It’s a Yankees kind of day. At this rate A-Rod is likely to slip on a banana peel or something.
Enjoy this really cool Interactive Yankee Stadium Guide that the Daily News tweeted.
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Mets Will Finish Second (In Sausages)
The National Hot Dog Council ( http://www.hot-dog.org) wants us to know that the Mets will finish second.
When it comes to hot dog’s close cousin, the sausage, no one is in the same ballpark as the Milwaukee Brewers. It is projected that 430,000 sausages will be served this year at Miller Park – the only park in all of Major League Baseball where sausages outsell hot dogs. Many of the park’s sausages and hot dogs are dipped in Milwaukee’s-own special “Stadium Sauce” before being placed in the bun.
Based on sausage consumption projections, the NHDSC has updated its 2009 Fantasy Sausage Race Rankings for the Miller Park Sausage Race, the race of sausage mascots held before the bottom of the sixth inning at every home game: #1 Brett Wurst (bratwurst), #2 Frankie Furter (hot dog), #3 Guido (Italian Sausage), #4 Stosh Jonjak (Polish sausage) and #5 Cinco (Chorizo).
The New York Mets finished a distant runner-up to the Brewers, with approximately 405,000 sausages expected to be sold at the new Citi Field this year. Finishing third in the NHDSC’s first-annual sausage consumption survey is Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, with 250,000 projected in sausage sales.
As for hot dogs, the Phillies are tops in the NL (trailing only Boston). I never had a good dog at Shea, can’t argue this one.
More Bob Sheppard Information
Googling God has some good insight into Bob Sheppard-Gate with some (alleged) insights into Bob’s health. While I can’t verify the accuracy of the story, I know the author of the blog and his Sheppard info has always been correct in the past.
GG says:
Bob’s been sick for a long time and is 98 and needs to get his weight up to about 155 pounds or so and has struggled to do that. He may be there now but is still very feeble. One source said that they’d find is “surprising if he can even stay awake for nine innings never mind announce 9 innings.”
As I said, unconfirmed, but GG hasn’t been wrong about Shep in the past.
As for why Bob can’t just do the games from home….he’s 98 and has pneumonia. I assume he just can’t.
Bob we all wish you well, hope you get another 100 years, and hope you have another game in you.
I still think the Times screwed up and published a story that wasn’t meant to go until today…and now everyone is covering. See my story yesterday where I noticed that the permalink was coded “April 2.”
(Damn, the Mets Police got suckered into Yankee talk yet again. Jerry Manuel need to stab someone. Where’s Willie when I need him?)
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NY Post Picture Gallery Of New Yankee Stadium
For those heading out (or not heading out) to the Yankees workout today.
From the other day….the Post’s picture gallery of New Yankee Stadium can be found here.
Remember Yankees fans, don’t bring a bag or the terrorists win. Seriously, they won’t let you bring in a bag. You’ll be coat-checking it at the bowling alley on River Ave. Silly. And take off your hat as you walk thru the gate. Really. “Security.”
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Is It A Realistic Financial Plan For Mets To Almost Always Sell Out?
On Sunday I read some comments from David Howard, VP of business operations with the Mets, which got me wondering.
Howard said the Mets’ finances make sense if Citi draws 3.2 million to 3.3 million, “which will be better than what we averaged year in and year out at Shea.â€
“We had a design and qualitative objective that had to make financial sense, and it does,†he said. “And if we sell a lot of tickets, it’ll make a lot of financial sense.â€
To draw more than three million will mean selling out almost every game, unless the team augments those who pay for seats by selling 3,000 to 4,000 standing-room spots, which Howard said there was room to do in the wide concourses.
That first sentence worries me. The plan is to draw 3.2 million every year? That’s a tall tale, no? They’ll do it with a new park, they’ll do it when they win, but what if they lose 100 games in 2016? Hopefully they’ll just win and draw 3.2 million every year.
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