1713 4 December 23, 2008^2:12pm Rob Reed^1 Perhaps the beginning of the end of the current way of business in baseball? Yankees sign Teixeira for 8 years, $180 million www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jELl6f74mTlD0AtyPSOOq1RIwHEgD958LKO83 Yankees [Other] 3543 5662 0 I'm not a fan of socialism, but I think this offseason should make any of us baseball fans fed up with the way that the Yankees can throw ridiculous amounts of money to get the best players. Seriously... between Sabathia and Teixeira, the Yankees have probably committed more than the Pirates, Royals, or Nationals are likely to spend in the next 4 years... Ridiculous.