From Newsday:The Yankees are content to let CC Sabathia take his time on his big decision, and Sabathia will do just that. As first reported by ESPN's Peter Gammons, Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend.There was also this from Dan Graziano, who ...
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Sliding Into Home:
PLAYERS:
CC Sabathia,
Jeremy Affeldt,
Rafael Furcal
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers
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