Sporting News has an article in the 6.30.08 issue on Mark Teixeira and his future in baseball. It doesn't sound great for Braves fans, but the picture that accompanied the article was so dang cute, I had to share. :)
The following quote is the most interesting from the story (in my opinion) -- if you're inclined to read more, the full text is here.
The Braves, though, must focus on Teixeira's free agency. It's an enormous issue, one that has ramifications throughout baseball. Both the Mets and the Yankees have an option on their big-dollar first basemen (Carlos Delgado and Jason Giambi), and neither team is expected to pick it up. They could push the bidding for Teixeira past $20 million per year. Even with his struggles this year, Teixeira figures to get top dollar. And as Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said this spring, "I doubt we'll be able to offer top dollar."
4 comments:
NOOOOOOOOOO!!
i don't wanna see him go. he looks too good in that red jersey :-)
I have yet to see a bad pic of Tex:)...even the one that Lauren posted after Mac hit the game winning single and his eyes are all crazy- he still looks cute:)
As much as I hate to see him leave I think the Braves knew that he would be gone after this year...
Hello! I've been following your blog for quite some time now! I'm a huge Braves fan and Teixeira fan. I've been reading of Tex, either being traded or hopefully somehow staying with the Braves past this yr. I really hope that he stays. If he doesn't who do we replace at first base and protecting Chipper in the lineup? Anyways he looks very good in that pic!
oh yeah meant to add this to my previous comment, his wife is from georgia, and he went to school in georgia, so it just seems fitting for him to stay and with all the negativity of the new york limelight it might influence his decision to stay in atlanta.
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