starting rotation for 2009.
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