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May 2009
- Outraged Taxpayers Not Going Out to Ball Game
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 11, 09 9:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New Yorkers would like to go out to the ball game, but the Wipons and Steinbrenners “have let their unfettered greed keep the fans at bay,” writes Allen Barra in the Wall Street Journal . Fans are outraged that their tax dollars have gone to fund stadiums they can’t afford to visit, with the cost for a family of four to take in a Yankee game jumping 49% this year, to $410, while the Arizona Diamondbacks, for instance, dropped 29%, to $114. More »
April 2009
- $1.5B Yanks MLB's Most Valuable Team
  
  Forbes | Apr 23, 09 8:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The New York Yankees' $1.5 billion valuation lands them solidly in the top spot in the Forbes ranking of baseball's most valuable teams. The crosstown Mets came second, trailing by almost $600 million. The Yanks, however, were one of only two teams to lose money last season, dropping $3.7 million. The Detroit Tigers lost a whopping $26.3 million. More »
- Sheffield Clocks 500th Homer in Mets Win
  
  Associated Press | Apr 17, 09 10:12 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Gary Sheffield joined the 500-homer club in the New York Mets' 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. The nine-time All-Star was on as a pinch hitter and sent a full-count pitch an estimated 385 feet for his first hit of the season for the Mets, making him the 25th player in major league history to reach the milestone . New York picked him up after he was cut by the Detroit Tigers the last week of spring training. More »
- Baseball-Savvy Actress Explores Mets' New Park
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 17, 09 1:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The name of the Mets' new ballpark may evoke unpleasant parallels between the crashing economy and the team's penchant for late-season collapses, but maybe Citi Field can still represent a fresh start for the Mets, writes Julia Stiles for the Wall Street Journal . The award-winning actress, an avid fan, opens with a shot at the Yankees and fondly remembers Shea Stadium as she checks out the new stadium. More »
- Madoff's Mets Tix Sell for $7,500 on eBay
  
  New York Daily News | Apr 13, 09 5:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Bernard Madoff investment has finally made an honest profit, the New York Daily News reports. The Ponzi kingpin's pair of tickets for the New York Mets home opener tonight, face value $525 each, sold for $7,500 after a fierce eBay bidding war. Along with revenue from the sale of the rest of Madoff's season tickets, the money will go toward compensating victims of his investment scam. More »
- Madoff's Mets Tickets Up for Grabs on Ebay
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 9, 09 5:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Scamster Bernard Madoff has lost his mansion, his yacht, his freedom and now his prized Mets season tickets, the Los Angeles Times reports. The trustee liquidating the shamed financier and lifelong Mets fan's assets has traded Madoff's $80,000 platinum tickets for a "more marketable" $60,000 gold set and plans to sell them on eBay. The proceeds will go toward compensating Madoff's victims—who incude the Mets' owners. More »
March 2009
- Posh New Stadiums Victims of Bad Timing
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 6, 09 9:59 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - When the Mets, the Yankees, and the Cowboys decided to build staggeringly expensive stadiums, they didn’t realize what kind of economy the arenas would open their doors to. The Wall Street Journal reports that the amenities-heavy fields, laden with luxury-boxes and steakhouses, are struggling to fill their swanky suites. "Build the most expensive stadium, charge high prices and have the worst economy. It's called lack of sleep," says the Yankees’ COO. More »
February 2009
- Citi's Mets Deal Makes Sense in the Long Run
  
  Newsweek | Feb 4, 09 2:31 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Citi’s $400 million naming-rights deal with the New York Mets may seem “tone-deaf and stupid” after the bank took $45 billion in bailout funds, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek —but it’s a good idea. “Companies—even companies getting bailed out by the feds—need to attract customers and to build their brand image.” And Citi’s exposure will be huge on TV, in print, and, yes, at the ballpark. More »
- Citi May Bail on $400M Marketing Deal With Mets
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 3, 09 7:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Citigroup, trying to duck controversy over its use of taxpayer bailout dollars, is considering reneging on a $400 million marketing deal with the New York Mets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 20-year partnership—which includes naming the Mets new stadium Citi Field—may be scratched because Citi accepted $45 billion in TARP funds from the Treasury, as well as federal guarantees on $301 billion in loans. More »
December 2008
- GM Picks Mets Over Yankees for Ad Dollars
  
  Bloomberg | Dec 16, 08 4:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - General Motors, citing the poor economic climate and its shortage of cash, has declined to renew its sponsorship of the New York Yankees, Bloomberg reports. The struggling car manufacturer will, however, re-up with the New York Mets. “We still want a presence in New York and we can’t do both,” a GM spokeswoman said. The Yankees contract expired in November. More »
- K-Rod Goes to Mets; Indians Woo Kerry Wood
  
  Associated Press | Dec 9, 08 7:02 PM CST
  
  (AP) - Francisco Rodriguez became the first top-tier free agent to reach an agreement when he decided to join the New York Mets, while longtime Cub Kerry Wood appeared to be on the verge of striking a deal with the Cleveland Indians. Coming off a record 62 saves for the Los Angeles Angels, Rodriguez reached a preliminary agreement on a $37 million, three-year contract with the Mets, who are desperate for bullpen help. More »
October 2008
- Youthful Doodles Costly for Sports Collectors
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 21, 08 5:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mickey Mantle never wore a beard, but that didn’t stop an 8-year-old Mets fan from giving him one, scrawling the words “You Stink,” on his 1968 Topps card. While such youthful indiscretions are fairly common, collectibles that could be worth hundreds, even thousands, of dollars are rendered worthless by childhood doodles, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- Once-Brash Big Apple Wilts in Crisis
  
  Washington Post | Oct 12, 08 3:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A New York state of mind is giving the city’s big spenders a migraine, the Washington Post reports. Economic meltdown has withered the Big Apple, where private jet and yacht bookings are off, lavish parties are being trimmed, and lofts sit freshly vacant. Worse, the Mets and Yankees are down, and Rudy and Hillary are out of the presidential race. More »
- Fans' Ashes in Limbo as Yankee, Shea Shut Doors
  
  New York Times | Oct 11, 08 3:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Now that Yankee Stadium and Shea have shut their doors forever, people who scattered ashes in their favorite ballpark worry that their loved ones may spend eternity in a parking lot, the New York Times writes. Some are searching for a way to get some dirt out of the hallowed grounds before demolition begins. The Mets and Yankees officially forbid scattering ashes, but many fans have managed to stealthily slip them in. More »
September 2008
- Mets Live Another Day; Phillies Clinch
  
  Associated Press | Sep 27, 08 7:49 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Desperate to stay in the playoff race, the New York Mets brought back Johan Santana early and he delivered, pitching a three-hitter that led them over the Florida Marlins 2-0 on a rainy day today, the AP reports. Nearly 2 hours later, the Mets pulled into a tie with Milwaukee for the NL wild card when the Brewers lost 7-3 to the Chicago Cubs. More »
- NY's Weirdos Will Miss You, Shea
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Sep 27, 08 2:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Shea Stadium may lack the grandeur of Yankee Stadium and look like a tacky concrete donut, but that's what made the New York Mets' home great, writes Harry Bruinius in the Christian Science Monitor. “Shea is a circus in a way Yankee Stadium could never be,” and gave the city's eccentric, less button-down baseball fans a place to watch the game. More »
July 2008
- New Stadium Strikes Fear in Mets Foes
  
  Philadelphia Daily News | Jul 24, 08 2:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - National League teams visiting Shea Stadium this summer can’t help looking past the outfield with fear at the New York Mets’ new home, Citi Field, which opens next year. “It is the ballpark that could make the Mets financially untouchable,” Rich Hofmann writes in the Philadelphia Daily News , urging his hometown Phillies and others to get their swings in now. More »
- All-Star Idols: Wacky Voting Fills Final Slots
  
  New York Times | Jul 11, 08 8:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With one spot left in each league after the All-Star rosters were populated last week, it was time for America to do what it does best: inspire local fans to vote dozens, even hundreds of times. Milwaukee plastered hearts everywhere, Yankees fans slapped on fake mustaches, and Philadelphia staged a voting marathon. The New York Times reveals what worked. More »
- Joel Movin' Out of Shea
  
  New York Sun | Jul 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - His idols set a pop-cultural milestone by playing a concert there in 1965, and now Billy Joel will be the last musician to rock Shea Stadium, reports the New York Sun . Since the Beatles turned to sports venues to fit their legions of screaming fans, the home of the Mets has hosted everyone from The Police to The Boss to the Pope. More »
- MLB's Midterm Report Cards
  
  Yahoo! | Jul 2, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students —Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. B students —Cardinals, Brewers, Twins, Phillies, Yankees, Athletics, Marlins, Orioles The Cardinals have a slight edge in the wildcard race. The Yankees, meanwhile, barely scrape together a B. More »