mlb.mlb.com - 12/11/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- The Nationals are showing how serious they are when it comes to bringing Maryland native Mark Teixeira to Washington, D.C. According to a Major League source, the club has offered the switch-hitting first baseman an eight-year, $160 million contract that would pay Teixeira an ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/10/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- The Yankees' imminent signing of
free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia to a seven-year, $160-million deal...
would seem to take them out of the running for Mark Teixeira, but that will hardly ease the competition the Angels face in...
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Mark Teixeira negotiations heating up
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
sports.yahoo.com - 12/10/2008
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LAS VEGAS The Washington Nationals have stepped boldly
into the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, making an offer to...
the free agent first baseman for seven years and $150 million, a highly placed baseball source said Wednesday morning. With the New York ...
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Nationals extend offer to Teixeira - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
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Nats, Lerner Offer Teixeira Fortune and Anonymity
East Coast Bias —
According to MLB.com and the Washington Times, the Washington Nationals have offered free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira an eight-year, $160M contract. The story also says the deal would pay Teixeira an average of $22.5M per year, which means I apparently need to go back to elementary school and relearn the definition of "average". blablblah Also, no risk of celebration related injuries (i.e. Gramaticatitis) Coming in the wake of C.C. Sabathia's big deal from the Yankees, the Nationals can only be counting on one thing: Mark Teixeira is not looking for fame and fortune. Basically, Ted Lerner has told Scott Boras and Teixeira that ...
Speed Read: Carmelo Drops 33 In Third Quarter
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
To say that Carmelo Anthony was merely “feeling it” during the third quarter last night is a pretty big understatement. While any accomplishment achieved against the dreadful T-Wolves comes with an asterisk, ‘Melo was in the zone of zones when he dropped 33 on Minnesota in the third frame, leading the Nuggets back from a 12-point halftime deficit. Anthony tied George Gervin’s NBA record for points in a quarter. Not even Wilt (or Kobe) ever put up 33 in a single quarter. The Nuggets took sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division with a 116-105 victory, and Carmelo ended up with 45 points ...
Hot Stove News & Notes 12/10/08
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
Last Night there were some other things happening outside of the Mets making a 3 team, 12 player trade.
Here is the scoop:
Mark Teixeira received 8 year, $160 Million dollar offer from the Nationals.
Peavy talks to Cubs still in motion, as GM towers looks for a 4th team.
Yanks talk to Brewers about possible Cameron for Melky Cabrera swap.
Red-Sox offer Jason Varitek a 2 year deal.
For those of you who missed it, CC Sabathia accepts a $161 Million dollar contract from the Yankees. Sabathia can opt out after three years! ...
MLB Rumors: Mark Teixeira To The Washington Nationals
FakeTeams —
... According to a source from a team that is involved in negotiations, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles "are coming in hot" on Teixeira, with the Nationals said to be willing to offer the slugger a 10-year deal for more than $20 million a year and the Orioles possibly willing to go nine years for at least $20 million a year. The source was not authorized to speak on the record about the situation and required anonymity.
Bill Ladson of MLB.com offers this:
According to a Major League source, the club has offered the ...
Boras Says Sox Have Made Offer To Varitek
The Joy of Sox —
... Mark Teixeira has received two firm offers: 8/180 from the Nationals (MLB says 8/160) and 7/150 from the Orioles. The Red Sox have not made an ...
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The Nationals Offer Teixeira A Crazy Deal...
oriolepost.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — Take this for what it's worth -- however, if this is true, this could be the beginning of one craziest player courtships I have ever seen. Since I have seen this on the Nationals official website, we have to take as gospel. It looks like someone has ...
Back in it…
wevegotheart.com 12/23/2008 — For days, this post has been kicking around in my head. I’ve just been too busy to sit down and write.
This morning, I listened to Baseball This Morning on MLB Home Plate (as I do almost every morning) and observed them poking fun at our ...
It's Teixeira Time, Nationals!
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/19/2008 — The push to bring Mark Teixeira to Washington DC continues! Last week, I wrote about why Teixeira should sign with the Washington Nationals instead of the Angels and Red Sox. I'm happy to report that it looks as though the Nationals are one of the last two teams in the running for Teixeira! ...
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washington.nationals.mlb.com 12/23/2008 — WASHINGTON -- The Nationals let it be known during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas that free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira was their No. 1 target. The team thought he could be a difference-maker for an offense that struggled this past season. ...
Teixeira's No Angel
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/22/2008 — Yesterday, the Angels decided to withdraw their offer (probably 8 years/$160 mil ( ish )) to Mark Teixeira effectively taking themselves out of the running for the slugging first baseman. According to Tim Brown of Yahoo.com, "Sources close to the process said Angels owner Arte Moreno ...
Everybody Take a Deep Breath —
Nationals Journal 12/10/2008
Lots of stuff flying around about Mark Teixeira, but little of it true. As one Nationals executive told me a few minutes ago, "Ninety percent of this stuff is pure fabrication." I have also heard from multiple people, representing several different ...
