Crisis? What Crisis?

Johnny Damon , feeling the financial burden of everyman...

"It's tough. New York can withstand it," he said. "Coming to this plush building, I think it's definitely something that people want to see. I mean, those are great seats. It's going to be tough for a family to afford but, you know, but we'll let the people upstairs worry about that."

Never mind the people below.

While the Blanks may have the lowest ticket prices in MLB it doesn't mean I'll be seeing any games not featuring the Giants - Chase just creeps me out too much for that.

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They everyman has a TV

I don’t see the problem here: Let the rich pay the player’s exorbitant salaries while the poor sit at home with a better view of the game and no 7th inning beer cutoff. It’s a mild form of public beneficence.

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by Bhaakon on Apr 2, 2009 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

But they don’t cut off beer sales in the 7th in the expensive seats (at PacT&T anyway).

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Apr 3, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m here in New York and I have no desire to see these expensive new stadiums. My wife works in a school and every year the Mets give them tickets for one game at the price of 5 bucks a seat. This year they’re doing it at 40!! What a bargain. I won’t set foot in Yankee Stadium, but I’ll go to see the Mets a couple of times in August when the Giants come in. Normally I take a large group with me, ( I have one younger child and two grown up ones with famiies) but no way I’m spending 500 bucks on one ballgame. It will be just me and the little one this time around.

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Apr 3, 2009 5:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I had a season ticket package to Yankee stadium last year. I don’t think I’ll go to a single game this year . My Yankee fan friends are pissed. Yankee stadium was a good park. It was built on a steep incline, so even the nose bleeds were good seats. Check out the obstructed views in the new park.

"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean

by Smotheredinhugs on Apr 3, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow that sucks. What sense does it make to build a brand new ballpark with obstructed views? And the had the balls to ask the city for more money for this monstrosity? Fuck that.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 3, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

A new park with this type of view? Ridiculous. And I bet that seat costs at least 40 bucks.

by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 3, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

40 bucks x 10

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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 3, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

actually, it gets cheaper the more obstructed you get , i.e. closer the restaurant that is the obstruction. The cheapest is 5$, but on this side of the restaurant you can’t see first base, and on the other you can’t see center and right field. On the plus side, I think that’s a Hard Rock Cafe in there, so I’m sure we’ll get some celebrity interviews on Sunday Night Baseball.

"Don't trust anyone under the age of 30" - Brian Sabean

by Smotheredinhugs on Apr 3, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank God for celebrity interviews!

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by Useful_Idiot on Apr 3, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Without them Monday Night Football would be so boring.

by chilibean_3 on Apr 3, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And they asked for money DURING the recession.

by SFGuy on Apr 3, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If I were a Yankees fan I would have burned jerseys in effigy. How can fans go on supporting a team when the team management treats them like dog shit?

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 3, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not only during the recession, but during a severe budget shortfall in NYC.

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by jcb9 on Apr 3, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Worst park I've seen for obstructed views is Wrigley

For example:

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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 3, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What a fail! That Garciaparra Jersey needs to be burned.

Not deadbeat Dad looking to adopt young SF ball player.

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 3, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When Neifi Perez was on the Cubs, a fair amount of his merchandise sold. Cubs fans are made of fail.

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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 3, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chances that ESPN still falls all over it’s self telling us how great the ballpark is anyway: 100%

by chilibean_3 on Apr 3, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

THE HOUSE THAT ~~BABE~~ PEDS BUILT

Minor White > Ansel Adams

by say hey nation on Apr 3, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just wait ’til they start calling it The House That Jeter Built.

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Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 3, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

/queue gif of A-Rod Jeter sex

Minor White > Ansel Adams

by say hey nation on Apr 3, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

/queue gif of A-Rod ~~Jeter~~ on A-Rod sex from Details magazine

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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 3, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They also want you to pay $9 for PBR. Disgusting in both price and beer quality.

by chilibean_3 on Apr 3, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol wut

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by groug on Apr 3, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was made to store my bag at the bowling alley down the street for the nominal fee of $15

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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 3, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They're only going to pay me $3 to eat a Nathan's hot dog?

Sorry, I don’t stick garbage in my mouth for less than a Jackson.

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by Bhaakon on Apr 3, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What in Wide Wide World of Sports kind of “thinking” is that? Couldn’t they have hired a random crack head to over the design team to prevent that kind of stuff?

R. Ortiz is not the Run Dingerz.exe we are looking for.

by daveinexile on Apr 3, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs