Yankees, Mets to war over Sabathia
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... The New York Daily News is reporting the New York Mets will go to war with the New York Yankees over the services of free-agent lefthander CC Sabathia. A high-placed Yankee source Thursday told the paper: "The Mets are in it? Great. Bring it on." Sabathia figures to draw huge dollars. A Big Apple Battle Royale will only push it higher. ...
Source: CC Ya In Queens?
Hot Foot —
Yesterday, when I listened to WFAN’s Mike Francesa blather on about his conversation with Mets GM Omar Minaya I assumed there was no mention of CC Sabathia because conventional wisdom dictates that the Mets, after securing the great Santana last off-season, would have no interest in another high priced top of the rotation stud like CC Sabathia.
But the NY Daily News is reporting that the Mets have:
apparently joined the Yankees in pursuit of baseball’s biggest free agent ...
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• CC could be going to New York. They just aren't sure which New York. Which leads me to this photo of the ...
Starting Pitcher: Waiting on CC Sabathia
MetsBlog.com —
In the Daily News, three reporters team up to write:
“Meanwhile, Omar Minaya was discussing a trade for a pitcher with a GM but said he would first have to see how Sabathia’s free agency was progressing, a baseball executive said. A Mets official subsequently wouldn’t deny interest in Sabathia.”
…look, i don’t mean to throw cold water on this, because i see people getting all giddy, but i do not read the executive’s statement to mean the Mets are ...
Myth or Fact : Mets to battle it out for Sabathia!
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
From the Daily News:
The latest Subway Series tussle could be over none other than CC Sabathia, the Daily News has learned, as the Mets Thursday apparently joined the Yankees in pursuit of baseball's biggest free agent prize.
A high-placed Yankee source Thursday reacted to the development by saying: "The Mets are in it? Great. Bring it on."
The Yankees are plotting a quick-strike offer to Sabathia that would meet or exceed the $137.5 million for six years that Johan Santana received from the Mets last winter. ...
CC obviously stands for Cha Ching
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
... According to today’s Daily News, Battle for CC Sabathia turns into turf war between Yankees and Mets.
Subway Series: Mets want in on CC Sabathia
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
If you thought the Subway Series were heated, or even last season's pursuit of Johan Santana, if the Mets are really in on CC Sabathia, things between the two teams are about to get crazy. Four different writers in the Daily News note that the Mets look like they're going to be players in the bidding war for the portly Sabathia. Bill Madden / Anthony McCarron / Adam Rubin: A high-placed Yankee source Thursday reacted to the development by saying: "The Mets are in it? Great. Bring it on." --- Such a deal with the Mets likely would ...
Mets Join Yanks In Sabathia Chase?
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Bill Madden, Anthony McCarron, and Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News say the Mets will be in the mix for C.C. Sabathia: ...
Ask Not What the Hot Stove Can Do For You
New York Mets Fan Blog —
"The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing." -Socrates [image] Perhaps approaching the Hot Stove Season with the Socratic Method is our best bet, as the rampant rumors and speculation leave us with more questions than answers. For example, Bill Madden, Anthony McCarren, and Adam Rubin of the NY Daily News mentioned that the Mets might be in the CC Sabathia sweepstakes after all : The latest Subway Series tussle could be over none other than CC Sabathia, the Daily News has learned, as the Mets Thursday apparently joined the Yankees in pursuit of baseball's ...
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Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog —
... No way in hell am I getting my hopes up that the Mets will (a) Make a serious pitch for C C Sabathia and (b) go higher with a contract for Sabathia than that of Johan Santana. Now that’s not to say I wouldn’t want the Mets to pursue C C I’ve gone on record at the end of the season that I’d want the Mets to go balls out for the Hefty Lefty but it’s just not the Skill Set M.O. to go toe to toe with the Highlanders in a biding war. I still don’t understand the logic that the Highlanders have more dough than the Mets as what do the Highlanders have that the Mets don’t (besides ...
All about Sabathia today.....
Mets Fever —
... Meanwhile, Omar Minaya was discussing a trade for a pitcher with a GM but said he would first have to see how Sabathia's free agency was progressing, a baseball executive said. A Mets official subsequently wouldn't deny interest in Sabathia. source Daily News ...
C.C. to the Mets - Why Not ?
Mets Today —
... The buzz is that trades will be held up while C.C. Sabathia mulls over the millions that will be thrown his way over the next few weeks, and that this fact could hold up a big trade made by the Mets. The three amigos at The Daily News go so far as to suggest that the Mets could be in on the bidding for the big lefthander, though most sources are poo-pooing that conjecture. ...
The Mets Are Interested in Sabathia Too
FanHouse —
... it to him. It's not a bad plan when you think about it because it's a lot harder to say no to $150 million when you can actually see it. Whether their plan will actually work remains to be seen, but as it turns out, the Yankees aren't the only team in New York planning on making a pitch for the free agent. The Mets -- who last winter invested $137 million into Johan Santana only to see the team collapse and lose the division to the Phillies again -- are planning on making an offer to Sabathia as well. The latest Subway Series tussle could be over none ...
The Sabathia Subway Series Has Begun [MLB]
Deadspin —
... are in it? Great. Bring it on." Meanwhile, Omar Minaya was dicussing a trade for a pitcher with a GM but said he would first have to see how Sabathia's free agency was progressing, a baseball executive said. A Mets official subsequently wouldn't deny interest in Sabathia. Begun, the Sabathia Wars have. Of course the Yankees and Mets also want Derek Lowe, and the Yankees crave A.J. Burnett, who filed for free agency on Thursday. Oh, this will be fun. Battle For CC Sabathia Turns Into Turf War Between Yankees And Mets [New York Daily News] ...
See Ya CC?
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
... According to Marty Noble - mlb.com the Mets are not going to pursue CC (Cha-Ching) Sabathia. This is in complete contrast to our post - CC obviously stands for Cha Ching - from the Daily News yesterday. ...
