newsday.com - 11/20/2008
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The Yankees are content to let CC Sabathia take his time on his big decision, and Sabathia will do just that. As first reported by ESPN 's Peter Gammons, Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend. But for Sabathia, who is well known to prefer both ...
nj.com - 11/19/2008
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nj.com —
Getty ImagesCC Sabathia is the most sought-after free
agent this offseason. Things don't move as quickly this
time of year as we all hope they would or think they should. The Yankees offered CC Sabathia $140 million for six years...
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Yankees-Sabathia: What's the holdup?
nydailynews.com - 11/19/2008
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nydailynews.com —
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Tuesday, November 18th 2008,
9:20 PM The Yankees and Red Sox won't meet
again on the field until April, but the two American League East rivals are preparing to square off for the services of at least one major free agent in ...
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Yankees and Red Sox in battle over pitcher A.J. Burnett
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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From Newsday : The Yankees are content to
let CC Sabathia take his time on his big
decision, and Sabathia will do just that. As first reported by ESPN 's Peter Gammons, Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend. There was also this from Dan Graziano ...
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CC Won't Make Decision 'Till After Thanksgiving
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Report: CC won’t decide on Yanks ’till after Thanksgiving
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
Looks like Sabathia will take his time. He needs to eat some Turkey first. haha CC won’t decide on Yanks ’till after Thanksgiving The Yankees are content to let ...
Sabathia, smartly, will wait until after Thanksgiving
River Avenue Blues —
... But the real news came just a few minutes ago when two Newsday reporters unveiled a not-so-shocking report: CC Sabathia will not be deciding upon anything until after Thanksgiving. While Sabathia is content to wait, these offers on which Graziano speculated aren’t quite as sure a bet, according to Ken Davidoff and Anthony Rieber: ...
CC Won't Make Decision 'Till After Thanksgiving
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Newsday: The Yankees are content to let CC Sabathia take his time on his big decision, and Sabathia will do just that. As first reported by ESPN's Peter Gammons, Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend. There was also this from Dan Graziano, who said the San Francisco Giants are going to get into the mix for Sabathia. He said that Giants have been in touch with CC's agent and are planning to make an offer shortly. The offer will be more than the Brewers' six-year, $100 MM ...
C.C. Sabathia Rumors: Thursday
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Ken Davidoff and Anthony Rieber pass along a Peter Gammons report saying Sabathia will not sign until after Thanksgiving. Perfectly logical, though I cannot find where Gammons wrote this. (I see ...
Sabathia Will Have Options
ShysterBall —
While CC has said that he will consider the Yankees' ginormous offer as he sups on turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie, "a person familiar with the talks" is saying that ...
The Quiet before the Free Agent Shitstorm
The Blue Jay Hunter —
... So it's almost been one week of free agency, and we're still waiting for one of the big three (Sabathia, Teixeira, Manny) to find a home for the 2009 season. Now, we've learned that Sabathia won't make a decision until after finishing his thanksgiving leftovers. The Blue Jays are ...
Hot Stove Update: Angels to give Teixeira offer and deadline
The Bottom Line —
... since receiving the Yankees' bold opening salvo last week, a $140-million, six-year bid that beat the Brewers' initial offer by $40 million and makes a nice high target for someone to shoot at. The Dodgers, Giants, Red Sox and Angels are among big-market teams believed to have checked in on Sabathia. ESPN's Peter Gammons said Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend . Bottom Line: We haven't heard much about the Sox and C.C., and one can assume that they are simply jacking up the price on the Yankees - just as the Yankees could ...
Clock ticking on CC Sabathia's decision
New York Yankees Examiner —
... It s been reported here that CC Sabathia won t be making a decision until after Thanksgiving, but Hal Steinbrenner is now stepping up the pressure. The new Boss said on Thursday, We've made him an offer. It's not going to be there forever. There have been no reports of competitive bids for Sabathia. The Yankees record-breaking offer is still the only one on the table, but Greg Genske, Sabathia s agent, is clearly trying to get some other suitors to throw their hats in the ring to push the bidding. CC made his preference known for the west coast and for the National League, ...
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mlbtraderumors.com 11/13/2008 — According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post , the Yankees will "aggressively extend a proposal" to C.C. Sabathia tomorrow. He believes the Yankees will go to "a financial region that no other franchise would even ...
Did the Yanks offer Sabathia enough?
riveraveblues.com 11/22/2008 — We all know by now that CC Sabathia is sitting on a few $100-million offers. The Brewers seem willing to give him $100 million over five years; the Yanks would like his services for six years at $140 million.
On the surface, this doesn’t seem ...
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Report: Angels not interested in CC
riveraveblues.com 12/3/2008 — We haven’t checked in on CC Sabathia in a few days, and it looks like there’s a new development. The Angels’ GM has told MLB.com that the team is still focused on Mark Teixeira and hasn’t been in on the CC Sabathia sweeps. ...
C.C. Ya!
bronxstop.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Interesting perspectives on the CC Sabathia situation.
Report: Yankees land Sabathia
boston.com 12/10/2008 — The New York Post reported this morning that free agent pitcher CC Sabathia has decided to sign with the Yankees. An excerpt from the Joel Sherman article: CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is...
Yanks Will Introduce Both AJ and CC on Thursday
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/17/2008 — Mark Feinsand is reporting that on Thursday's at 1:00 p.m. at the "old" Yankee Stadium the Yankees will introduce both CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. He also had this bit of info: Sabathia checked into the Essex House on Monday night under an alias, believed to be the name of one of his agents. ...
