nypost.com - 1/11/2009
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MARK Teixeira made it clear this week how much of a Don Mattingly fan he was growing up, with everything from having a Mattingly poster in his bedroom to wearing a Yankees cap to Camden Yards when the Yankees would come to play the Orioles...
boston.com - 1/6/2009
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boston.com —
The Yankees officially introduced first baseman Mark Teixeira
at a press conference at the old Yankee Stadium
this afternoon. Here are few notable comments from the 28-year-old slugger, who agreed to an eight-year, $180 million free agent contract ...
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Teixeira: 'In the back of my mind, the Yankees were ...
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
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com —
From Lisa Olsen : ...Now the Red Sox
were again heavy on the scene; Cashman figured he
might as well play along. So he did a bit of research, discovered Teixeira had a fondness for Twisted Sister, the iron men of '80s rock. Sometimes it really is this simple, this high-stakes recruiting game. ...
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Yanks Wooed Teixeira With Twisted Sister
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Mattingly Has High Praise For Tex
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Kevin Kernan: "Teixeira's a great player, there's no question about that and I appreciate the way he plays and I think the Yankee fans are going to enjoy him," Donnie Baseball said. "I had lunch with him a few years back, so I knew he was a fan. He seemed like a really good kid." Told that a Mattingly poster remains on the wall of Teixeira's old bedroom at his parent's home, Mattingly laughed and said, "Oh, geez." It is the way that Teixeira plays the game, with respect, the same way the Yankees captain played it, that impresses Mattingly ...
Yankees are thinking about trading away Swisher for Cameron…
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... back up player on the Yankees.“I’m not motivated to move him,” said Melvin, who promised Cameron he would only trade him to a contender. “Having a good defensive centerfielder is valuable.” “As far as I’m concerned, I’m a Brewer until somebody calls me and tells me otherwise,” he said. “I have no control over that. Doug talked to me and told me what was going on, and I appreciate that.————————————————————————————————————— Other Headlines: Sabathia lends a hand to Epstein / Mattingly Has High Praise For Tex A-Rod cuts mansion asking price / Comparing ...
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Mattingly Has High Praise For Tex
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/11/2009 — From Kevin Kernan : "Teixeira's a great player, there's no question about that and I appreciate the way he plays and I think the Yankee fans are going to enjoy him," Donnie Baseball said. "I had lunch with him a few years back, so I knew he was a fan. He seemed like a really good kid." Told that ...
YANKEES GET TEIXEIRA
nypost.com 12/23/2008 — Mark Teixeira has agreed to a deal with the Yankees, according to several reports. The Associated Press said the deal for the free-agent first baseman was for $180 million over eight years. A person familiar with the negotiations disclosed the...
Teixeira to Yankees
examiner.com 12/23/2008 — Mark Teixeira has signed with the New York Yankees - the free agent first baseman came to terms Tuesday afternoon on an 8 year, 170 million dollar contract.
Mark Teixeira Press Conference…
zellspinstripeblog.com 1/7/2009 — Finally Mark Teixeira has been introduced. It seems like the deal was completed so long ago with the Yankees offices closing and all. I’m glad he chose #25 because I had a Jason Giambi jersey with no name on the back so I can still wear it. Haha. I think Teixeira is going to fit in fine in New York.
Latest on Teixeira: Yanks stepping up Teixeira talks
fannation.com 12/23/2008 — The race to sign free-agent slugger Mark Teixeira has devloved into a three-team race between the Red Sox, Yankees and Nationals -- and a decision could be made by Teixeira as soon as this afternoon.
The Red Sox have been the perceived as the ...
Yanks welcome Teixeira on 'another special day'
msn.foxsports.com 1/6/2009 — Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees completed their $180 million, eight-year contract Tuesday, announcing the deal in perhaps the final event at the old Yankee Stadium.
My Thoughts on Teixeira
mysportsrumors.com 12/27/2008 — So as a fan of the New York Yankees, I have a lot of thoughts on the big signing of Mark Teixeira. About two weeks ago, I wrote an article calling Teixeira Boston Bound and that a deal should be completed quickly and a must signing for the Red Sox. Was I wrong? Only on the signing itself.
The Phillies Uniform Question —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/11/2009
I was looking online the other day at the Orioles new uniforms. I then proceeded to check out the Red Sox and Nationals new digs and thought what the Phillies are going to do this year with their alternate uniform.
Are they going to keep it, ...
Donnie Baseball A Big Fan Of Tex! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/11/2009
Courtesy Yankees 'N More and Field Of Dreams
Kevin Kernan of the New York Post has a very good piece up this morning that's based on a conversation he had with Don Mattingly about new Yankees first sacker Mark Teixeira. Surely you ...
Mattingly Has High Praise For Tex —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/11/2009
From Kevin Kernan :
"Teixeira's a great player, there's no question about that and I appreciate the way he plays and I think the Yankee fans are going to enjoy him," Donnie Baseball said. "I had lunch with him a few years back, so I knew he was a ...
