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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Red Sox still in the driver's seat to sign Teixeira — Mark Teixeira told Red Sox owner John Henry the other day that he has offers higher than what the Red Sox offered, but undoubtedly, as Boston gauges the market, club executives now have to have serious doubts about that.
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Orange County Register:
How do fans like Teixeira trade now? — Whicker column: Many Angel fans demanded they make the Mark Teixeira trade without regard for the very consequence that happened Sunday, when the Angels bowed out of the inflated Teixeira negotiations. — Recommend
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels withdraw offer to slugger Mark Teixeira — The Gold Glove-caliber first baseman appears to want more money than owner Arte Moreno is willing to pay. — And starting at first base for your 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . . . Kendry Morales? — Get used to it, Angels fans.
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Angels say they're out of Teixeira sweepstakes — The door was opened for the Yankees to jump into the pursuit of Mark Teixeira after the Angels surprisingly pulled out of the bidding yesterday. — The Angels had been considered a leading contender to sign Teixeira, but they took their offer off the table.
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:Angels withdraw offer to Mark Teixeira
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Bombers Beat:
Cashman: Manny 3/$75M report “not true” — Just swapped text messages with Brian Cashman, who wrote two words to splash some cold water on the Impacto Deportivo report of Manny Ramirez receiving a three-year, $75 million offer from the Yankees: — “Not true.”
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Impacto Deportivo Manny Report — By Tim Dierkes [December 22 at 8:27am CST] — MONDAY, 8:27am: MLB.com's Bryan Hoch asked Yankees GM Brian Cashman about this report. Cashman responded: “Not true.” — SUNDAY, 10:53pm: According to a report in the Dominican newspaper Impacto Deportivo …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
PINSTRIPE POSTS — From the clubhouse to the diamond, Pete Caldera tells you everything you want to know about the Yankees. — Read “Pinstripe Posts” — Klapisch: Girardi, Manny don't mix — As the Yankees continue to toy with the idea of signing free agent bad-boy Manny Ramirez …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves' stockings lacking; our top CDs of 2008 — Braves general manager Frank Wren is hitting the Colorado slopes with his family this week, but I think it's probably safe to assume his crackberry will be on his person at all times, just in case. — He would've preferred …
Associated Press:
Furcal: He, agents never had deal with Braves — SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic — Rafael Furcal denies he reneged on a deal with the Atlanta Braves before agreeing to a contract last week with the Los Angeles Dodgers. — “We never gave the nod to the Braves,” he said Sunday after arriving …
Zell's Pinstripe Blog:
The day I ran into Phil Hughes on a baseball card message board.. — I believe I shared this before on my blog, but I didn't really explain what happened...so here it is: — I am a big collector of sports memorabilia and baseball cards. I was on this trading card forum (Beckett Message Boards) …
Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Reds' outfield options down to three — Hairston Jr., Baldelli, Taveras are leading candidates — The effects of Juan Rivera signing with the Angels now has narrowed the Reds' search for an outfielder to likely just three candidates, according to a story in Saturday's Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Minaya learning off his own mistakes — In Omar Minaya's four seasons as a general manager in New York, the Mets have recorded 83, 97, 88 and 89 victories. The previous four years, 2001-04, their victory totals came in at 82, 75, 66 and 71. — Somehow, that turn hasn't seemed to comfort Mets fans very much.
