Boras, Leigh Duped Sox

Posted by ssilva Today at 2:33 pm (8 hours ago)

Sox Got Suckered as Teixeiras Made Up Their Mind
to Join Yankees Two Weeks Before Christmas and
Long Before John Henry & Co. Flew to Texas

The Yankee Flipper: '...The Yankees Were Always on Top'
Ringless Don Mattingly Was Tex's Idol... Perfect

"Two weeks before Christmas, I talked to [my wife] Leigh about it again, and we kind of decided that, hey, the Yankees are where we want to be. Cash [Brian Cashman] might want to give Leigh a hug, because when I asked her during the process, 'Where should I go, where should I go?,' she'd always say, 'I just want you to be happy.' Finally she said, 'I want you to be a Yankee,' and it was a done deal. Once we got the contract figured out, it was a no-brainer for me." -- 1.6.09, Mark Teixeira, the latest mercenary to join the Yankees

Teixeira: ‘In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top’

Posted by Projo Sox Blog Today at 1:54 pm (9 hours ago) BY DANIEL BARBARISI Journal Sports Writer As Mark Teixeira stood at the podium in Yankee Stadium and curved the brim of his new Yankee cap, it seemed like the histrionics between the first baseman and the Red Sox that dominated...

Teixeira, Yankees seal $180 million deal

Posted by NECN - Sports Today at 1:15 pm (9 hours ago)

NEW YORK (AP) - Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees have completed their $180 million, eight-year contract.

The deal was agreed to Dec. 23, but both sides had to settle contract language and the first baseman had to pass a physical.

New York has committed $423.5 million on three free-agent additions during the offseason after its streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances ended. On Dec. 18, the Yankees completed a $161 million, seven-year contract with left-hander CC Sabathia and an $82.5 million, five-year deal with right-hander A.J. Burnett.

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Teixeira: ‘In the back of my mind, the Yankees were always the top’

Posted by Extra Bases Today at 12:57 pm (10 hours ago) The Yankees officially introduced first baseman Mark Teixeira at a press conference at the old Yankee Stadium this afternoon. Here are few notable comments from the 28-year-old slugger, who agreed to an eight-year, $180 million free agent contract with New...

Flowers for Mrs. Tex?

Posted by Extra Bases Today at 12:00 pm (10 hours ago) NEW YORK -- Just saw a member of the Yankees organization walk through the media workroom at Yankee Stadium toting a dozen red roses. Presumably, they are for Teixeira's wife, upholding a cheesy, longstanding Yankees tradition of presenting flowers...

Coming soon: Teixeira press conference

Posted by Extra Bases Today at 11:28 am (11 hours ago) NEW YORK - On the message boards along the facade of historic Yankee Stadium, four words say it all: ``Yankees welcome Mark Teixeira.'' Roughly 90 minutes from now, the Yankees are due to formally announce the signing of Teixeira...

Mail is delivered

Posted by Reiss' Pieces Today at 10:45 am (12 hours ago) Questions from Patriots fans answered as part of a weekly mailbag on Boston.com.

Red Sox sign infielder Nick Green

Posted by Projo Sox Blog Today at 9:45 am (13 hours ago) The Boston Globe is reporting that the Red Sox have signed 30-year-old utility infielder Nick Green to a minor-league contract. Green, who did not appear in the majors last season, has played in parts of four seasons for the Braves,...

Former Sox pitcher J.C. Romero faces 50-game drug ban

Posted by Projo Sox Blog Today at 9:43 am (13 hours ago) J.C. Romero, the former Red Sox reliever who won the fifth and deciding game of this year's World Series as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, will be suspended for the first 50 games of the 2009 season and lose...

Longtime Red Sox scout Matt Sczesny dies

Posted by Projo Sox Blog Today at 9:00 am (13 hours ago) BOSTON (AP) -- Longtime Boston Red Sox scout Matt Sczesny, credited with signing players such as Mo Vaughn, John Valentin and Bob Stanley, has died. The team announced Monday night that the 76-year-old Sczesny died Sunday in Long Island, N.Y.,...

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