Yanks, Mets likely bidders for Teixeira

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The Return of A-Rod
Published 5/20/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , wondering about what the Yanks will do with their pitching (the answer? Pretty much "wait and see" as you might have expected... We love Dan Graziano's columns, but the fact that the Mets and Yankees will bid for the services of Mark Teixeira this winter is, first of all, not really news, and secondly, really, really irrelevant right now. Edwar Ramirez ...

The Great Teixeira Race
Published 5/20/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues
... As the Yankees and the Mets both deal with underperforming first basemen at the ends of lengthy and expensive contracts, Dan Graziano takes a look at the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes and concludes that the Yanks and Mets will emerge as the two most likely bidders for Teixeira’s service. Throughout the piece, Graziano bemoans the old sluggers on the New York teams and calls Teixeira — 29 at the start of next season — a “a breath of fresh air for either New York team.” ...

Odds and Ends: Royals, Cashman, Tavarez
Published 5/20/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... there's a chance Brian Cashman will be the Yankees' GM next year, if he wants to be.  He might be able to find a better situation.  If there's a new GM, his first task might be negotiating with Scott Boras for Mark Teixeira. ...

It's Never Too Early to Start Your Christmas Shopping
Published 5/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
There are still 120 games and a postseason to go before free agency, but the Teixeira-watch has already begun in New York: At some point today, during a day-night doubleheader at Turner Field in Atlanta, Teixeira likely will stand next to Delgado at first base, allowing Mets fans to imagine him manning that position next year. The way things have gone for Delgado at Shea Stadium for the past year and a half, a replacement as perfect as Teixeira is a Mets fan's dream. Of course, it won't be that easy. If a Yankees fan happens to be flipping channels ...

Baseball Before Bedtime: A Well Respected Man
Published 5/27/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... Braves 7, Diamondbacks 3: What's gotten into Brandon Webb? Or more accurately, what got into the Braves offense, who collected 10 hits off the Arizona ace and knocked him out of the game after just four and a third innings, his shortest outing in over two years? Or even more importantly, who put the rainbow sprinkles on my vanilla ice cream? I WANTED M&M;'S! Back to the action: Mark Teixeira, in his latest audition to move to New York City, had four RBI and two hits, including a double that drove in the first runs Brandon Webb has given up in the first inning all year. ...