But Yanks in more than ever

I was just talking to my friends about other options and then I come home to see that he is not going to be a member of the Red Sox…happy days!

….JOHN HENRY (RED SUK OWNER), “they have been outbid by another team and will not factor in getting him”.

OH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THAT MY BELOVED TEAM WON THE TEX HUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this Boras market manipulation at it’s best?

The questions is…who then has a better offer on the table?
Yankees? Orioles? Nationals? Dodgers? Braves? Angels?

If anyone has a clue, help us out!

reports now saying the Red Sux did not offer 8/184…

who knows who has the highest offer at this point, or who he’s going to sign with…

just for the record, I still think there’s a chance that he signs with the Red Sux, and this is just a move by the ownership to try to get Boras to ease up on his salary demands… but who knows at this point…

The fact that hes not going to the sux already makes this a win-win deal for us. Id prefer he sign with us, but if the nats or Os throw out crazy money, then at least we dont really have to worry about him

we will trade for him in two years at the deadline. LOL

and have been thinking that the Red Sox haven’t even made an offer over 6 years. Boras leaked some false information about the Sawk making a huge offer to try and get the Angels to bid higher.

Boras specifically told the Nationals that they would have to pay more for Tex because now Tex is more focused on winning, just like when he declined the Texas extension.

If you really think about it, the Red Sox need things other than a corner infielder. Why would they spend 25m/yr on a player they dont need?

I think Boras was caught in a bluff, the Angels will sign him for 8/170 and call it a day.

GG Boras, GG

 One of the guys on ESPN said that Torii had been in contact all day with Tex, and that he said that Tex was happy that Boston was out of it. Also that Torii said that what the Angels had done was spectacular. That’s just what i caught.

This might just be a Boras spin machine move to up the offer. People know how he works now so they are playing his game. Im sure Boston is still in the hunt. Heres how it probably went down.

Boras arrives at meeting and presents offers from “other teams” which are probably totally bogus to try and squeeze some more money of of the SUX for Teix at the last minute.

The SUX calling his bluff say they are out of the running and totally leave town. Boras waits it out a bit longer to see if any other teams up the offer…then realizing he blew it goes back to the SUX and Teix signs by Monday.

LETS HOPE NOT….

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-teixeira19-2008dec19,0,2549148.story

over it. If we get him we get him, if not o well. It is getting kind of annoying. There either bluffs or somebody is pullin some strings. Obviously it is not texeiras decision because he wouldve chose already. But i say if it goes longer than Christmas to just move on.

Oh man this is the most encouraging news I have heard around Tex all offseason. I thought he was as good as gone and have posted that here several times. I still think he is more likely to end up as a Redsux or National, but I see a glimmer of hope now.

By the way, I love this guy Torii Hunter. This dude is a top notch player and a top notch individual.

They’re the one team that can meat Bora$’s demand for ten years and $200+ million. They can do it even after signing Sabathia & Burnett, and still have an effectively lower payroll than they did in 2008.

Or who knows, maybe the Nats have just gone insane. Maybe getting more money for himself and his agent is more important to Teixeira than playing for a winning team.

But my real hope is that he will be donning Angels red again.

 Yankees won’t pick him up . They just didn’t want him to go to Boston. They don’t mind they Angels as much since they don’t play them as many times as Boston. I think they will pass on Tex for sure now.

Boras must have really pissed of Henry (if it is not a bluff). Henry: “Screw you Boras, you son of a biscuit eating basketball player.”

Tex will not be with us, next season. I’ve held off on commenting about this for quite a while. When I went to work earlier tonight, Tex was a member of the bosux, then Darth JR. (Henry) says they are no longer in the running for U-Hauls services. Something ain’t right fellow Halo fans. If the sux are truly out, who’s next in line for Tex’s services? Why the waiting game? If there was a team that provided the type of contract that Bora$ wanted all along for Tex, again , why no signing? I have a sneaking suspicion that this is all a ploy, to get every team to bid against itself. But I hope I’m wrong. And this negotiation does not bode well for the rest of our FA hopes, if Bora$ can get the most money for Tex possible, how much is Manny or other FA’s gonna cost the Angels? (sorry ArkAngel, I know you despise Manny)

This is all posturing by the Sox and Boras, I just don’t believe Boston ownership or their GM (Epstein) would close the door on Tex. I suspect Tex has made up his mind, Boras is trying to squeeze a few more dollars into his pocket by playing all sides against each other. I also would not be suprised if this misdirection is more about where Manny ends up and how much Varitek gets……

Don’t be suprised if there a few more twists and turns in this plot before Tex puts ink on paper. It’s all about greed now….

I like seeing teams balk at outrageous demands. Tex is a great player who isa pure professional, but it’s good to see teams aren’t dancing to Boras’ jig.

The Red Sox aren’t really backing out. That would be dumb on their part. They have an offer on the table and from the rumors, it was better than the Angels. Henry is basically telling Boras that he can take his bullshit elsewhere, we’re all stocked up here.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Boras told Henry that there was a $200 million offer on the table and Henry gave him the middle finger. If there IS a $200 million offer on the table, then Teix is not going to be an Angel because that offer did not come from Reagins. If there ISN’T a $200 million offer on the table, the Sox or Nats still probably have the highest outstanding offer.

This is definitely better news than “Teix signs with Sox – Red Sox Nation becomes even more unbearable.” But it’s not like Henry officially withdrew the Red Sox from the race.

just to see what they were saying, and I found this gem:

Does nobody remember the end of last season? It was painfully obvious that we needed another big bat to reach the next level. Signing Teixeira would have made us perhaps the frontrunners in the AL. Now we’re the exact same team we were last year.

For once, they sound just like us! Frightening, no?

Goodness gracious! Of all the dramatic things! Mark Teixeira is now a Red Sox!

 Why haven’t the Angels pulled out if they aren’t going to increase their price? If i heard correct Boston’s finalbid was 180mm and Teixiera wants at least 192mm. Angels should know they are out and just move on. But Reagins keeps saying they are in it. Why?

 at this point a few million more doesn’t make a difference. It is all ready a lot of money. Plus Angels will get draft picks from whoever else signs him. That won’t change. Boston is always going to have some money to spend we all know that. So maybe they have increased their offer but would you want to let anyone know, i wouldn’t. Just Boras.