After a one-week holiday hiatus taken by the Yankees as well as most other MLB front offices, the Yankees are about ready to hold a press conference for Mark Teixeira sometime this week. The Daily News reports that it may happen on Tuesday.
Thank God for spell check.
UPDATE: The Yanks' official website confirms that a press conference will be held Tuesday (tomorrow) at 1 p.m.
Thank God for spell check.
UPDATE: The Yanks' official website confirms that a press conference will be held Tuesday (tomorrow) at 1 p.m.
Posted by: Patrick
Steve at WasWatching is hosting a poll, asking you what Yankees blogs you read. If you have a second, please check it out!
Posted by: Patrick
KevinF279 on Shuttlerfly has some great new pictures of the new Yankee Stadium, inside and outside.
Via Ben via Greg Cohen.
Via Ben via Greg Cohen.
Posted by: Patrick
From John Harper of the Daily News:
Not sure how much stock should be put in "a person in regular contact with Yankee brass," but there you have it.
Via Tim Dierkes.
... a person in regular contact with Yankee brass said Tuesday he believes the club still wants Pettitte back and believes a deal will get done, perhaps as early as next week.
According to this person, someone in the Yankee organization was putting out that word as something of a scare tactic, knowing that Pettitte badly wants to pitch for the Yankees next season. "They just want him at their price, that's still the bottom line," the person said.
According to this person, someone in the Yankee organization was putting out that word as something of a scare tactic, knowing that Pettitte badly wants to pitch for the Yankees next season. "They just want him at their price, that's still the bottom line," the person said.
Not sure how much stock should be put in "a person in regular contact with Yankee brass," but there you have it.
Via Tim Dierkes.
Posted by: Patrick
Peter Abraham reports that Bernie Williams, playing winter ball in Puerto Rico in an attempt to participate in the World Baseball Classic, has a "serious quad injury." Definitely a shame.
12/26: 2008: Year in Review
Posted by: Seamus
MLB.com's Bryan Hoch gives a nice review of 2008 in Yankeedom, highlighting month-by-month the final year in the House that Ruth Built.
The review also includes of course the busy start to this offseason. What I thought was most interesting was a comment by a poster called julianbino, who likened the 2009 Yankees to the "Redeem Team" (the 2008 U.S. Men's Olympic basketball squad).
The review also includes of course the busy start to this offseason. What I thought was most interesting was a comment by a poster called julianbino, who likened the 2009 Yankees to the "Redeem Team" (the 2008 U.S. Men's Olympic basketball squad).
Posted by: Patrick
Newsday's Kat O'Brien has some interesting details of how the Teixeira negotiations went down, according to a source involved in them. First Boras wanted 10 years (with the 9th and 10th years being options), then he said they'd take 8 at $192 million. But, the Yankees held firm to their 8 year, $180 million offer - the offer that was accepted, 20 minutes after Boras told them that the free agent first baseman would likely be headed to the Red Sox.
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For SI.com, Alex Belth shares the final night at Yankee Stadium, September 22, from the perspective of Ray Negron, a Yankee special advisor who has been with the club since George Steinbrenner caught him spray painting on the stadium when he was a kid. It's a great read.
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From Robb Kubatko of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network:
Via Ben Jones.
Anyway, just one more note on Mark Teixeira: I've heard from a reliable source that the first baseman turned down about $5 million more from the Nationals to sign with the Yankees. And the Nats would have gone higher, but were never given the chance. Teixeira jumped at Brian Cashman's first offer.
Via Ben Jones.
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From Ken Rosenthal:
Via Andrew Fletcher.
The Cubs are confident of signing free-agent designated hitter Milton Bradley, but a number of teams remain interested in the free-agent designated hitter, including the Rays, Yankees and Nationals. The Yankees, as is their custom, are touching base with virtually every available offensive player. ...
Abreu remains in touch with the Yankees (who doesn't?) and also could become a candidate cross-town if the Mets trade Ryan Church. Abreu, 34, had to be encouraged by the three-year, $31.5 million contract that the Phillies awarded Raul Ibanez. He is two years younger than Ibanez, and his .903 career OPS is 85 points higher.
Abreu remains in touch with the Yankees (who doesn't?) and also could become a candidate cross-town if the Mets trade Ryan Church. Abreu, 34, had to be encouraged by the three-year, $31.5 million contract that the Phillies awarded Raul Ibanez. He is two years younger than Ibanez, and his .903 career OPS is 85 points higher.
Via Andrew Fletcher.
