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bostonherald.com - 12/16/2008

For Sox, Mark Teixeira deal would be 2nd to none

— bostonherald.com — he courtship of Mark Teixeira is consuming a great deal of time and energy on Yawkey Way.... Should the Red Sox [ team stats ] eventually come out on top in the aggressive quest for the services of the gifted free agent first baseman, it will cost them ... (more) For Sox, Mark Teixeira deal would be 2nd to none

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fannation.com - 12/16/2008

Behind in Teixeira Derby, Yanks could target Manny

— fannation.com — Before he can get a new contract, Manny Ramirez may have to wait for Mark Teixeira to... sign first.  Photo: Icon SMI The Manny Market appears to depend on the Teixeira Sweepstakes. The Yankees are in on the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes but ... (more) Behind in Teixeira Derby, Yanks could target Manny

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Mark Teixeira

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Los Angeles Angels

Johnny Damon

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seamheads.com - 12/16/2008

Living Vicariously Through Free Agency

— seamheads.com — Baseball fans were told Sunday by AP writer Tim Dahlberg that we should be outraged by the... exorbitant salaries being handed to free agents this “winter.” I’m feeling a lot of things right now, but outrage isn’t one of them. (more) Living Vicariously Through Free Agency

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Mark Teixeira

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C.C. Sabathia

A.J. Burnett

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Odds and Ends: Teixeira, Hunsicker, Burrell
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Links for Monday... Dave Sheinin says nothing has happened with Mark Teixeira since the Winter Meetings ended, and it's no coincidence that we haven't heard much about offers from the Red Sox or Yankees.  Michael Silverman says Boston's eventual offer to Tex will easily be a record for this ownership group.  He ...

Olney's take on the O's interest in Tex
Camden Chat — Olney's take on the O's interest in Tex Maybe in three years, it would make sense for the Orioles to consider such an enormous contract. But not now, not when both teams are miles away from contending, not when they need a whole lot more than Teixeira. ...

Old News
We've Got Heart — Sorry for the break here.  I was roaming New York City all weekend — shopping, being a tourist, watching White Christmas on Broadway and asking cab (and carriage) drivers how the new baseball stadiums are looking and what they think of the new and improved Yankees rotation and Mets bullpen (answer = amazing, to all of the above).  While we were gone, the Nats: non-tendered Tim Redding agreed to a 2 year deal with Willie Harris offered contracts to Ryan Zimmerman, Josh Willingham, Scott Olsen and Shawn Hill invited 13 players to spring training including Freddie Bynum, Brad Eldred, Joel Guzman, Pete Orr, Matt Whitney, Ryan ...

A New Vision
Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog — ... Buster Olney over at ESPN writes today that Our Washington Nationals, and even The Baltimore Orioles, should not be involved in The Mark Teixeira Sweepstakes. In fact, he describes Washington's offer as "LUNACY". ...

What would Manny as a Yankee mean to me?
Bugs & Cranks — Mark Feinsand stirs the pot in the New York Daily News, covered for B&C from the Yankee-fan perspective by our man in the Apple. He’s right to dread it. I myself couldn’t believe I read an article about our first-ever World Series MVP possibly going to New York and not wanting to kill myself. It wasn’t so long ago that Manny in pinstripes ranked alongside Vice President Sarah Palin as my greatest fear. A lot of my transition had to do with the postmortem on Manny, where everyone seemed to realize just what the downsides of Manny are. When he left, we lost something and possibly gained a lot more. It was easy ...

Nationals Efforts To Sign Teixeira Go A Long Way
The DC Sports Page — ... They should not be bidding. They should call Scott Boras, the agent for Teixeira, three minutes ago and tell him -- like someone who accidentally raises his hand at an auction -- Look, sorry for the misunderstanding, but we made a mistake. We really didn't mean to make that $160 million offer. ESPN. ...