Boras, Leigh Duped Sox
Boston Dirt Dogs —
... Sox Got Suckered as Teixeiras Made Up Their Mind to Join Yankees Two Weeks Before Christmas and Long Before John Henry & Co. Flew to Texas
The Yankee Flipper: '...The Yankees Were Always on Top' Ringless Don Mattingly Was Tex's Idol... Perfect
"Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my wife] Leigh about it again, and we kind of decided that, hey, the Yankees are where we want to be. Cash [Brian Cashman] might want to give Leigh a hug, because when I asked her during the process, 'Where should I go, where should ...
Yankees can thank Leigh Teixeira for their new first baseman
Big League Stew —
... 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: ...
Boras and Teixeria Face the Media
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
You know when Scott Boras answers a question you are going to end up more confused than where you started. With that caveat here is what he and Teixeira had to say about the negotiations with the Red Sox: Were the Red Sox and others strung along? Scott Boras, agent: "I think whenever you represent a free agent player and he signs somewhere, part of the process is one where everyone is going to say they were strung along. Obviously, in my business, you're either called a shopper or a puffer; one of the two, you're going to be labeled with. You do the things you need to do, in ...
Teixeira: ‘In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top’
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Teixeira: ‘In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top’ 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 with New York Dec. 23, jilting the Red Sox, who were thought by many to be his first choice: On whether he planned on signing with the Yankees all along:“The whole process was confusing. Sometimes I’d tell Scott to stop calling me, then I’d call him five times a day ...
TEIX MESSAGE: NATS GOT STRUNG ALONG
The Nationals Enquirer —
... weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my wife] Leigh about it again, and we kind of decided that, hey, the Yankees are where we want to be. Cash [Brian Cashman] might want to give Leigh a hug, because when I asked her during the process, 'Where should I go, where should I go?,' she'd always say, 'I just want you to be happy.' Finally she said, 'I want you to be a Yankee,' and it was a done deal. Once we got the contract figured out, it was a no-brainer for me." (Mark Teixeira, via Extra Bases/Boston.com, 1/06/2009)
"The five teams we negotiated ...
Teixeira Hearts Twisted Sister
The Joy of Sox —
... look like as he ran out of the dugout and onto the grass, the crowd at a froth, the New York skyline in the distance, the sound track blared "I Wanna Rock." Cashman pressed play. "Hey, that's my song!" Cashman recalled Teixeira saying as he and I walked through the old stadium hallways. "I was like, yeah, we know that." And at that point, with Twisted Sister on blast, Leigh, Teixeira's college sweetheart who is now his wife, said, "I want you to be a Yankee."Teixeira: Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my wife] Leigh about it again, ...
Mark Teixeira dons pinstripes (photos)
New York Yankees Examiner —
... , and Yankees.com and here at The Boston Globe, of all places, but a key piece of insight came when Teixeira was telling how he and wife Leigh came to his final decision to sign with the Yankees."I said to Leigh, 'Everything's equal. Where would you want to play?'" Teixeira said. "Finally, she broke down and said, 'I want you to be a Yankee.' That's what did it for me."Turns out, similar to CC Sabathia ...
Tex Says, "the Yankees were always the top [choice]."
Camden Chat —
via f3.yahoofs.com
Blame the wife! Turncoat! Turncoat!
I know I'm beating a dead horse into the ground here, but this is the last of it from me on the Tex issue, just some good insight into the bargaining process before the holidays.
According to the Boston Globe, Tex's wife, Leigh, convinced him the Yanks were the way to go:
"Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my wife] Leigh about it again, and we kind of decided that, hey, the Yankees are where we want to be. Cash [Brian Cashman] might want to give ...
Mark Teixeira's Wife Leigh Chose The Yankees
FanIQ Blog —
... and decide. If you can't even do that, New York might not be the best place for you.
3) His general demeanor. New York is going to eat this kid alive. I'm looking forward to it.
Teixeira's childhood idol was supposedly Don Mattingly. That sounds appropriate. A Yankee 1st baseman who's not a Hall of Famer, and never won a World Series. That works for me.
Teixeira: 'In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top' [Boston.com]
Teixeira Hands Heckling Material to Red Sox
RealClearSports - Blog —
... All signs seemed to point to Mark Teixeira signing with the Red Sox. It made the most sense. They could offer him a lucrative salary, he would be on the east coast, which is closer to home, and he would be playing for a contender (prove me wrong, Orioles and Nationals). It was inevitable...and then the Yankees swooped in. Teixeira donned the pinstripes for the first time yesterday and talked about what led him to decide on the Yankees. From Extra Bases: ...
Tardy: The Real Driver On Teixera's Bus
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
If you believe the Boston Globe, that is:
"The whole process was confusing. Sometimes I'd tell Scott to stop calling me, then I'd call him five times a day saying, 'Tell me what you know!' Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my wife] Leigh about it again, and we kind of decided that, hey, the Yankees are where we want to be. Cash [Brian Cashman] might want to give Leigh a hug, because when I asked her during the process, 'Where should I go, where should I go?,' she'd always say, 'I just want you to be happy.' Finally she said, 'I want you to be a ...
Teixeira's Heart Belongs to Wife, Twisted Sister
The Sporting Blog —
... of Leigh Teixeria, wife of Mark, had in getting the Yankees their new slugger, as reported by the Boston Globe. ...
