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San Francisco Giants to enter Sabathia sweepstakes
Following up on this earlier post, it appears there's another National League California team planning to make a big offer to CC Sabathia. According to a person familiar with the talks, the San Francisco Giants have been in touch with...
Steinbrenner: Yanks' Sabathia offer has time limit
Steinbrenner: Yanks' Sabathia offer has time limit
sports.espn.go.com — CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the Yankees' contract proposal.... (more) Steinbrenner: Yanks' Sabathia offer has time limit
Yankees-Sabathia: What's the holdup?
Yankees-Sabathia: What's the holdup?
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... (more) Yankees-Sabathia: What's the holdup?
Report: CC won't decide on Yanks 'till after Thanksgiving -
newsday.com — 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 ... (more) Report: CC won't decide on Yanks 'till after Thanksgiving -
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CC You Real Soon?
El Lefty Malo — ... and Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger. Brewers. Yankees. You think maybe someone in the CC camp is trying to stoke the fire under the pot? ...

Sabathia, smartly, will wait until after Thanksgiving
River Avenue Blues — ... Dan Graziano opined on the Dodgers’ intentions to offer Sabathia a contract while the late afternoon brought word of opined on the Dodgers’ intentions to offer Sabathia a contract while the late afternoon brought word of opined on the Dodgers’ intentions to offer Sabathia a contract while the late afternoon brought word of opined on the Dodgers’ intentions to offer Sabathia a contract while the late afternoon brought word of an impending offer out of San Francisco. (An aside: Would the Giants really commit nearly over ...

CC Won't Make Decision 'Till After Thanksgiving
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... 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 deal, but not higher than the Yankees $140 for six. ...

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 Giants are definitely on the scene: According to a person familiar with the talks, the San Francisco Giants have been in touch with Sabathia's agent and are planning an offer in excess of the six years, $100 million Milwaukee has offered, though not as high as the Yankees' stratospheric six-year, $140 million offer. The Giants "want to show him they're going to be very ...

Starting Pitcher: Who is Interested in Whom?
MetsBlog.com — ... The Giants plan to offer Sabathia a six-year deal, worth around $120 million, according to Dan Graziano in the Star-Ledger. ...

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jsonline.com 11/20/2008 — The room is about to get more crowded in the auction for free agent left-hander CC Sabathia, if it hasn't already. An agent familiar with the situation said Wednesday he expected the San Francisco Giants to make an offer to Sabathia's agents in an ...
CC You Real Soon?
leftymalo.com 11/20/2008 — How's this for a juicy rumor? Two different beat writers say there's talk of the Giants making a serious offer to CC Sabathia. Both peg it between the Brewers' reported offer of 6 years, $100 M and the Yankees' 6/$140 M. Before we get too far into ...
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CC Won't Make Decision 'Till After Thanksgiving
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/20/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Two titles on the line this weekend
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/7/2008 — CC Sabathia will be at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight for the welterweight fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. It should be a good fight. But for baseball fans, it’s the sub-plot that will be more interesting. ...
Giants to Make Offer for CC
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — Yesterday it was reported that CC Sabathia's wife Amber wants here husband to play in San Francisco. Sabathia also obviously would also love to play near his home town -he is from Vallejo, California, around 30 miles outside of San Francisco. The Giants are interested and have some money to ...
The Sabathia Opt-Out
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CC Says N-O to NY?  UPDATED!
hardballtimes.com 12/9/2008 — The Merc's Andrew Baggarly is reporting -- well, he's not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor -- that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees' offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture: It’s been confirmed to me that the Giants had discussions with CC ...
C.C. Ya!
bronxstop.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Interesting perspectives on the CC Sabathia situation.
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No decision by Sabathia until after next weekendNewsday.com - Yankees 11/20/2008
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.  ...
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CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal.