sports.espn.go.com - 11/24/2008
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CC Sabathia's best friend in baseball is Brewers reliever David Riske , and in the days leading up to Sabathia's trade to Milwaukee in July, the two talked repeatedly about the latest rumors, about how great it would be to play together again. The day before the trade was completed, Riske heard ...
latimes.com - 11/25/2008
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latimes.com —
The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark Teixeira's desire
for a 10-year contract, are in discussions with CC...
Sabathia and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million bid extended to him by the New York Yankees. The Angels appear reluctant ...
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Angels' attention shifts from Mark Teixeira to CC ...
latimes.com - 11/25/2008
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latimes.com —
The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark Teixeira's desire
for a 10-year contract, are in discussions with CC...
Sabathia and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million bid extended to him by the New York Yankees. The Angels appear reluctant ...
(more)
Angels' attention shifts from Mark Teixeira to CC ...
fannation.com - 11/24/2008
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fannation.com —
CC Sabathia, Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images The Yankees have
not yet set a deadline for their $140-million, six-year...
offer to free-agent starting pitcher CC Sabathia , and according to someone familiar with their thinking, they have no ...
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No deadline for CC on Yanks' offer
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Sabathia Can Hang With LeBron in New York
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
ESPN’s Buster Olney is the guy to go to for baseball knowledge, particularly when it has to do with that team that plays in pinstripes in the Bronx. Well, Olney branched out a little today, giving out the inside scoop that LeBron James just might be headed to New York in 2010. Alright, we know that you’ve read that one before … 10 times. What you haven’t heard is that CC Sabathia is more likely to seriously consider a move to the Yankees because he figures old buddy LeBron will be in town soon. sabathiaowner ...
Knicks could help lead CC to New York
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
Can you imagine two years from now.. Sabathia bring a World Series Championship to the Yankees and Lebron bringing in one for the Knicks? Now that would be something. The Knicks just dealt Randolph and Crawford away, making room in the salary cap to help bring in King James two years from now. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of C.C., and you wonder if this will have any effect on him. I don’t know what to think about this. Buster Olney Blog: Knicks could help lead CC to New York ...
Yankees Get Help
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
Writing a Yankees blog is a creative way of communicating (venting?) a life-long obsession. In my spare time, I also belong to a bedraggled group of misfits known as Knicks fans. (There, I said it, it's all down hill from here.) The New York Knicks are the punchline for an NBA joke. Years of mismanagement have brought a once ...
Mike Mussina: Hall of Famer?
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... for the Knicks, who will likely be recruiting CC Sabathia's buddy, LeBron James, that offseason. (Not that we care all that much about pro basketball, but maybe the possibility of LeBron also playing in New York could help sway CC? We're grasping at straws here, we know, but at least we're not alone in thinking it could help ...)
LeBron’s Effect on the Knicks and … Yankees
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
The talk surrounding the free agent class of ‘10 is absolutely out of control; I shudder at the thought of what it’ll be like 18 months from now. One person who seems to be getting a kick out of the whole thing, though, is the guy causing everyone to lose their minds.
After the New York Knickerbockers gutted their team last week in an obvious effort to clear cap space for the summer of 2010, LeBron James offered his 2-cents on the matter. From the Plain Dealer:
“[The media] did care about the guys that were coming to the Knicks, huh?” James said with a smile ...
Friday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... Everyone loves CC. Absolutely everyone. Not only is he friends with LeBron James, Mike Cameron and Nick Swisher, but Buster Olney says his best friend in baseball is David Riske. ...
Olney: CC Could Be Lured to NY by...LeBron?
YanksBlog.com —
Definitely a stretch, but Buster Olney speculates that the fact that LeBron James might possibly play in New York in two years will factor into CC Sabathia's decision on whether to join the Yankees. To be fair to Buster, it's not as if he came out and said that it would be the #1 factor, but it's somehow all tied into the fact that CC was happy to reunite with his buddy David Riske when he was traded to Milwaukee. What does this all mean? It means that every other player waiting on CC to set the market has made for a pretty slow start to this offseason. I would guess that ...
C.C. You in NY, LeBron
Jorge Says No! —
For all the hoopla surrounding the huge $160 million dollar contract given to CC Sabathia, the real story that benefits both Mets and Yankees fans from this deal is obvious, especially considering the friendship ...
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The Big Man Hits the Big Town
futilityinfielder.com 12/11/2008 — Less than 24 hours after filing the K-Rod signing story for SI.com, I awoke to an email from their editor asking me to prep a similar article on CC Sabathia given the reports that he was poised to sign with the Yankees -- which was news to me at that ...
Did the Knicks just help the Yanks?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/23/2008 — From Buster Olney : Sabathia, in the end, may take the largest offer that he will receive -- and in the end, the largest offer will come from the Yankees. But other factors, such as friendships, will be a factor in how Sabathia decides, and the Yankees might have gotten very lucky on Friday. The ...
The Sabathia Opt-Out
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — We look into why Sabathia's out clause after year 3 is great, for Sabathia.
CC Says Y-E-S to NY
hardballtimes.com 12/10/2008 — Jeez, you take two hours to write up a legal brief, and the whole world goes and gets itself in a hurry :
CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned exclusively.
After three ...
Red Sox to Meet With CC Soon
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/5/2008 — From Buster Olney : The Red Sox are meeting with CC Sabathia sometime in the next few days... It's unclear whether the Red Sox are seriously interested in trying to compete with the Yankees' $140 million offer to Sabathia, or if they are just doing their due diligence and preparing alternatives ...
C.C. Ya!
bronxstop.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Interesting perspectives on the CC Sabathia situation.
CC Sabathia Rumors: Monday
umpbump.com 12/11/2008 — Yep, we’re pretty much all sat around today checking on the latest CC Sabathia rumors . Here are all the rumors that mlbtraderumors.com missed (as always, the latest rumors are higher up):
10:40 pm: Ned Colletti has just been found in the MGM ...
CC's Choices
brewcrewball.com 11/20/2008 — First-time poster Mykenk came up with an illuminating spreadsheet last night in an attempt to compare the current Brewers and Yankees offers that CC Sabathia has on the table. (Thanks!) As roguejim pointed out yesterday , we're comparing ...
Sabathia Needs A Signing Bonus!
totalprosports.com 12/20/2008 — Total Pro Sports - CC Sabathia's seven year contact worth $161 million with the New York Yankees , was not enough for the pitcher. The New York Yankees have reportedly given CC Sabathia a $9.5 million signing bonus. $6 million of that bonus will given to him now and the other $3.5 million at ...
Welcome to the Machine, CC.
waitingfornextyear.com 12/11/2008 — I can’t say I’m surprised that CC Sabathia is now the highest-paid pitcher in Major League history. When I look at the record seven-year $161 million contract that Sabathia signed, It reassures me that the Tribe made the right decision in trading him last July. There is no way a team ...
New York Yankees: Savior in Waiting —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
For the New York Yankees, missing the playoffs in simply inexcusable.
With the name Steinbrenner still printed on the main office door, an October-less season will not be tolerated and certainly will not be repeated. For these reasons, the ...
Caution Surrounds Baseball During Free Agency —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
The Yankees were not embarrassed to offer free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia $140 million in the middle of an economic crisis.
Sabathia should not be embarrassed to accept such an offer, or an even larger one after other teams start bidding.
Free ...
