I know a guy who used to work at Yankee Stadium and he has repeatedly told me George Steinbrenner would walk around and check on things and be like – Hey Joe, how’s that hot dog.
I thought of that last night when I looked up at Soda Corner and one of the lights was out. Now maybe the light went out at 7pm and they didn’t have a chance to fix it during the Lumineers show…but it just looks sloppy.
Like the LF retired numbers. It just looks sloppy that a bunch of them are faded.
Walking in, I noticed the bricks. Remember when everyone paid a few hundred bucks to honor their loved ones and line the WIlpons pockets? Those are all pretty beat up and faded. It’s the sort of a thing a billionaire (whose been known to write pretty big checks for things) could just be cool about to restore, but he isn’t going to do that, is he?
I was talking about the billionaire with a friend over dinner. The friend agreed with my theory, which I will float here so I can say Told Ya So. The theory is that when the casino gets declined, the billionaire loses interest in baseball and sells the team. It will be spun as we bought a $2B asset and sold it for $4B what a great investment.
Anyway, it’s the little things. Fix the Soda Sign. Paint the numbers. Restore the bricks.