voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/11/2008
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Gammons said that Boras is probably trying to create an opportunity for Man-ny to get signed. Apparently, if Tex signs with the Red Sox, not the Nats or Angels, then that leaves more options for Man-ny to sign. He mentioned that since the Nats are such serious players, that Man-ny's destination ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/10/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- The Yankees' imminent signing of
free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia to a seven-year, $160-million deal...
would seem to take them out of the running for Mark Teixeira, but that will hardly ease the competition the Angels face in...
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Mark Teixeira negotiations heating up
mlb.mlb.com - 12/11/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- The Nationals are showing how
serious they are when it comes to bringing Maryland...
native Mark Teixeira to Washington, D.C. According to a Major League source, the club has offered the switch-hitting first baseman an eight-year, $160 ...
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Nats make eight-year offer to Teixeira | MLB.com: News
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
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ESPN: Yanks guarantee fifth year to A.J. Burnett
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... may not be using the word "stuck with" at the end of the CC Sabathia deal. They almost certainly would be uttering such a phrase at the end of a five-year deal to Burnett. The thing that bugs us most is that the Yanks could likely get similar production from Ben Sheets, only they'd be paying out less money over less time. And as the Yanks focus their dollars on starting pitching, it seems the pipe dream of landing Mark Teixeira is fading. The Nationals have set the bar on Teixeira, offering him a reported $160 million over eight years . Do the Yanks have room for another $20 ...
The Nationals Make An Offer To Teixeira...Seriously!
Federal Baseball —
... not having believed that they would make a serious offer for free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira, I think i'll wait until Teixeira signs before I do all that, but if reports today are true, the Nationals have put an 8-year/$160 million dollar offer on the proverbial table in an attempt to entice the soon-to-be 29-year old veteran of six MLB seasons into becoming the face of the nation's capitals' favorite baseball team...uh, along with Ryan Zimmerman.
Of course...until Washington Post writer Dave Sheinin's ...
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UPDATE: Nationals Make 8-year, $160M Offer to Teixeira
voices.washingtonpost.com 12/11/2008 — That is the Nationals' offer to first baseman Mark Teixeira, according to two industry sources with knowledge of the offer. From Jim Bowden: "We've made a very significant, concrete offer. He's our No. 1 priority." From Scott Boras: "We've been ...
It's Teixeira Time, Nationals!
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/19/2008 — The push to bring Mark Teixeira to Washington DC continues! Last week, I wrote about why Teixeira should sign with the Washington Nationals instead of the Angels and Red Sox. I'm happy to report that it looks as though the Nationals are one of the last two teams in the running for Teixeira! ...
Nationals extend offer to Teixeira - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 12/10/2008 — LAS VEGAS The Washington Nationals have stepped boldly into the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, making an offer to the free agent first baseman for seven years and $150 million, a highly placed baseball source said Wednesday morning. With the New York ...
Send the Washington Nationals Back to the Hell from Whence They Came
bleacherreport.com 12/12/2008 — The Washington Nationals are the worst franchise in professional sports.
As a creature with origins in the D.C. suburbs, I say this with equal parts sincerity and scorn. What kind of team loses 102 games and then sees fit to offer a free agent ...
Nationals fall short in Teixeira bidding | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 12/23/2008 — WASHINGTON -- The Nationals let it be known during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas that free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira was their No. 1 target. The team thought he could be a difference-maker for an offense that struggled this past season. ...
The Nationals Offer Teixeira A Crazy Deal...
oriolepost.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — Take this for what it's worth -- however, if this is true, this could be the beginning of one craziest player courtships I have ever seen. Since I have seen this on the Nationals official website, we have to take as gospel. It looks like someone has ...
Teixeira Goes to Washington?
oriolepost.blogspot.com 12/23/2008 — Well, I think we may have a reason why the Teixeira sweepstakes dubbed by some on internet "As The Teixeira Turns" has gone on and on from a posting from MASN's Roch Kubatko just a few hours ago. And, yes, it involves the team to the south -- the ...
What Can The Pirates Learn From The Nationals?
bucsdugout.com 1/26/2009 — I recently wrote about the mess that was made of the Montreal Expos in the years before and after they thought they might be contracted, and the connections between that situation and the one Neal Huntington inherited:
Dave ...
Teixeira announcement Tuesday
washingtontimes.com 12/23/2008 — Thom Loverro ( Contact ) Tuesday, December 23, 2008 A major league baseball source has told The Washington Times' Thom Loverro that there will be an announcement today regarding the future of free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira . While the source ...
Everybody Take a Deep Breath —
Nationals Journal 12/10/2008
Lots of stuff flying around about Mark Teixeira, but little of it true. As one Nationals executive told me a few minutes ago, "Ninety percent of this stuff is pure fabrication." I have also heard from multiple people, representing several different ...
