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Yankee Stuff (Relocation story, stadium comparison, Bank of America)

Quick hits from the Bronx:
 
A friend who had a 40 game plan at Yankee II, Tier right behind the plate, has been relocated to the left field uppers.  I will be curious to see how all the folks with the 15 game plans do.  I don’t think anyone is doing anything wrong here and the Yankees are going to have a huge attendance number again.
 
River Ave News (which is not River Ave Blues) compares the old new stadium to the new new here:
 
Newsday says the Yankees had/have been talking to the Bank of America for some sort of signage deal.  No it won’t be Bank of America Stadium.   Story here:  http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spamer046023343feb04,0,5959253.story
 
I still expect the Yankees to sign manny any second now.
 
 

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NY Times uses Congress & Mets in same headline

“Treasury has the power under TARP to make broad changes,” Kucinich, Democrat of Ohio, said in a telephone interview. “They have to. It’s not whether they can or should; they have to. The legal issues are very easy to maneuver.”


People read this New York Times.   Influential people.   Wait until more politicians jump on this one.

And remember that poll from yesterday on Consumerist …here’s the latest:

Should Citi Be Allowed To Name The Stadium?
Yes, $400 million is a good price for a stadium name. 5% (224 votes)
No *#$@ing Way 95% (4037 votes)
 Total Votes: 4261

If I were a politician and there was an issue with 95% support…..

Remember that’s a Joe Consumer website, not a baseball blog.


By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Published: February 4, 2009
It’s one thing for Citi to explore ways to back out of the naming rights deal for the Mets’ new stadium, and another to find the escape hatch.

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Omar: We’re Not Getting Manny…or are we? (Video)

Watch for yourself. 

We aren’t getting Manny.

Start bitching. 

“There’s not gonna be no more big move after this.” A double negative. Maybe Omar gave a Clinton-esque response? Not no big move = big move? A guy can dream, right… 

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Consumerist’s Citi Poll: People are Ticked

http://consumerist.com/5145280/should-citibank-pay-400-million-to-name-a-stadium-while-taking-taxpayer-money

as of this writing, one "no" vote is mine.

Thank you for voting!
Yes, $400 million is a good price for a stadium name. 7% (83 votes)

No *#$@ing Way 93% (1172 votes)
Total Votes: 1255

That's just one of the 529 articles that Google tracked in the last hour.

Citigroup deploys $36.5 bln, eyes exit on Mets
Reuters - 24 minutes ago
Citigroup is considering backing out of a $400 million, 20-year marketing agreement signed in 2006 with the New York Mets, the US baseball team, …
Citi Field Naming Rights Is The Least Of The Mets Problems Deadspin
Should Citibank Pay $400 Million To Name A Stadium While Taking … The Consumerist
Citi outlines plan to utilise $36.5 billion Federal funds Hindu
International Business Times - Personal Money Store Blog
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How Citi Gate will play out

Bloomberg reports:
 
“In conversations this morning, Citi reinforced that they will honor our legally binding agreement,” the team said in a statement today.
 
Bloomberg tried to get a comment from Citi but they have not yet returned calls.
 
Let me tell you and the Mets how this will play out.
 
Politicians looking to make noise will pile on.   The fans will follow the politicians lead.  All you have to say is “taxpayers money” and people get mad.   Whether it actually is taxpayer money or not is irrelevant.  Perception is reality.
 
Then the stupid things begin.  I have been watching the Mets a long long time and they always get it wrong (hence my dopey blog).
 
They’ll invite someone from Citi to throw out a first pitch.  Maybe not Day One (although they did open 2008 with a marching band, so you never know).  But Citi Suit will throw out a ball and get booed harder than anyone ever did at Shea.
 
The complaints won’t magically go away on April 13th.
 
Eventually the Mets cave.  Maybe even on April 15th.
 
The stadium will be named Jackie Robinson Stadium.   The Mets will get cheered.  
 
Then one day, the Mets will miss their naming rights fees.  They will want the money, and they will sell naming rights.
 
The Mets will be the ones to take Jackie’s name off the stadium.  
 
How do you suppose that will go over?
 
This one isn’t going away.   Re-do the deal and let Citi pay you on the back end. 
 
 
The Bloomerg article is here:
 

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