Congress Joins The Mets Police

from abcnews.com

Struggling Citibank just sealed a multi-billion-dollar emergency “backstop” deal with the U.S. government. The financial behemoth, suffering with billions in bad mortgage-related assets on its books, recently shed 53,000 workers and saw its stock price lose over half its value. Yet it’s in a 20-year contract to pay the New York Mets $400 million to name the team’s new stadium “Citi Field.”
“This type of spending is indefensible and unacceptable to Citigroup’s new partner and largest investor: the American taxpayer,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in a statement Monday.

Feds Bail Out Citi Field Naming Rights

I know a contract is a contract but when you read this:

The Treasury also will invest another $20 billion in Citigroup on top of the $25 billion of taxpayer dollars already invested in the bank this fall.



and you read this:

Citigroup Inc. announced it will cut 53,000 jobs over the next few quarters. The cuts come in addition to the 23,000 jobs the bank already cut in October.

and then you read this:


The 20-year deal, announced two years ago, was reported to be a record $400 million and entailed naming the new stadium Citi Field after it opened in 2009 in the New York borough of Queens, adjacent to the team’s old home, Shea Stadium.

“There is no change in regard to Citi’s commitment to the new ballpark,” Mets spokesman Jay Horowitz said in an email.

don’t you get kind of angry?   
It’s good to see taxpayer money being put to good use.  
God forbid the stadium be called Shea or Willie Mays Stadium or Strawberry Field at Flushing Meadows.  What’s really going to be annoying is when this stadium has a new name in 2 years.

Talking To Mets Fans Makes This Guy Sad

Another generic post while I’m hopefully not stuck at the airport and actually on a plane on my way back to Flushing….I found this last week and share it here so there’s something to keep the blog alive while I travel.

This guy gets sad talking to Mets fans.

I’m tempted to post the entire thing but that’s not cool, so here’s a clip and go visit his site.

So we are talking and he’s trying to tell me that the Mets are going to sign CC Sabathia over the Yankees. I just laughed in his face. I said dude “The Mets will never out spend the Yankees. The only reason they got Beltran and Santana is because the Yankees turned them down. Get Real.” He got all huffy and pompous but all the other dudes who worked in the bank almost pissed their pants. I just hate talking to Mets fans.They have an incredably skewed view of their place in the ecosystem.

More Rules McNabb Doesnt Know

Pretty cool that the Arizona Cardinals just tried the obscure “free kick” rule.  I actually knew about that one and wonder why teams don’t try it more often.   Sure it was an awful attempt, but still cool.  I’m sure McNabb didn’t know about that one.

Another rule McNabb probably didn’t know about was the backup quaterback rule.   Apparently if you really suck, a coach can make you stand on the sidelines and let someone else play.   Who knew?

Best Rip On Us Ever

While I don’t like excerpting complete posts, I think this one is a good exception, I love it.

From Trooper York.

New name on the blog roll. With Mustard.

Hey I added a new blog on the blog roll, The Mets Police written by dedicated Mets fans about the team in Flushing. It is a very well written and informative blog about those poor souls who are stupid enough to root for those perennial losers who play under the flight path of Laguardia airport. I enjoyed his work very much and you should give it a chance.

The Mets Police
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