Well, maybe not since I’ve been claiming it for ages: Peavy will agree to waive his NTC to come to two AL teams: Angels and Yanks. Now, it’s a nice insurance policy in case the Yanks are shut out on other FA SP pursuits…. or it’s a throat-stomper if they do get CC and decide to go ahead and deal for Peavy, too.
Towers said that the five NL teams — the Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Cardinals and Astros — remain Peavy’s preferred destinations, but Towers said Peavy also expressed a willingness to consider the Angels and Yankees should it be impossible for Towers to find an equitable deal with one of the NL clubs he likes.
I guess we’re not so far down on his list as we thought just yesterday.
(Thanks to themarksmith for the tip)
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While the Yankees aren’t in Peavy’s preferred National League, the idea isn’t completely wacky.Playing with (Derek) Jeter, playing for the pinstripes,” Towers said, the idea rumbling around to give him a New York state of mind. “It’s down the list; he wants to stay in the National League.” But if that doesn’t work out, we maybe go back to them and ask them if they would consider New York.”
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The Yankees possess two things that the Padres seek: money and prospects. If the Steinbrenners give Peavy some green, and send some green players to San Diego, who knows?
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It’s probably the only American League team Jake would consider. He talks with Derek Jeter all the time,” the Encinitas-based Axelrod said. “He said to me at one point, ‘Gosh, every kid growing up dreams about the pinstripes.’ “
And I jokingly noted a week or two back that the Yanks should send country-raised guys like Moose to chat with Peavy (yes, it’d be tampering) to let him know the city ain’t always big and bad. Turns out maybe Jeter’s been doing that all along.
While it was meant to cause some bile-rumbling for the normally placid San Diegans, it sounded quite nice to me:
The crowd settles into the seats at the new Yankee Stadium, as legendary public address announcer Bob Sheppard clears his golden throat.“
Your attention, please, ladies and gentleman,” booms Sheppard’s deep voice, filling the South Bronx air. “Pitching for the Yankees, Jake Peavy.”
Quite nice, indeed.
I told ya so, courtesy of Boston’s own Tony Massarotti’s Top 5 biggest lies told during baseball free agency:
- “It’s not about the money.” Translation: Are you kidding? I’d play on Pluto for that. But while we’re at it, can I get access to the private jet and have luxury seating for my family?
As Gammons, Olney, Whitey Herzog and countless others have postulated: moving to a neutral site for the World Series is a terrible idea. Except these guys, all baseball lifers/insiders, at least have the best interests of the game in mind, even if I completely disagree with their stance. And if you thought I was against it, you should have a gander over at Shysterball, who was clearly wearing his three-sizes-too-small angry pants when he ranted about Olney’s blog entry. But at least they are trying to come up with ideas to fix the game they/we love.
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