mlb.mlb.com - 12/16/2008
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NEW YORK -- Cleaning out his Yankee Stadium locker for the final time in October, Andy Pettitte was in a hurry, checking his watch repeatedly as he raced to make a flight home to Texas. The free-agent left-hander has been in no similar rush to accept the Yankees' one-year, $10 million offer to ...
fannation.com - 12/15/2008
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fannation.com —
It's been a mystery to many why veteran left-hander
Andy Pettitte hasn't taken the Yankees' $10-million offer. But...
here could be a clue as to why he hasn't: Pettitte's people apparently are telling folks he has a $36-million, three-year ...
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Pettitte may have another offer
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Catching up on the New York Yankees
Bugs & Cranks —
Sorry I have been missing in action lately, New York Yankees fans. There was a little ice storm here in upstate New York that KO’d power to about a quarter-million homes, including mine, for several days. In fact, five days later there are still folks without power.
Anyway, I am back up and running. So, let’s catch up on Yankee business of late.
While I was away, the Yankees signed A.J. Burnett to a five-year, $82.5 million contract. I am not crazy about giving a guy with Burnett’s injury history a five-year deal, but there is no denying his talent. If CC Sabathia, Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba ...
One long update: CC & A.J. take physicals, Yanks and Brewers are at a standstill, Yanks & GM end partnership…
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
I’ve had a lot of work these past few days. Sorry for the lack of updates.. Well here are some rumors and headlines floating around: Burnett and Sabathia have taken thier physicals according to the NY Post. A.J. Burnett went ahead of CC Sabathia taking a New York Yankees physical, but Sabathia will reverse the pecking order in the Yankees’ starting rotation. The Post learned Burnett underwent a physical Monday and Sabathia was at Manhattan’s Columbia Presbyterian Hospital today for tests. Hal Steinbrenner has landed on the list of 50 Most Influential people in sports business 2008….. From the Sports Business Journal : Several years of gradual but historic change within the Yankees ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 12/16/2008
While the Yankees are trying to convince Andy Pettitte that he is no longer the hero of their staff, and needs to take a pay cut, there are other teams who think differently.
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated , Pettitte’s ...
