zellspinstripeblog.com - 12/10/2008
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That’s right! CC Sabathia has chosen to be a Yankee next year. Finally! I’m ecstatic.
CC SABATHIA PICKS YANKEES
LAS VEGAS – 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
nypost.com - 12/10/2008
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nypost.com —
CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee,
The Post has learned exclusively. After three straight days
of face-to-face meetings between GM Brian Cashman and Sabathia, the big lefty decided he wants to spend the next six years of his career as a Yankee. The decision came late last night.
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Yankees Sign Sabathia
sports.espn.go.com - 12/10/2008
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/10/2008
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
SI.com's Jon Heyman confirms that CC Sabathia is
set to sign a seven-year, $160 million deal with
the Yankees.
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Yanks, Sabathia close to deal
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Sabathia = Pinstripes!
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... So yes, naysayers will say "Whatever, the Yankees are just buying players again." And to some extent, that's true -- the Yankees overpaid the market for Sabathia, so as to completely trump the west coast's appeal. They had no choice. But Brian Cashman and the Yanks are going about this the right way -- from the top down, filling the most important positions first, and that's all we care about. The initial fan reactions, as you'd expect, are full of exclamation points : * Zell doesn't hesitate to use the exclamation point (and neither did we). * Scott Proctor's Arm ...
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Giants are considering making a play for Sabathia
sports.yahoo.com 12/5/2008 — Just how badly does CC Sabathia want to pitch at home in California? We may find out very soon, according to a report in the New York Daily News. Sources say the San Francisco Giants are considering a play for Sabathia, although their only hope of ...
Heyman's Latest: Sabathia, Manny, Lowe
mlbtraderumors.com 12/6/2008 — Be sure to check out Jon Heyman's Winter Meetings preview .
A friend of C.C. Sabathia tells Heyman the pitcher received two offers from unknown teams prior to Thanksgiving, in addition to the ones from the Brewers and Yankees. Sabathia is ...
C.C. Sabathia Rumors: Monday
mlbtraderumors.com 12/8/2008 — According to George King of the New York Post , the Brewers could offer C.C. Sabathia an opt-out clause after three seasons to entice him to sign. At this time, only the Brewers and Yankees have offers on the table for Sabathia. King talked to ...
C.C. Sabathia Rumors: Tuesday
mlbtraderumors.com 12/9/2008 — According to Ken Rosenthal , the Giants intend to meet with C.C. Sabathia , perhaps in San Francisco this weekend. They weren't able to get together while Sabathia was in Vegas.
Sabathia is smart to take his time
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/9/2008 —
Based on my e-mails, many of you seem quite impatient with Mr. Sabathia.
Can somebody explain why? A player waits six years to become a free agent, six years of basically working for under the market rate. For a player like Sabathia, the ...
Did CC Sabathia Just Turn Down the Yankees?
mlb.fanhouse.com 12/9/2008 — by Matt Watson After meeting with CC Sabathia twice on Monday, Yankees GM Brian Cashman walked away impressed, telling the New York Times that he'd remain patient as Sabathia made up his mind. Sabathia, meanwhile, continues to explore options to ...
Sabathia To Sign With Yanks
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — From Joel Sherman:
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 straight days of face-to-face meetings between GM Brian Cashman and Sabathia, the big le
Report: Yankees land Sabathia
boston.com 12/10/2008 — The New York Post reported this morning that free agent pitcher CC Sabathia has decided to sign with the Yankees. An excerpt from the Joel Sherman article: CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is...
Sabathia To Sign Monster Deal With Yankees
soxanddawgs.com 12/10/2008 — Boston Red Sox fans get ready for a big taste of C.C. Sabathia as he has finally decided to sign with the New York Yankees for 7 years, $160 million. About a month ago, the Yankees had offered Sabathia 6 years, $140 million but Sabathia really wanted to pitch in California. But after 3 days .
Yankees making a move on Sabathia?
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/10/2008 — Interesting things going on:
Giants GM Brian Sabean said that CC Sabathia is a back-burner issue for his team. The Angels said roughly the same thing.
And it seems that tonight’s last-minute meeting that Brian Cashman dashed off to ...
CC Sabathia Gets Paid..New York Restuarant Owners Beware
blacksportsonline.com 12/10/2008 — Congratulations to CC Sabathia for swindling $160 Million from the New York Yankees. More power to Sabathia and his agent in this economy to have a team guarantee him $22.85 million each year for the next seven years. Of course this is the Yankees we are talking about who just throw money ...
Wedge: Sabathia will fit right in
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/11/2008 — Just spoke to Indians manager Eric Wedge, who had CC Sabathia for six seasons, to get some perspective on the lefty.
He talked far more about Sabathia’s personality and character than he did his pitching.
“I think about his ...
