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Article: For Teixeira, Yankees, It's a Really Big Deal
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- The Washington Post
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- January 7, 2009
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-- In the 10 days that fell between Dec. 12, when the
Teixeiras, Mark and Leigh, of Westlake, Tex., sat down for dinner at
their country club -- Fridays being the couple's traditional kid-
free date night -- and Dec. 23, the day it was revealed that Mark
Teixeira, until that moment a free agent first baseman, had chosen
to sign an eight-year, $180 million contract with the New York
Yankees, plenty of developments occurred in the transcontinental
pursuit of his talents.
The Boston Red Sox flew in to meet with Teixeira and remained the
front-runners to land him in most observers' minds. The Los Angeles
Angels gave it one last shot, then announced they were pulling out.
And the ...