nj.com - 11/19/2008
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Getty ImagesCC Sabathia is the most sought-after free agent this offseason. Things don't move as quickly this time of year as we all hope they would or think they should. The Yankees offered CC Sabathia $140 million for six years...
newsday.com - 11/19/2008
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newsday.com —
The Yankees still are preparing a formal offer
for righthanded pitcher A.J. Burnett, a club official said
yesterday, but the Red Sox have become serious competitors to land him.
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Source: Yanks still trying to woo Burnett
newsday.com - 11/20/2008
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newsday.com —
The Yankees are content to let CC Sabathia
take his time on his big decision, and Sabathia
will do just that. As first reported by ESPN 's Peter Gammons, Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend. But for ...
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Report: CC won't decide on Yanks 'till after Thanksgiving -
nydailynews.com - 11/19/2008
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nydailynews.com —
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Tuesday, November 18th 2008,
9:20 PM The Yankees and Red Sox won't meet
again on the field until April, but the two American League East rivals are preparing to square off for the services of at least one major free agent in ...
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Yankees and Red Sox in battle over pitcher A.J. Burnett
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Graziano's Latest: Sabathia, Halladay
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger explains why C.C. Sabathia is taking his time while mulling over the Yankees' six-year, $140MM offer. Graziano believes Sabathia and his agents are waiting to see what the Dodgers propose. ...
Sabathia Making Yanks Wait As He Watches Dodger Moves?
WasWatching.com —
Dan Graziano thinks that could be the case.
If true, then, the CC sweepstakes could easily drag into December - or beyond.
Sabathia Rumors and Rumblings....
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
Dan Graziano of the Newark Star Ledger reports that the Dodgers might be the team that's holding up Sabathia's decision with the Yankees ...
Today In Bullshit
Drunk Jays Fans —
... That garbage was getting passed around, apparently, because Tony Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger was short on anything juicy to say, and he had no problem sparking a bunch of bullshit rumours about the Jays shopping Halladay-- which were based on either his own boring speculation, or some non-story from four months ago. ...
Yanks didn’t offer Burnett 5 Years/$80M & Why is C.C. holding up the Yankees?
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger explains why C.C. Sabathia is taking his time while mulling over the Yankees’ six-year, $140MM offer. Graziano believes Sabathia and his agents are waiting to see what the Dodgers propose. Graziano speaks of “rumblings today that the Dodgers either have offered or are about to offer Sabathia a six-year contract worth between $110 and $120 million.” He believes this could compel the Yankees to increase their offer, just to ensure a ridiculous ($30MM+) gap between the two proposals.———————————— ...
Sabathia, Johnson, Garland, Brocail, And Viciedo
Fire Ned Colletti Now —
... ERA+, and I would expect him to be at least league average for the Dodgers. The problem is that he made 12 million dollars last year, and at 29-years-old, he will probably be looking for a pretty long deal at about the same rate. For that kind of money, he better be a Hiroki Kuroda clone, but he's just nowhere close. If the price is right, I don't mind acquiring Garland to be a 4th or 5th starter, but paying him like a 2nd or 3rd starter? No thanks. Dan Graziano says that the Dodgers might be making a rather sizable offer to CC Sabathia. "There ...
Odds and Ends: Halladay, Lopez, Glavine
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... trading Roy Halladay hasn't even crossed his mind. Dan Graziano wrote last Wednesday that some continued to insist the Jays would explore trading their ace. ...
An open letter to Scott Carson
The Tao of Stieb —
... already? Who are you, Dan Graziano? Look, I know it's been a slow offseason for news, but there had to be another reason. Was it to feed the lemmings already uber-pissed at Jays management? Was it's purpose to whip the casual fan into a fully lathered frenzy? If that's the case, then either way - judging by your reader comments - mission accomplished. ...
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lohud.com 12/5/2008 — It has been four long weeks since the Yankees offered CC Sabathia the richest contract for a pitcher in baseball history. Now general manager Brian Cashman wants an answer. Cashman has scheduled a meeting with Sabathia to try to end a recruiting ...
C.C. is a Yankee
totalprosports.com 12/10/2008 — Various news outlets are reporting that the C.C. Sabathia , the over-sized pitcher, is now a member of the Evil Empire. The numbers that have been reported are $140 million over six years, I'm sure C.C. will buy a lot of New York hot dogs with that cash. Now that the ...
What They Need: Toronto Blue Jays - To Aim for 2010
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totalprosports.com 12/16/2008 — Total Pro Sports - The baseball winter meetings have come and gone. Carsten Charles Sabathia decided to accept the 7 year 161 million dollar contract from the New York Yankees , only a couple days after telling Dodger GM Ned Colletti that he wanted to play for them. If anything it shows how ...
OK, here is the deal on CC Sabathia
insidesocal.com 11/20/2008 — Just found out that the Dodgers have NOT made an offer and that they aren't ABOUT to make an offer. This does not mean, however, that they WON'T make an offer at some point. The Dodgers ARE interested in CC...
Sports | Time for Blue Jays to trade Roy Halladay
thestar.com 12/12/2008 — Richard Griffin LAS VEGAS- I t's a tough, tough decision to make, but the time has come for the Jays to trade Roy Halladay to a contending club and get a combination package of ready-for-prime-time and future players. The current market shows that ...
Yankees may not make Burnett an offer | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 11/22/2008 — The Yankees haven't been shy about floating large sums of cash in their search for pitching this offseason, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're ready to meet one of the requests of free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett. Darek Braunecker, Burnett's ...
New York Yankees Have To Sign Manny Ramirez! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/19/2008
Enough is enough! If you're the New York Yankees, you have to sign Manny Ramirez. You have approximately $80 million coming off the payroll, use some of it to grab Manny Ramirez. If truly the goal for the Yankees is a championship every year, this is ...
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