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March 27, 2009

It’s Official, I Can’t Afford Yankee Tickets

So I just hung up with the Yankees. They were very nice. I can’t afford to go to games.

I bought a partial in 2008 because I wanted to go to the stadium while it was still there. I had fun.

Coming in to 2009 I was at the end of the line. I understand it. It’s where I should be. No problem.

So the partial pools came and went. I didn’t get offered anything.

They did let me take part in the presale, so I made my own “plan.” Nothing bad to say.

I just hung up with the agent.

There were no weekend plans left at all.

He offered me a 20 game “mix” plan of weekends and weekdays. I declined $85 and $50 seats. Do the math….times two times twenty. I can’t float that.

The best he could do was a $45 plan for random weeknights. I thanked them, but declined.

Oh well. Supply and demand. The real fans scooped up the tickets, as it should be.

I’m officially priced out! There were no Yankee tickets available that I could afford. Welcome to 2009.

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March 27, 2009

Cool Stuff On River Ave Blues

River Avenue Blues is a really solid Yankees blog and has a few things over there caught my eye.

I was excited to hear Bob Sheppard was coming back…but unfortunately RAB now says:

Last night, we jumped the gun a bit in reporting that Bob Sheppard would be in the booth for the Yankeesâ€™ home opener. According to his wife Mary, speaking to Newsday today, Sheppard does not yet have his doctorâ€™s permission to rejoin the Yankees. The 98-year-old is recovering from a bad bout of pneumonia, and his family and doctor do not want to risk his health. He may rejoin the Yankees when the weather in the city is warmer.

Rats. Jim Hall is fine, but it would have been cool to have Shep. I doubt he’ll ever do another game.

They also crow about the study that showed the Yankees are more popular than the Mets. Didn’t everyone know that? The Mets were the #1 team in the city for about a year in half around summer 1986, and about 5 years from Miracle to Ya Gotta Believe. This is Yankee town. We all know it. Whatever.

The reason I bring it up is that someone wrote this great comment:

No one disputes Jackie Robinsonâ€™s historical importance, but what about Tom Seaver. This guy was the greatest starting pitcher in the history of New York, and he is secondary to Jackie Robinson in his teamâ€™s home park?

We’re the Dodgers. Never forget that.

Also from their site:

Yankee Stadium demolition to begin (they are quoting the Post here).

Demolition of the old Stadium will begin next month, prior to the scheduled April 16 opening of the new Stadium. Specifics on the sale of items will be available in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the agreement told the Post.

That will be sad to watch.

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March 27, 2009

Mets Blog Raves About Citi Field

Over at Mets Blog, Matt Cerrone wrote a really enthusiastic review of his walkthru of Citi Field. This will definitely get you pumped!

http://www.metsblog.com/2009/03/27/opinion-my-tour-of-citi-field/

March 27, 2009

Dan Warthen: Maniac That Needs Muzzling or Jerry’s Bad Cop?

So with this week’s Ollie-gate, I’m wondering about this Dan Warthen fellow.

The great Santana panic of 2009 came from the mouth of Mr. Warthen, and now Ollie’s weight gain is topic du jour again because of Dan.

Jerry showed skill last year dealing with the media, which was a nice change from Willie Randolph. Does Jerry let Dan do his dirty work, then Jerry can swoop in and play good-cop and give a funny quote?

I know nothing about being a pitching coach. Mel Stottlemyer was good, that’s about all I know. A co-worker observes that John Maine was a better pitcher during the previous regime. I don’t know if that’s about Maine’s arm, head, or the coach. I just thought I’d throw it out there because it’s an interesting observation or at least coincidence.

To me, this is much a-do about nothing. While I do love being the king of “told ya so”, and it seems all agree that the WBC wasn’t the best thing that ever happened to Oliver Perez, it’s important to remember that pitchers have bad statistics in the spring. You have a bad outing. You have a dead arm period. Whether it’s Maine or Perez everyone needs to remain calm.

I suspect that Jerry is crazy like a fox, and wants Ollie to lay off the donuts and let Dan do the dirty work.

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March 27, 2009

SNY (aka The Mets) Not Offering Closed Captioning

I don’t want to pile on the Mets, I really do love ya guys….but good story by Neil Best (yet again) about SNY not offering closed captioning.

Spend the money guys, it’s the right thing to do ($100,000 for a season of games? You have it.)

Neil writes:

Legally, the network has done nothing wrong. The FCC provides new channels burdened with start-up costs four years to institute captioning, so SNY is in the clear through March 16, 2010.

But captioning is more than an improvement for the deaf; it is a necessity, as has become clear in the numerous, impassioned e-mails I have received from those affected since SNY launched.

“Businesses like the Mets should not be doing [only] what they are required to do but should be offering good public service,” said Janice Schacter, chairwoman of the Hearing Access Program.

Also let’s not forget that SNY is the Mets. Yeah the ownership is a bid muddy with some partners but it’s not like Sterling Enterprises has no influence with the baseball team nor the network:

For clarity:

SportsNet New York (SNY), which launched in the spring of 2006, is New York’s new regional sports network founded by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, Time Warner and Comcast (From sny’s website)

Fred Wilpon and his Sterling Equities partners acquired Nelson Doubleday’s 50 percent in the team and became the sole owners of the club. (from mets.com)

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