by DMtShooter, Five Tool ToolI'm the kind of guy who likes to schedule dental appointments months in advance, so that I can savor the upcoming unpleasantness. Along those lines, let's present...10. The Yankees' payroll advantage. Yes, it's ridiculous that MLB can't (a) enforce a meaningful ...
Original Story: http://www.epiccarnival.com/2009/01/top-....

Coming into this off-season the Yankees were in pretty good shape when it came to the draft, but after a round of expensive free agent signings it is a totally different They had five picks in the first three rounds. Their original three picks plus an additional first round choice for ...
Original Story: http://baby-bombers.com/BBD/2009/01/06/y....

What the devil is taking Andy Pettitte so long to make up his C’mon Andy, you either want to pitch for the New York Yankees for the $10 million offer they have on the table or you don’t. Yes or no. Make a freakin’ decision With the Yankees having already signed CC Sabathia and   more...
Original Story: http://www.bugsandcranks.com/new-york-ya....

In this offseason alone, the Yankees have spent $432.5 million on three free agents: pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett and first baseman Mark Teixeira. To get Sabathia and Burnett, New York bid above market prices. For Teixeira they shot appropriately high. yet all those moves pale in ...
Original Story: http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/for-4235m-....

Well this is a shocker.Rumors from the Baseball Winter Meetings are that big time and big bellied pitcher CC Sabathia has officially said 'No!" to the New York Yankees mega $140,000,000 offer. And the rumors are that he is very close to joining the San Francisco Giants. Seriously. Follow the link   more...
Original Story: http://blog.ingamenow.com/2008/12/09/cc-....

From Buster Olney:Sabathia, in the end, may take the largest offer that he will receive -- and in the end, the largest offer will come from the Yankees. But other factors, such as friendships, will be a factor in how Sabathia decides, and the Yankees might have gotten very lucky on Friday. The ...
Original Story: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2008....

With the recent news that C.C. Sabathia will sign with the New York Yankees, for a reported seven years and $160 million dollars (the largest pitching contract in history) we have to ask ourselves why did this happen?
Original Story: http://www.gunaxin.com/reasons-cc-sabath....

The Joel Sherman of the NY Post writes,Talking to a Yankee recently, A.J. Burnett informed the player they were going to be teammates. "He wants to come to New York - those words came out of his mouth," the player told The Post last night. "He really wants to play here." From all indications,   more...
Original Story: http://metsmerizedonline.com/2008/12/aj-....

In February, most MLB pitchers will report to training camp because they need these two months before the regular season begins to loosen their arms and find their rhythm. Due to the early start, teams generally try finalize their pitching staff by this time. We’ve already seen two blue chip ...
Original Story: http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/12/31/t....

Thanks to Sliding Into Home for supplying me with these great photographs. The stadium looks better each day. ————————————————————————————————–CC Sabathia has a new website. Looks like he had it updated when he decided to be a Yankee. Looks like a pretty cool site. I like how they already have him   more...
Original Story: http://zellspinstripeblog.com/2008/12/19....

Boston bigwigs are going to have a sit-down with CC Sabathia and his agent this week. I wouldn't get too worried (I personally don't want him) because I think this is mainly just a maneuver to drive up the price for the Yankees and Angels. If both of those teams throw $150 mil at Sabathia then it   more...
Original Story: http://www.soxaddict.org/2008/12/05/red-....

Despite the fact that the Yankees signed CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett they will not be finished putting together their starting rotation until they sign a fifth All off-season that final spot has been tabbed to go to Andy Pettitte. The admitted HGH abuser has had a contract offer on the ...
Original Story: http://baby-bombers.com/BBD/2009/01/04/i....

From Pete Caldera:Given the unprecedented career workload that Sabathia and Burnett faced in 2008, the Yankees intend to ease their prized new starters into form when pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 13."We’re going to be careful with them and make sure they peak April 6, not March 20," ...
Original Story: http://adiehardyankeesfan.blogspot.com/2....

Opening Night:I have to get tickets to MLB's Opening Night this year because the WFC Philadelphia Phillies will begin defending their title against the Atlanta Braves in Citizen's Bank Park Sunday April 5th at 8pm on ESPN2._____________________________________Fat 'Druw:I still remember Andruw ...
Original Story: http://pabaseball.blogspot.com/2009/01/a....

Contrary to yesterday's report where Ken Davidoff said that the Yankees are reluctant to raise their record-setting $140 MM offer to Sabathia even if that means he signs somewhere else, today he reports that things may have changed:If the Angels do deliver a competitive offer to CC Sabathia, the ...
Original Story: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2008....