Sabathia, Pettitte waiting to hear from New York Yankees  —  NOTEBOOK  —  CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte have reached out, and now they are waiting on contract offers from the Yankees.  —  Derek Jeter Friday revealed he had spoken to Sabathia — the Yankees' top target in free agency — in recent weeks about playing in pinstripes.

Pettitte says he's fine with a 1-year deal  —  Andy Pettitte said Friday night that he is not angling for a multiyear deal from the Yankees and hopes to return on a one-year contract.  —  Pettitte spoke as he entered the gala for Joe Torre's Safe At Home Foundation at Chelsea Piers, at which the 1998 championship team was reunited.

Joe Torre Safe at Home gala  —  Lots of news items from Joe Torre's Safe At Home Foundation gala tonight, which brought back the 1998 World Series Championship team.  No giant headliners but plenty of items.  —  *Andy Pettitte said he's not trying to get a two-year deal.  “One year's fine.”

Brewers' Cameron drawing trade interest from Yankees  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  When the Milwaukee Brewers exercised their $10 million option for 2009 on centerfielder Mike Cameron on Monday, general manager Doug Melvin said he decided Cameron had “value.”

Spaceman missing Manny Ramirez  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  There really is no justice in a world where Bill “Spaceman” Lee and Manny “Being Manny” Ramirez never got to be Red Sox [team stats] teammates.  —  Last night, just before he was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame …

PEAVY HEADING FOR ...  CONTINUED  —  Yankee GM Brian Cashman had dinner Wednesday night with Scott Boras (the agent picked up the tab), and discussed four clients in particular: Derek Lowe, Mark Teixeira, Oliver Perez and Manny Ramirez.  It is probably in that order that the Yanks have interest.