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Mike Puma / New York Post:
PETTITTE RETURN LESS LIKELY AFTER TEIXEIRA SIGNING — Andy Pettitte could be headed toward a delay-of-game penalty that ends his Yankees' career. — In the aftermath of the team reaching agreement with Mark Teixeira on a bombshell, $180 million contract, a Yankees official revealed yesterday it's …
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Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Source: Yankees don't regret spending spree — The Yankees have no regrets about their December spending spree, a source said Wednesday, despite criticism from other clubs. But their winter pickups may be done, perhaps leaving no room for Andy Pettitte. — The Yankees are comfortable …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Set to Talk Pitching With Boras — The Mets had been waiting until Scott Boras found a team for his client Mark Teixeira before seriously engaging him in negotiations for starting pitchers. Now that Teixeira has agreed to terms with the Yankees, the Mets intend to see whether …
Murray Chass / Murray Chass On Baseball:TEIXEIRA BANS HIMSELF IN BOSTON
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Drunk Jays Fans
ESPN.com:
Report: Sosa ready, waiting to return to majors — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Sammy Sosa is still waiting for an offer to play in the major leagues, according to a report published by Dominican newspaper Listin Diario. — Sosa, who had previously expressed his intention to retire …
Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com:
For Teixeira, the choice was Yankees or Nationals — Happy holidays to all. — Did anyone receive an Orioles-related present this morning? I'm guessing there had to be a road jersey in somebody's gift pile. — I didn't want the day to pass without filing an entry.
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Ben Jones / MLB Rumors:
Teixeira Had Higher Offer From Nationals — By Ben Jones [December 25 at 10:38am CST] — Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com is reporting that the Washington Nationals offered about $5MM more to first baseman Mark Teixeira than the New York Yankees did, even though Teixeira struck a deal with the Yankees on Tuesday.
Jim Gintonio / Arizona Republic:
Zelasko seeks Dodgers' play-by-play gig — This is The Republic's On Sports Media column for Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. — Jeanne Zelasko got hooked on baseball when she was “a little peanut” writing letters to her father who was working in Asia, trying to impress him by slipping in the name …
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Mike Nadel / The Register-Mail Columnists RSS:
2008 was annoying, crazy, inspirational sports year — Hey, Brett Favre, let it end. Or let it continue. Just get to it already, will ya? — Each time Michael Jordan retired and unretired, he made his decision quickly by fax, statement or press conference. Favre favors the never-ending soap opera approach.
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Unfiltered
Rick Hurd / insideBayArea:
Henderson reaches half-century mark, and the Hall will be calling soon — The signs have to be there. — As baseball's all-time greatest leadoff hitter shuffles out of bed this morning, it would make him only normal if life's little reminders tapped him on the shoulder as an observance of his half-century on the planet.
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Times Co. Seeking to Sell Its Stake in the Red Sox — The New York Times Company is trying to sell its stake in the Boston Red Sox baseball team, seeking to raise cash and shield its newspaper franchise from rapidly falling revenue, a person briefed on the plans said on Wednesday.
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Russell Adams / Wall Street Journal:New York Times Looks to Sell Red Sox Stake
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Squawking Baseball
Steven / Fire Jim Bowden:
Nationals Wins Above Replacement — To get a handle on where the team stands now and the impact of our moves on the outlook for 2009, I will be maintaining a spreadsheet adding up the Nationals team Wins Above Replacement (WAR). I will update it periodically as the team's roster takes shape.
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Beyond the Box Score
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Lowe not an imminent addition to Mets — The Mets continue to try to sign one more starting pitcher, but general manager Omar Minaya said nothing is imminent. — “We're talking, we're having discussions, but nothing's going to happen in the next day or two,” Minaya said by phone Wednesday afternoon.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Yankees' Teixeira: Behind Flashy Contract, a Humble Professional — At Yankee Stadium sometime soon, Mark Teixeira will put on the most recognizable jersey in American sports, smile for the cameras and answer dozens of questions about his agreeing to a $180 million contract to be the Yankees' switch-hitting …
