The perp's mom ...
Posted on 04/11/2008 10:04:31 AM PDT by DFG
The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!
A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction workers told The New York Post yesterday.
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“May the Spankees and Red Sux never win another World Series. “
amen to that, and throw in the mets as well.
They are two of the best franchises in the game today. Both clubs are in the playoffs because the fans demand good product and are willing to pay for it. That there is good young talent on the rosters shows good management and organizational development.
How does he know that BURYING a RedSox item UNDER Yankee stadium wont cause a curse on the Sox? The symbolism is unmistakable.
GO YANKS! WOO HOO!
oh yeah...real intelligent.
Or is it that the owners are willing to pay for it, and in the case of the Yankees, pay huge fines to violate the salary cap.
How do ticket prices for a Yankees or Red Soxs game compare to other teams?
Ohhhhhhhhhhh someone’s jealous:-)
No no, not the Mets!
If I were teh Yankees I would demand they dig up and repour that section of concrete.
Eventually that shirt will decompose and cause a pocket within the concrete.
Holy ignorant statement, batman. There is no salary cap in baseball. There is a luxury tax for teams with payrolls above a certain threshold. So, if you are a successful, profitable franchise, it's just part of the cost of doing business. It's not a fine and it's not a violation of anything.
Second, the people who pay for tix/merch understand that that money goes to pay for the talent on the field. Ticket prices for Yanks or Sox compares to other teams the same way the price of filet mignon compares to the price of dog food, and for the same reason.
There is a luxury tax, not a salary cap. If they are willing to pay it then that’s up to them.
By the way, The Red Sox and Yankees kicked in about 60% of the welfare payments that MLB uses to balance out franchises in smaller markets. Clubs like the Marlins, Rays and Pirates take that welfare and put in their pockets while keeping their payrolls lower than low.
...Leave my Mets alone....we know how to self destruct all by ourselves...
The fans in Boston are taking it in the ass hard when it comes to buying tickets. They pay the highest ASP today. And the revnue share (aka welfare) scam means that teams are paying on revenues not profits so bigger market teams with good fan bases that watch the games on TV get screwed while the Marlins and Rays owners pocket $30 plus million a year in coin they did nothing to earn.
I know, I was at the last game of the season last year. My friend and I left before the game ended.
World Series championships cost money. Be thankful the results justify the investment.
And the revnue share (aka welfare) scam means that teams are paying on revenues not profits so bigger market teams with good fan bases that watch the games on TV get screwed while the Marlins and Rays owners pocket $30 plus million a year in coin they did nothing to earn.
I agree it is a scam.
Baseball fans are tame compared to English soccer fans.
I read the hired Bill “Belicheat” as a consultant.
Well, I'm pretty sure Bill Buckner "buried" a Cubbies batting glove under his first baseman's glove during a World Series, and even though the Sox lost the game, and the Series, they eventually were able to shake the curse.
However, the Cubs, well, maybe you do have a point about it backfiring...
What does it matter? The Yankees drew over FOUR MILLION fans each of the past 2 years. Their seasons tickets are sold out for the next 20 years and they are, by far the most successful sports franchise in history.
People hate the Yankees for one reason, because they win more then any other team. It’s jealousy pure and simple.
When you as a Yankee fan demand that the team give back a few WS championships during the time Clemens, Knobloch and Pettite played for them you can talk about cheating.
Nah, they just hate their fans....
Actually, they did a lot to "earn" that money. That's what a sports league that covers the entire country is all about.
If nothing else, they provide additional exposure to the other teams in the league in cities that didn't have major league franchises before them.
However, it's also worth noting that the Florida Marlins have also won two championships in the last dozen years -- a pretty remarkable feat for a "small-market" team.
Nowadays they keep ditching their star players for minimum wage guys and are keeping their payroll less than the amount of money they get from MLB. The current owner pockets the cash and doesn't put it into his club which is what the revenue sharing was supposed to be for.
The Yankees and Sox pull fans into the visiting ball parks when they travel. Tampa sells out those 18 games a year. On most nights they get small crowds. The fans buy tickets at inflated prices and then also spend on concessions and parking. If Sox, Yankee, Mets, Cubs and Dodger fans don't watch the national games on ESPN and Fox then there is less TV contract money to go towards the small market teams.
The system doesn't work since there is no mandate that the welfare that the teams get needs to go into payroll.
Thats what I meant. I am not a baseball fan. I find it as exciting as soccer.
But my question stand unanswered. If I want to go to a Yankees or Red Sox game, on average, how much more is it going to cost me than attending a Cubs game, or Dodger, or Giants?
I could care less if the Yankees go 162-0, which they won't do because they suck.
But, regarding them winning more than anyone else, I assume you mean World Series titles, yes?
Obscure trivia for you.
Who has lost the most World Series?
Answer: NY Yankees
Oh come one now it’s only April. Let’s have some faith! I like the way Girardi looks. At first I had my doubts but now I am glad. We shall see!!!!!!!!!!
Show me proof that a single law was broken and that any substance taken by any of these people was illegal (HGH is NOT a performance enhancing substance). Absent that then just soak in the total slime that is the New England sports teams.
19-0? Registered trademark?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
LOL, sure and the fans respond by spending their money to go to the games. You got a real clear head.
Obscure trivia for you.
Who has lost the most World Series?
Answer: NY Yankees
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Yeah, like the “SAWX” have only lost maybe TWO since 1918. Oh wait, you have to be IN the WS in order to LOSE it, don’t you?
Then why is trafficking in roids or any other controlled substance a criminal offense?
You New York fans want it both ways. Just like how A-Rod swings it.
Actually, that's the problem. Baseball's ruling body allows teams to spend their way into dramatically increasing their odds of success. One cannot fault Steinbrenner and his Boston counterpart for following the rules and doing their best to ensure success, of course. It is MLB that is to blame for ensuring that the AL east, and the AL itself, are perenially likely to be a two-team endeavor.
The NFL is by far a better product, thanks to salary caps and revenue-sharing programs. In any given season, at least 26 of the 32 teams have a legitimate shot at the title. Even the current establish powers like the Colts and Patriots have to be VERY wary, and mind every cap dollar allocated. Take out Brady and Peyton, and you cannot really separate the talent levels of the top 13 teams in the NFL.
Heck, this even reverberates down to the EA Sports video games. For Madden, you must face some real opposition as you fight towards the Super Bowl. In the MLB game, each team is assigned certain tasks to measure success. If you take the Orioles, for example, your success as a manager is not measured by winning the World Series, or even the AL East division, but rather by winning a certain percentage of games and reaching a few statistical milestones. The difference is blazingly apparent, even to the Nintendo generation.
You guess the Yankees are “cheating” but the world KNOWS the Pats cheat and the “Saux” have been nailed on more then one occasion putting a monitor in their own bullpen with cameras showing the opposing pitchers pitch selection in different circumstances. They admitted it and were forced to remove the TV's from the pen. It's the same as the Belicheat anser when he got caught. neither of them thought it was inappropriate.
Are you saying Arod is gay? LOL, geez, wouldn't that be something.
YANKEES CHEAT!!!!!!!!!
Trying to equate what a few players in baseball have done with the disgrace of the Pats and Bill Belicheat is a real hoot. The NE fans will NEVER live down this disgrace and will FOREVER have ALL their Super Bowel victories called into question.
Hey, can I get a copy of that book about the Pats that was released after the SB? I think it was entitled “19-0”
Oh wait......
John Sterling? Excellent!!!
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