soxandpinstripes.com - 12/24/2008
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I'd like to take this time to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I certainly enjoy sharing my thoughts and having them discussed throughout the blogosphere by intelligent, passionate, Yankees and Red Sox fans. Without all of you, Jeff and I are nothing.
That said, ...
sports.yahoo.com - 12/23/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
BLS NEWSFLASH! It's being reported that the long
Mark Teixeira Derby is finally over and that the...
winners of the first baseman's services are the New York Yankees . Big League Stew would like to extend congratulations to both parties. We now ...
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Report: Mark Teixeira signs stunner of a deal with Yankees
bugsandcranks.com - 12/24/2008
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bugsandcranks.com —
There is, of course, plenty of reaction to
the New York Yankees’ signing of free-agent first baseman...
Mark Teixeira , who had been the most desirable player left on the market. I will get to some of that in a minute. First, though, let me ...
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Reaction to the Teixeira signing
hardballtimes.com - 12/24/2008
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hardballtimes.com —
. . .that the Yankees payroll on Opening
Day 2008 was $209 million . It's also worth...
noting that even with the additions of Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett, the Yankees' 2009 payroll obligations -- including signing bonuses -- stand at roughly $201-205 million, give or take. Yes, that will ...
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It’s worth noting . . .
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Reaction To The Yankees Signing Teixeira
SOX & Dawgs —
... Sox and Pinstripes: That said, My Christmas has come early this year. Mark Teixiera will join CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett as part of the turning over of a new leaf for Yankees’ fans. Tex wasn’t necessary, I stick by that, but put him in the middle of the lineup and the Yankees once again have the best offense in the AL. Throw Sabathia and Burnett in the rotation with a healthy Hughes, Kennedy, Chamberlain and Wang, along with insurance in Mitre, Aceves and Coke, all to replace last year’s Pettitte (if he isn’t resigned) and ...
Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Teixeira
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
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Infield Chatter takes a look at eight teams most affected by the Teixeira signing.
Ed Valentine at Bugs and Cranks refuses to apologize for the Yankees doing everything they can to win and notes that unlike the Red Sox, the Yankees always do what is necessary to get the player they want.
River Ave. Blues and Bronx Banter point out that the increase in the Yankees' payroll from '08 to '09 will only be negligible.
Sox and Pinstripes says the Yankees are just doing what the Red Sox did in '07 prior to winning ...
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The Demise Of Major League Baseball —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/24/2008
Alex Rodriguez: 10 years/$275 million
C.C. Sabathia: seven years/$161 million
Mark Teixeira: eight years/$180 million
What do these players have in common?
If you said that they now play for the New York Yankees, you would be correct. You ...
