2009-09-08T11:17:22-04:00 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/mark-teixeira.8.jpg" alt="Mark-teixeira" width="298" height="280" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">The Mark Teixeira sweepstakes have taken another twist.<br />Jeff Zelevansky/SI</div> </div> <p>The Angels are out of the <strong>Mark Teixeira</strong> sweepstakes, SI.com has confirmed.</p> <p>"We have withdrawn our offer as of this afternoon," team spokesman <strong>Tim Mead</strong> said Sunday. The Angels made their contract offer, reportedly for eight years and about $160 million, during the winter meetings in Las Vegas earlier this month.</p> <p>Yahoo! Sports.com was the first to report the Angels' decision.</p> <p>The Red Sox said last week that they "are not going to be a factor" in signing the 28-year-old slugger. The Nationals, Orioles and Yankees are believed to be still in the running for Teixeira's services.</p> <p>The Angels obtained Teixeira from the Braves on July 29 for first baseman <strong>Casey Kotchman</strong> and a minor league pitcher. Playing in a combined 157 games with the Angels and Braves, Teixeira had 33 homers and 121 RBIs along with a career-best .308 average.</p> 2008-12-21T19:10:19-05:00 254 2008-12-21T19:10:19-05:00 1 26 10 2008-12-23T11:11:50-05:00 17 IL sox18 Naperville 432332 255 no one deserves that much money 3747088 2008-12-23T11:10:24-05:00 17 IL sox18 Naperville 432332 254 well everyone is saying that the Os need the hometown kid. they really dont, they can take that 160 million and get about five players who will have a much larger impact, im not real familiar with the Os, but starting pitching and the bullpen are always places to start. i know they have sherril, i think, havent followed them thoroughly, and he is very quality. bottom line, the Os can do much more with that money, and that greedy scrooge tex can go to hell. i hope he gets left out in the cold, which obviously wont happen bc people are willing to give him money that should go to great players and not good players. yes you can say he's a switch hitting, gold glover with power, but hes no ryan howard, albert pujols, derrek lee, prince fielder, miguel cabrera, etc...yeah hes good, no doubt, but what happens when people have one season lke the one he had this year, and we get a snowball effect...what would someone like one of those guys who has boras want as far as money? what will hapoen is arods 250 will become the second largest... 3747068 2008-12-22T21:12:04-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/608/297/thumb/foamythesquirl.jpg 3027 NH safe@home 608937 253 Well the Orioles need to do something. Their attendance went from over 3 million in 2001 to under 2 million last year which is more than half what the Yankees drew last year. I see attendance going down for everyone this year due to the economy and the fact that I believe both the Yankees and Mets will be playing in smaller stadiums next year. 3742051 2008-12-22T19:10:15-05:00 38 MD O's_Fan Pasadena 639808 252 I want Cal Ripken back. 3741320 2008-12-22T18:59:36-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/639/955/thumb/th_ts.jpg 4 CA Richard Walker El Segundo 640595 251 I want Casey Kotchman back!!! 3741250 2008-12-22T16:13:45-05:00 16 NY Timmmy! Lake Grove 636721 250 Well I am, I love hot stove season, don't you? 3739398 2008-12-22T15:44:03-05:00 16 NY Timmmy! Lake Grove 636721 248 Well I'm excited. IS ANYONE ELSE EXCITED???!!!! 3738864 2008-12-22T15:48:53-05:00 38 MD O's_Fan Pasadena 639808 Well I'm excited. IS ANYONE ELSE EXCITED???!!!! 249 Yet another NY native...ah, why bother typing any more than that? 3738914 2008-12-22T15:44:03-05:00 16 NY Timmmy! Lake Grove 636721 248 Well I'm excited. IS ANYONE ELSE EXCITED???!!!! 3738864 2008-12-22T15:39:46-05:00 16 NY Timmmy! Lake Grove 636721 246 Well that seems to bode well for the Orioles then now doesn't it? 3738801 2008-12-22T15:42:13-05:00 38 MD O's_Fan Pasadena 639808 Well that seems to bode well for the Orioles then now doesn't it? 247 Certainly was one good move in what we hope to be a series of moves from the front office. We've also seemingly drafted exceptionally well the past two years and dumped large sums of money into scouting and player development...we shall see. 3738844 2008-12-22T15:39:46-05:00 16 NY Timmmy! Lake Grove 636721 246 Well that seems to bode well for the Orioles then now doesn't it? 3738801 254 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/mark-teixeira.8.jpg" alt="Mark-teixeira" width="298" height="280" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">The Mark Teixeira sweepstakes have taken another twist.<br />Jeff Zelevansky/SI</div> </div> <p>The Angels are out of the <strong>Mark Teixeira</strong> sweepstakes, SI.com has confirmed.</p> <p>"We have withdrawn our offer as of this afternoon," team spokesman <strong>Tim Mead</strong> said Sunday. The Angels' initial offer was believed to be for in excess of $160 million over eight years.</p> <p>The Red Sox, Nationals, Orioles and Yankees are believed to still be in the running for Teixeira's services. While the Red Sox said last week that they "are not going to be a factor" in the bidding for the 28-year-old slugger, they have not removed their offer and are still interested in signing him.</p> <p>The Angels obtained Teixeira from the Braves on July 29 for first baseman <strong>Casey Kotchman</strong> and a minor league pitcher. Playing in a combined 157 games with the Angels and Braves, Teixeira had 33 homers and 121 RBIs along with a career-best .308 average.</p> <p>Yahoo! Sports.com was the first to report the Angels' decision.</p> 34602 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084