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Could Brett Favre Be in the Philadelphia Eagles Future?

Published: July 23, 2011

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With the modern age of social media becoming a viable news outlet, it has become commonplace to peruse the various websites that are a part of that landscape. Saturday evening was no exception, as a short post on Twitter jumped off the page: “Just reported on TV Eagles have some interest in b farve once [...]

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Mets In a Win-Win Situation With Jose Reyes – Trade or Free Agent Route

Published: June 24, 2011

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For once, the New York Mets are in a win-win situation. They hold all the cards with their star shortstop and will come out ahead no matter how the situation is resolved. Jose Reyes is having the best season of his career and it couldn’t have come at a better time – for him and [...]

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Being Frugal Paying Off for Minaya and Mets

Published: January 16, 2009

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Overpaying for Pitching Not on the Agenda – Right here in New York, you have two ends of the spectrum. Up in the Bronx, the Yankees bid against themselves and end up adding money and years to the contracts of their free agent signees. Then you go over to Flushing and the Mets have played [...]

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Cards RB James Has Lost His ‘Edge’

Published: January 1, 2009

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Threat to Bolt After Season Not Exactly Earth-Shattering Edgerrin James hasn’t been the player the Arizona Cardinals thought they were getting when they signed the dreadlocked running back as a free agent from Indianapolis following the 2005 season. Yes, he did rush for over 1,000 yards his first two seasons in the desert, but he [...]

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Two for the Price of $243.5 Million

Published: December 18, 2008

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Yankees Unveil Their Latest Multi-Millionaires One of the first things that CC Sabathia told the media on Thursday was that he got a “chill” when he said that he was a member of the New York Yankees and put on their hat. He also was sporting a pinstriped jersey with the number 52 on the [...]

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Andy Pettitte Lucky to Receive $10m Yankee Offer

Published: December 13, 2008

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Veteran Southpaw Far from his Former Self; Should Be Grateful It’s hard to fault Andy Pettitte for trying to shake the Yankee tree for as much money as he can. With the organization throwing money around as if it grew on the proverbial tree, the 36-year-old figures this may be his last shot at cashing [...]

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Yankees Outbid Themselves; Fatten Up with CC Sabathia

Published: December 12, 2008

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Cashman Ups Only Legit Bid Out There for Overweight Lefty At least there’s a lot to love about CC Sabathia, all 311 pounds of him at last check during the playoffs. When the Yankees ballooned their offer to the free agent to $161 million over seven years, that made it over $500,000 per pound, but [...]

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Will Pettitte Return to Yankees in 2009?

Published: September 24, 2008

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Future Uncertain with Shaky Second Half Perhaps it was fitting that Andy Pettitte received the win in the final game ever at Yankee Stadium. Improving to 14-14, the veteran southpaw persevered to even his mark after going winless in his previous five starts. His last win came back on August 20 at Toronto. It has [...]

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Bonds Sitting Home is Nothing Other Than Collusion

Published: July 15, 2008

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Agent Calls it Like it is; Home Run King Offering to Play for Minimum As the second half of the baseball season is upon us, teams that are making playoff pushes start to separate themselves from the second-division clubs. The trading deadline is still two weeks away, and general managers across the league will be [...]

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Diamondbacks the Latest to Turn Down Bonds

Published: July 10, 2008

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Slugger’s Agent States No Interest League-Wide It was more than a rumor. The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Barry Bonds some consideration as a replacement for the injured Eric Byrnes, but ultimately decided against it. Even with a slumping offense, they have chosen to let the home run king stay an unsigned free agent. Jeff Borris, Bonds’ [...]

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