310tojoba.blogspot.com - 5/15/2009
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There used to be only two things that were certain in this world: death and taxes. You expand that list now by adding on the fact that new Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is a really slow starter every year. 2009 has marked perhaps his slowest to date even though he has appeared to be ...
What’s Up With Cashman’s Cry For Attention?
waswatching.com 4/13/2009 — For the past day, I’ve been thinking about what Kat O’Brien recently reported in regard to Brian Cashman’s role in the Yankees acquistion of Mark Teixeira. For those who missed it, here are the highlights from Kat’s report:
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Tino Helped Tex Out of His Slump
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 5/18/2009 — From Mark Hale : Martinez, a special assistant to Brian Cashman, revealed it was the first time he'd spoken to Teixeira since spring training. But it was certainly experienced advice -- when Martinez came from Seattle in 1996, the first baseman initially struggled badly. Teixeira, the Yankees' ...
No Love Lost Between Ex-Teammates Teixeira, Padilla
mlb.fanhouse.com 6/3/2009 — Then afterward, Teixeira made it clear what he thought of his ex-teammate.
"It's just not the right way to play the game," Teixeira said. "Unfortunately, that guy's been doing it his whole career."
Teixeira Responds to Henry's Twittering
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 6/16/2009 — The Yankees' Mark Teixeira reacted to John Henry's Twitter tweet, in which Henry intimated that Teixeira had cursed the Yankees in the way Babe Ruth long cursed the Red Sox.
Mark Teixeira: King of the slow starts
bases.newsvine.com 5/8/2009 — Teixeira can breathe easier with April over
Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate in last night's loss to the Red Sox, signaling that he may be back on track following yet another underwhelming April.
Something's happening in the Bronx
bases.newsvine.com 6/3/2009 — Tyler Kepner of the New York Times was in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees' clubhouse recently and saw a sign posted with the title "Yankee Play Hard Index." On it were seven rules for the farmhands to follow, all of which basically boil down to "hustle ...
Teixeira's hustle not overlooked | yankees.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 6/13/2009 — By Jared Diamond / MLB.com 06/13/09 1:30 AM ET NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira is not exactly known for his speed -- that's no secret around the Majors. He knows it and has no problem admitting as much. When the Yankees need speed, Teixeira is not one of ...
Klapisch: Ticked-off Teix gives Yanks jolt
northjersey.com 6/3/2009 — NEW YORK So who knew that Mark Teixeira is more man than cyborg? Who figured that he wasn t really created in Scott Boras laboratory, but actually believes in an old-school tenet about head-hunter pitchers they re cowards. That s the slur Teixeira ...
Teixeira not critical to Boston's future
bases.newsvine.com 6/10/2009 — Boston will survive without him
Two stories about how the Red Sox missed out on getting Mark Teixeira this past offseason, one in the Boston Globe:
Fenway Park crowd should ignore Teixeira, not boo him
soxandpinstripes.com 4/24/2009 — Let me preface this column by admitting that I wanted Boston to sign Mark Teixeira. What's not to like about a 29-year-old switch-hitter who is a run producer, a career .289 hitter and a Gold Glove winning first baseman? Most members of Red Sox Nation thought it was a given that Teixeira would ...