newsday.com - 1/8/2009
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Andy Pettitte is extremely unhappy with how his negotiations have gone with the Yankees, and the lefthander might be softening on his opposition to rejoining the Astros . What once seemed a fait accompli - Pettitte returning to the Yankees for a 12th season in pinstripes - now appears ...
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
newsday.com - 1/8/2009
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newsday.com —
Andy Pettitte is extremely unhappy with how his
negotiations have gone with the Yankees, and the lefthander...
might be softening on his opposition to rejoining the Astros.
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Pettitte not happy with Yankees right now
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Newsday - Davidoff: Pettitte not happy with Yankees right now
Replacement Level Yankees Weblog —
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Newsday - Davidoff: Pettitte not happy with Yankees right now Andy Pettitte is extremely unhappy with how his negotiations have gone with the Yankees, and the lefthander might be softening on his opposition to rejoining the Astros. Boo F’ing Hoo. --Posted at ...
The Yankees’ drama du jour
The Hardball Times —
Get your hankies, folks:
Andy Pettitte is extremely unhappy with how his negotiations have gone with the Yankees, and the lefthander might be softening on his opposition to rejoining the Astros . . . Pettitte believes that the Yankees should display more appreciation for all that he has done for them . . . Though Pettitte is popular among teammates, fans and media, emotional breakups play a significant role in his biography. He left the Yankees for Houston after the 2003 season, feeling jilted by the team that drafted him. And ...
Pettitte Upset With Yanks, May Return To Houston
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Ken Davidoff: Andy Pettitte is extremely unhappy with how his negotiations have gone with the Yankees, and the lefthander might be softening on his opposition to rejoining the Astros. What once seemed a fait accompli - Pettitte returning to the Yankees for a 12th season in pinstripes - now appears increasingly in jeopardy, although the two sides continue to communicate and they ultimately rank as each other's first choice. The 36-year-old's grievances with the Yankees feature, most prominently, these three sentiments, ...
MLB Rumor Mill: Are Pie and Hill on the Move?
MVN Outsider —
... As for the Yankees' negotiations with Andy Pettitte, it appears that the 36 year-old southpaw may be out of their rotation plans after he rejected a one-year, $10 million offer last week. A reunion with Joe Torre in La-La Land or a return home to Houston are seen as other possibilities for Pettitte, but there is also a chance that he'll decide to call it a career, after going 14-14 with a career-worst 4.54 ERA last year. ...
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Andy Pettitte Considering the Astros? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/9/2009
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)
Now that Andy has rejected the Yankees $10M offer, he is thinking about whether or not he has other options . The Astros can certainly be one of them because his family is in Texas.
Andy is also very good friends with ...
