nj.com - 12/4/2008
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We reported two weeks ago that the Giants were readying an offer for CC Sabathia, and events of the past couple of days have strengthened that belief. At the time, a person familiar with Sabathia's thinking said he was expecting...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/4/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Edgar Renteria will become the second free agent
to join the San Francisco Giants in as many
days, with the team expected to announce Thursday that he will replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel.
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SF Giants expected to announce Renteria signing
insider.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
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insider.espn.go.com —
It's been nearly three weeks since the Yankees
offered CC Sabathia 140 million of their hard-earned YES
Network/New Yankee Stadium dollars. You may have noticed that CC hasn't said yes. Yet. The Yankees still seem supremely confident that he will, ...
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Jayson Stark Blog
nydailynews.com - 12/4/2008
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nydailynews.com —
According to sources, the Giants are contemplating an
offer of more than the $100 million the Brewers
have bid for CC Sabathia for five years, but far less than the six years and $140 million the Yankees have offered.
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Sabathia's heart may be in S.F.
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Giants to Make Offer for CC
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... at home in California? We may find out very soon. Sources say the Giants are considering a play for Sabathia, although their only hope of landing the big lefthander would be for him to take an extreme hometown discount. According to sources, the Giants are contemplating an offer of more than the $100 million the Brewers have bid for Sabathia for five years, but far less than the six years and $140 million the Yankees have offered. Dan Graziano of The Star Ledger also says the Giants are ready to make an offer. Feinsand, ...
Are the Giants a Threat to the Yankees Goal of Signing CC Sabathia?
FanHouse —
... at acquiring the dominant left-hander? The answer from several sources is a resounding "yes." Let's consider the situation. The Yankees already offered to make Sabathia the highest paid pitcher of all-time. He hasn't done a single thing about that offer. Thinking rationally, if he really wanted to pitch for the Yankees he would have accepted the offer by now. He's not going to make much more money anywhere else, and that's likely going to be the highest offer. According to this author, the Giants recent quasi-spending spree -- Jeremy Affeldt, ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
Are Giants making their pitch for CC? | Extra Baggs
blogs.mercurynews.com 11/20/2008 — The blogs are buzzing here and here that the Giants will tender a massive offer to CC Sabathia, and while I’m told interest from Willie Mays Plaza is sincere, a reliable source said the club was “not in offer mode” with the free-agent left-hander. ...
Giants are considering making a play for Sabathia
sports.yahoo.com 12/5/2008 — Just how badly does CC Sabathia want to pitch at home in California? We may find out very soon, according to a report in the New York Daily News. Sources say the San Francisco Giants are considering a play for Sabathia, although their only hope of ...
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obsessivegiantscompulsive.blogspot.com 11/21/2008 — A discussion of the Giants pursuing Sabathia broke out in the comment section for the post on Lincecum's long-term contract. A couple of good sources of info on this is El Lefty Malo and, of course, Extra Baggs . I'll try to capture most of the good ...
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sfgate.com 1/3/2009 — From beat writer Henry Schulman: Shortly after the 2008 season ended, a top official told me the Giants had sincere interest in CC Sabathia, largely because the team felt he was interested in San Francisco and might accept a hometown discount. We in ...
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leftymalo.com 12/19/2008 — In 2008 the Giants scored 640 runs, or 3.95 per game .
At the Winter Meetings last week, Bruce Bochy floated a trial-balloon 2009 lineup to the press, and it didn’t look much different than 2008. But is it so dire? Before the Giants make any ...
