bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/12/2008
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Now that the Yankees have added C. C. Sabathia to their needy rotation, they are the new favorites to win the 2009 World Series.
totalprosports.com - 12/13/2008
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Total Pro Sports - The New York Yankees
are at it again! Trying to buy a World...
Series Championship, instead of doing it old school like the Tampa Rays developing from their draft picks and the farm team. First it was C.C Sabathia and now it's former Toronto Blue Jay, A.J. Burnett . In one ...
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A.J. Burnett Signs With The Yankees
bankrollsports.com - 12/13/2008
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The New York Yankees proved once again they
are the wealthiest team in Major League Baseball. The...
Yankees signed superstar C.C Sabathia to a 7 year contract worth a mind boggling 161 million dollars......
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No Recession for the Yankees…
inmowetrust.com - 12/9/2008
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Burnett Is A Yankee Click for full story.
The Yankees have reportedly come to terms with A.J....
Burnett on a 5-year deal worth $82.5M, according to Jerry Crasnick. My feelings on the matter haven't changed. This is a guy who's only thrown 200 innings ...
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From the "take it for what it's worth" department: Before baseball’s winter meetings started here Monday, the Yankees had 6-1 odds to win the title, while the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox were at 5-1. As the meetings ended Thursday, the Yankees were a 3-1 choice. The odds for the Red Sox and the Cubs did not change.But that's why they play the games. The oddsmaker, Jay Rood, said he changed the odds because more people were betting on the Yankees as a result of them signing CC Sabathia and he sees the Yankees adding more players ...
Odds And Ends: Sheets, Moeller, Yankees
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... more likely to sign with the Rangers, who have Mike Maddux campaigning for them, than the Yankees. Peter Schmuck hears that the Orioles have signed catcher Chad Moeller to a minor league deal. Ken Davidoff writes that the Yankees shouldn't concern themselves with Andy Pettitte just yet. Dave Perkins of the Toronto Star doesn't like the Yankees' aggressive spending. Jack Curry of the New York Times writes that the Yankees are instant favorites for the World Series. Another New York ...
Counting our chickens well before they hatch
River Avenue Blues —
... , Las Vegas is now calling the Yankeesthe prohibitive favorites to win the 2009 World Series, Jack Curry reports. Of course, they don’t play the games on paper, and October is a long way away from December. It is, however, comforting to hear that the bettors think the Yanks are making some good moves. ...
C.C. Signing Rocks Vegas Casinos
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Via Jack Curry:
Before baseball’s winter meetings started here Monday, the Yankees had 6-1 odds to win the title, while the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox were at 5-1. As the meetings ended Thursday, the Yankees were a 3-1 choice. The odds for the Red Sox and the Cubs did not change.
Jay Rood, the race and sports director for MGM Mirage, establishes the odds for the Bellagio and nine other casinos. Rood said he changed the Yankees’ odds because of Sabathia — because more people were betting on them and because he envisioned the team adding more ...
Catching up on the New York Yankees
Bugs & Cranks —
... While I was away, the Yankees signed A.J. Burnett to a five-year, $82.5 million contract. I am not crazy about giving a guy with Burnett’s injury history a five-year deal, but there is no denying his talent. If CC Sabathia, Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain are all healthy, what a rotation! It’s no wonder the Yankees have already been made World Series favorites. ...
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