The Mark Teixeira derby seems to have had a horse come up lame, as the Angels have withdrawn their offer to Teixeira, according to Ken Rosenthal. The Angels offer was reportedly competitive with the others that were out there, at eight years and $160 million, but either they must know something that we don't about Mark's leanings, or they're just plain tired of waiting for Scott Boras to wrap up the dog and pony show.Or, there's that whole "posturing" theory that's been out there for other negotiations, such as Teixeira's dealings with Boston. But there's no room for interpretation when an offer goes completely off the table. When you think about it, the Angels still couldn't get out of the first round with Teixeira on their team. And that's not to blame him because the Angels losing certainly wasn't his fault, but how much is too much when it comes to bringing back a guy that certainly didn't prove to be the difference maker he was made out to be?
If the Angels don't get back in this at some point (and my money says no but I thought the Dodgers were going to win the Series last season so what good is my money), some fans will certainly rue the day that Casey Kotchman was traded for a two months of Teixeira.
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12-21-2008 @ 7:53PM
WS Ring said...
Thank you Arte! We've been held hostage, by Boras, long enough. I'm very sure you could find much better ways to spend YOUR money. I would love to see a trade for Jake Peavey, and Adrian Gonzales. I think that would serve us much better than signing Mark Teixeira.
25 year season seat holder.............Angels!
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12-21-2008 @ 10:00PM
Bro said...
Finally! A team that's showing some class.
Pull those offers!
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12-22-2008 @ 12:43AM
ralphgmiami said...
Maybe car dealers and banks pulling their advertising from major league baseball teams and park has something to do with this as they can't spend freely as we're in the middle of a recession. Mark Teixeira is not a hall of famer but a Tino Martinez all-star type first baseman. Sure he'll play hard and is good. He's not great. If the total contract would come out to $60 million instead of $160 million, it would make more sense for a team to sign him. By the way, it was congress who told car companies to pull the plug on major league baseball or else they won't get bailout money.
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12-22-2008 @ 6:41AM
K Smith said...
Hey Scott Boras - it's about time that teams started treating you like you are - a PARIAH to the game of baseball. See how Tex likes playing in Japan, you jerk.
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