hardballtimes.com - 12/2/2008
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Holden Caulfiled --er, I mean Joel Sherman of the New York Post has some sharp words for Andy Pettitte:
If Pettitte signs elsewhere, regardless of the dollar figure, he should be viewed as a world-class phony forever around here. There should be no more pardons. He should receive no invites to ...
yankees.lhblogs.com - 12/1/2008
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
That’s right, nobody. So forget those draft picks.
More to come … UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: It came
down to economics. The Yankees did not want to risk going to arbitration with any of their players given the salaries they made last ...
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The Yankees offer … nobody
nypost.com - 12/2/2008
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nypost.com —
OVER the past few months, as the economy
has tanked, I have received a higher volume of
e-mails from fans frustrated at the amounts being offered to players. Yet, good economy or bad, I almost always stand with the players. If someone is willing...
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IF PETTITTE SIGNS ELSEWHERE, IN BRONX HE'LL BE A PHONY ...
bizofbaseball.com - 12/2/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
In cities where Big-4 professional sports franchises call
home, the local team may rule the roost, but
when it comes to out-of-market brand recognition, the New York Yankees beat all comers, according to an annual report by Turnkey Sports & Entertainment. In their annual report, the Yankees ...
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Yankees the King of Out of Market Brand Loyalty
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It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
... levels and the current economic conditions. This is why the Yanks declined offering him arbitration. Andy made $16m in an exercised option year in 2008 and would be due for at least that if the Yanks offered arb and he accepted (which appears more than likely). Today, I read that his agents (the highly regarded Hendricks Brothers) are trying to get Andy at worst a salary on par with 2008, if not more. This is out of touch with reality, in my opinion. The other day, over at Shysterball, there was some tearing to shreds of NY Post's Joel Sherman's claims that ...
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