Report: Yankees To Sign Teixeira

According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the New York Yankees are about to sign Mark Teixeira to a 8 year, $180 million contract.

And according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, the Yankees and Teixeira have agreed to a deal.

Free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira has reached agreement with the New York Yankees on an eight-year contract worth more than $170 million, a source involved in the negotiations tells ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney.

Obviously this isn’t the news we want to hear in Red Sox Nation. More on this as it comes out.

Update: The AP is reporting the deal is done pending a physical.

Update #2: Joel Sherman of the NY Post is reporting that the Red Sox were offering 8 years, $168 million.

Report: Teixeira To Make Decision Today

According to Thom Loverro of the Washington Times, Mark Teixeira will be making his decision on where he’ll play today. Buster Olney and Peter Gammons of ESPN.com also confirm this as well.

A major league baseball source has told The Washington Times’ Thom Loverro that there will be an announcement today regarding the future of free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira.

While the source declined to discuss specifics, there are strong indications that the Red Sox will announce that they have landed the highly-coveted slugger, who has been courted this off-season by several major league clubs, including the Angels, Orioles and Nationals.

More on this as it develops this afternoon.

Update 1:15 PM: Alex Speier of WEEI.com passes along a timetable that lets us know that the  MLB offices are only open a half day tomorrow. He also passes this along from an acquaintance of Teixeira.

at least one acquaintance of Teixeira said that, while the first baseman prefers to make a decision by Christmas, he wouldn’t be shocked if the 28-year-old allowed the process to continue into the early weeks of January if he and agent Scott Boras believed that it would lead to a better deal.

Update 2:10 PM: Jon Heyman of SI.com says the Yankees are also involved. He also believes that Teixeira’s decision will come this afternoon.

Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 12/23

Boston Red SoxIt’s two days before Christmas and Mark Teixeira has said he wants to know where he’ll be playing by Christmas. So will today be the day we find out he’ll be signing with the Boston Red Sox? Or will it be with the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels or gulp, the New York Yankees?

There was a report out there (I won’t link to it) that Teixeira and the Red Sox had agreed to a deal. That rumor was quickly shot down by Dan Roche of WBZ. What I think happened is the website wanted to be the one with the scoop and if they were right could say they were the first with it. It’s different when a national or local news website has the news but when an unaffiliated blogger has it, it’s harder to believe.

There was a report on MASN from Roch Kubatko that the Nationals may have sweetened their offer to Teixeira with an 8 year deal worth $178-184 million.

Jon Heyman of SI.com says that a Teixeira deal is imminent and the Red Sox are still seen as the favorites to land him.

In a recent SOX & Dawgs poll, 55% of you said that Teixeira will end up with the Red Sox. To be honest with you, this poll was up before the announcement the Red Sox were backing off but the voting picked up in the Red Sox favor even more.

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Rob Bradford and Curt Schilling of WEEI.com talk about what kind agent Scott Boras is.

Gary Marbry of WEEI.com has a review of the seasons of Javier Lopez, Sean Casey and Alex Cora.

Even with the recent economic downturn, ticket sales for the 2009 Red Sox season are up.

Updates as warranted throughout the day. Thanks for making SOX & Dawgs a part of your day.

Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 12/23

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

Rob Lunn lets us know over at Thoughts From a Fat White Guy that linebacker C.J. Marck plans to transfer from the UConn Huskies football team.

Lunn also offers some final thoughts before heading home for the holidays.

UConn has sold only 3,000 of their 10,000 ticket allotment for the International Bowl. If you’re interested in tickets head over to UConnBowl.com.

Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant, Neill Ostrout of the Connecticut Post, John Silver of the Journal Inquirer, and Chuck Banning of the New London Day have notes from UConn’s practice yesterday.

Darius Butler will be ready to go when the Huskies take on Buffalo in the International Bowl.

The long layoff may have benefits for the UConn football team.

Joe Perez of the Norwich Bulletin would like you to look at the comments on article he wrote about Donald Brown.

Jeff Goodman of FOXSports.com says the UConn men are legit after their win over Gonzaga.

Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant is finally back from Seattle and has some final notes from the game on Saturday.

A.J. Price was named the Rivals.com player of the week.

Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register has some news on UConn women’s recruit Stefanie Dolson.

Renee Montgomery gives UConn another long range weapon.

The UConn women made history with the latest AP poll.

In The Red Zone – 12/23

In The Red Zone - New England Patriots News

It was a relatively easy win for the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon at Gillette has they had no problems taking care of the playoff bound Arizona Cardinals beating them 47-7. Yes that’s right, the Cardinals are going to the playoffs while the Patriots have to win and then wait for some help on Sunday. So be on the lookout on Friday for the SOX & Dawgs Patriots/Bills preview.

The NFL moved the Dolphins/Jets and the Ravens/Jaguars games to 4:15 PM so the Patriots will have to win and then wait until those games are over to know their playoff fate.

Via Reiss’s Pieces, here’s a look behind the scenes at the Patriots practicing in California last week over at NFL.com.

Mike Reiss and Chris Gasper will be hold a Patriots chat over at Boston.com on Friday at 1 PM.

Bill Belichick was happy to see Mike Holmgren get a win in his final home game and was even happier it was against the Jets.

Wes Welker found out the NFL isn’t too keen on having holiday spirit.

Here’s a look at the best and worst of the Patriots/Cardinals game on Sunday.

The Patriots running game was once again unstoppable on Sunday.

Stephen Gostowski now holds the Patriots record for field goals made in a season.

Richard Seymour could miss the game on Sunday with the back injury he suffered on Sunday.

Mike Reiss has a look at the offensive and defensive participation plus the positional groupings for the Patriots in the win over the Cardinals.

Boston Red Sox 2009 Minor League Coaches

Pawtucket Red SoxPawtucket Red Sox:

  • Manager: Ron Johnson
  • Pitching Coach: Rich Sauveur
  • Hitting Coach: Russ Morman
  • Trainer: Greg Barajas

Portland Sea DogsPortland Sea Dogs:

  • Manager: Arnie Beyeler
  • Pitching Coach: Mike Cather
  • Hitting Coach: Dave Joppie
  • Trainer: Jon Jochim

Salem Red SoxSalem Red Sox:

  • Manager: Chad Epperson
  • Pitching Coach: Dick Such
  • Hitting Coach: Carlos Febles
  • Trainer: Paul Buccheit

Greenville DriveGreenville Drive:

  • Manager: Kevin Boles
  • Pitching Coach: Bob Kipper
  • Hitting Coach: Billy McMillon
  • Trainer: Brandon Henry

Lowell SpinnersLowell Spinners:

  • Manager: Gary DiSarcina
  • Pitching Coach: Kevin Walker
  • Hitting Coach: Luis Lopez
  • Trainer: David Herrera

Boston Red SoxGulf Coast Red Sox:

  • Manager: Dave Tomlin
  • Pitching Coach: Walter Miranda
  • Hitting Coach: U.L. WTAashington
  • Trainer: TBA

A.J. Price Named Big East Player of the Week

A.J. PriceUConn Huskies point guard A.J. Price was named the Big East Player of the Week for the week-ending 12/21.

He helped lead the Huskies to two wins last week including hitting a clutch 3-pointer to force overtime in the win against Gonzaga on Saturday. He had 24 points and 10 assists on Saturday and earlier in the week had 13 points and 5 assists in the win over Stony Brook.

Price and the Huskies return to action on December 26th when they play the Fairfield Stags at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

Idiot Fan Arraigned After Tackling Junior Seau

Idiots: Apparently I missed this yesterday or they weren’t saying much but a fan was arrested yesterday for tackling New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau on the sidelines during yesterday’s 47-7 thrashing of the Arizona Cardinals.  Todd Kobus of Attleboro, MA was in court today to face trespassing and assault and battery charges for tackling Seau. He will be back in court on February 17th. [MSN.com]

Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 12/22

Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

I have a feeling that the news for the UConn Huskies this week will be on the lighter side as Christmas is slowly creeping up on us. But I’ll do my best to bring you whatever is making news each day. And now on to our Monday morning links.

Here’s a look at the UConn men’s win over Gonzaga from Basketball Prospectus.

Matt Stout of the Norwich Bulletin and Gavin Keefe of the New London Day have some final thoughts on Saturday’s win over Gonzaga.

The UConn men have been hearing a lot of yelling from Jim Calhoun.

Caroline Doty got a good laugh when Geno Auriemma called her a dork during practice on Saturday.

John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant has some extras from yesterday’s win over Florida State.

Maya Moore is chasing history at UConn.

The UConn women could be a part of the Preseason WNIT in two years.

Kaili McLaren came up big again for the Huskies in yesterday’s win over FSU.

For those of you who live in Cincinnati, Mel Thomas will be appearing at Mt. Notre Dame High School tonight.

The Cincinnati Enquirer is considering Mel Thomas for their all-decade Cincinnati high school team.

UConn offensive coordinator Rob Ambrose will be interviewing at Towson today.