Way to go Yankees fans! Future Hall-of-Famer Cliff Lee turned down a six-year $132 million contract from the New York Yankees to take between $34-50 million less by singing with the Philadelphia Phillies. The reason? An incident stemming from this year’s playoffs when Yankees fans spit on Lee’s wife and threw beer on her when New York played the Texas Rangers.
Kristen Lee was outspoken about the incident. Back in October she told the Huffington Post: “The fans did not do good things in my heart. When people are staring at you, and saying horrible things, it’s hard not to take it personal.”
That’s one point for #TeamJerseyChaser. Remember Yankees fans…. happy wife, happy life!
Congratulations to New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher and actress Joanna Garcia. The couple were married in front of 375 guests in Palm Beach, Florida. It was a star-studed event with A-Rod, Johnny Damon, Lance Bass and fellow jersey chaser Cameron Diaz in attendance. Jamie Lynn Sigler and Reba McIntyre were bridesmaids.
The “Better With You” actress and Swisher were engaged in May. Congratulations to the happy couple… maybe a Jersey Chaser of the Month title is in Garcia’s future?
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LA Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt filed for divorce in 2009 and have been battling over ownership of the team since. Yesterday, in a court hearing, the coupled failed to agree on a property settlement. An LA Superior Court judge gave the McCourts until yesterday to accept a settlement proposal.
While Frank McCourt agreed to the proposal, Jamie McCourt did not. The case now goes to a new judge Scott Gordon, who will decide the fate of the Dodgers next month.
Jamie McCourt was fired by her estranged husband as CEO of the team last October. Frank McCourt argues that his ex-wife gave away ownership of the Dodgers when she signed a division of property agreement during their marriage.
Our July Jersey Chaser Cameron Diaz is back together with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriquez. The couple began dating back in the summer but broke up in October. Now, paparazzis have caught the pair sun bathing on a yacht in South Beach. According to the Daily Mail, A-Rod and Diaz are back together:
“He cut things off from her and she was really hurt. She wasn’t looking to get married or anything, but Alex has a wandering eye and wanted to see other people. But, he missed her. Cameron is really a lot of fun and Alex always had a good time with her… He called her and asked her to get together and at first Cameron said, “no,” But after a long conversation he finally convinced her to meet with him. For now, it looks like all is forgiven.”
