bostondirtdogs.boston.com - 1/6/2009
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Sox Got Suckered as Teixeiras Made Up Their Mind to Join Yankees Two Weeks Before Christmas and Long Before John Henry & Co. Flew to Texas
The Yankee Flipper: '...The Yankees Were Always on Top' Ringless Don Mattingly Was Tex's Idol... Perfect
"Two weeks before Christmas, I ...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Almost two weeks after the deal was sealed,
Mark Teixeira showed up in the Bronx today to...
formally accept the Yankees' eight-year, $180 million offer. In doing so, he revealed a little about who wears the pants in the Teixeira household : "Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my ...
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Yankees can thank Leigh Teixeira for their new first baseman
bittenandbound.com - 1/7/2009
nydailynews.com - 1/7/2009
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Mark Teixeira's wife Leigh nudged hubby toward Yankees
BY ANTHONY MCCARRON DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Tuesday, January...
6th 2009, 5:44 PM Every Friday night, Mark Teixeira and his wife, Leigh, have "date night" - dinner at their country club near their ...
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Mark Teixeira's wife Leigh nudged hubby toward Yankees
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Teixeira: ‘In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top’
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
... ‘Where should I go, where should I go?,’ she’d always say, ‘I just want you to be happy.’ Finally she said, ‘I want you to be a Yankee,’ and it was a done deal. Once we got the contract figured out, it was a no-brainer for me.” It’s interesting to note that the Red Sox’ visit to Teixeira’s home in Texas came on Dec. 18, which is just a week before Christmas. If Teixeira’s comments can be taken at face value, he made his mind up a week before the Sox’ trip. Or as BDD pumps... Boras, Leigh Duped Sox .
Teixeira goes bottom for Yankees top
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MINAYA AND BORAS TO DISCUSS LOWE AND PEREZ —
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