Comments on: NYC facing cost overruns for Yankee Stadium replacement parks http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/ A New York Yankees Blog Sun, 27 May 2012 13:42:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: River Ave. Blues | Yanks, city accused of deception on park deal http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-92363 River Ave. Blues | Yanks, city accused of deception on park deal Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:38:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-92363 [...] the new Yankee Stadium has gone up, I’ve written a few pieces about the Yankees, the city and the whole deal with the parks. In short, I don’t think that [...] [...] the new Yankee Stadium has gone up, I’ve written a few pieces about the Yankees, the city and the whole deal with the parks. In short, I don’t think that [...]

]]> By: Ban Bud http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-85256 Ban Bud Wed, 28 May 2008 00:22:29 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-85256 Revenue sharing is absolutely relevant. You can't expect the Yankees to subsidize half the league with their own hard-earned dollars without there being some consequences, specifically in regard to the Yankees' willingness to flippantly throw around whatever cash Bolshevik Bud deigns them to keep. I think the Yankees could do much more for the local community with that $500 million than the welfare billionaires do for their own communities with those same Yankee dollars. Welfare queens like Carl Pohlad and Jeffrey Loria can buy themselves gilded yachts and you don't hear a peep from the baseball writers, but if Young Master Steinbrenner could make some people in the community happy for just a few million dollars he should be called to the fore for his miserlyness? Revenue sharing is absolutely relevant. You can’t expect the Yankees to subsidize half the league with their own hard-earned dollars without there being some consequences, specifically in regard to the Yankees’ willingness to flippantly throw around whatever cash Bolshevik Bud deigns them to keep. I think the Yankees could do much more for the local community with that $500 million than the welfare billionaires do for their own communities with those same Yankee dollars.

Welfare queens like Carl Pohlad and Jeffrey Loria can buy themselves gilded yachts and you don’t hear a peep from the baseball writers, but if Young Master Steinbrenner could make some people in the community happy for just a few million dollars he should be called to the fore for his miserlyness?

]]> By: ctkaiser http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-85032 ctkaiser Tue, 27 May 2008 17:55:27 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-85032 Wow! I thought I could rant. It seems as though despite everything Ben K. states is probably true all of a sudden in my last trip to Yankee Stadium I notice three new buildings going up below the off ramp to the Stadium where there was nothing but an abandoned warehouse previously. I can't help but think it's not totally unrelated to the new Yankee Stadium. Not to diminish the importance of rec fields but new business is important too. Wow! I thought I could rant. It seems as though despite everything Ben K. states is probably true all of a sudden in my last trip to Yankee Stadium I notice three new buildings going up below the off ramp to the Stadium where there was nothing but an abandoned warehouse previously. I can’t help but think it’s not totally unrelated to the new Yankee Stadium. Not to diminish the importance of rec fields but new business is important too.

]]> By: A.D. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-85008 A.D. Tue, 27 May 2008 16:15:28 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-85008 Revenue sharing doesn't really come into play now, and the Yanks get their ballpark credited to some extent against what they would have to revenue share, and the Devil Rays & Marlins don't loose out because the Bronx doesn't have ball fields for the kids Revenue sharing doesn’t really come into play now, and the Yanks get their ballpark credited to some extent against what they would have to revenue share, and the Devil Rays & Marlins don’t loose out because the Bronx doesn’t have ball fields for the kids

]]> By: Ben K. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-85002 Ben K. Tue, 27 May 2008 16:06:51 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-85002 Are you suggesting that some of the other baseball teams foot the bill for the Yankees' new stadium and the displace parkland? I'm not quite sure how that logic works, revenue sharing arguments or not. Are you suggesting that some of the other baseball teams foot the bill for the Yankees’ new stadium and the displace parkland? I’m not quite sure how that logic works, revenue sharing arguments or not.

]]> By: Ban Bud http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-84999 Ban Bud Tue, 27 May 2008 16:02:04 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-84999 The Yankees should foot the bill? Here's a thought - the Yankees have already had $500 million taken from them under the guise of "revenue sharing" since 1997. How about some of those welfare teams on the dole dig deep and do something for the Yankees for once? The Yankees should foot the bill? Here’s a thought – the Yankees have already had $500 million taken from them under the guise of “revenue sharing” since 1997. How about some of those welfare teams on the dole dig deep and do something for the Yankees for once?

]]> By: Marsha http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-84957 Marsha Tue, 27 May 2008 13:32:10 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-84957 All I have to say is THANK YOU MAYOR BLOOMBERG. As Ben pointed out, the Yankees were not about to leave the Bronx, no matter how much bluster George emoted. It's all about the corporate boxes, not the community who lost one very large and often used park and ball fields. Yankee Stadium attendance is breaking records and now we are going to get a smaller and more expensive ball park and the locals are losing their parks. Who wins here? All I have to say is THANK YOU MAYOR BLOOMBERG. As Ben pointed out, the Yankees were not about to leave the Bronx, no matter how much bluster George emoted. It’s all about the corporate boxes, not the community who lost one very large and often used park and ball fields. Yankee Stadium attendance is breaking records and now we are going to get a smaller and more expensive ball park and the locals are losing their parks. Who wins here?

]]> By: Andy in Sunny Daytona http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-84949 Andy in Sunny Daytona Tue, 27 May 2008 12:48:08 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-84949 If you ever want to get real fired up, read "Free Lunch" by David Cay Johnston. The whole book has stories about how the wealthiest people and corporations get richer at the taxpayers expense. One of the stories happens to be about the Yankees. If you ever want to get real fired up, read “Free Lunch” by David Cay Johnston. The whole book has stories about how the wealthiest people and corporations get richer at the taxpayers expense. One of the stories happens to be about the Yankees.

]]> By: Pablo Zevallos http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-84944 Pablo Zevallos Tue, 27 May 2008 11:21:03 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-84944 yet again the big guy sits on the little guy...*sigh*...the evils of capitalism... yet again the big guy sits on the little guy…*sigh*…the evils of capitalism…

]]> By: LiveFromNewYork http://riveraveblues.com/2008/05/city-slow-in-replacing-displaced-park-land-2885/#comment-84932 LiveFromNewYork Tue, 27 May 2008 09:19:50 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/?p=2885#comment-84932 I'm another lawyer who would gladly change careers a minute. When I was going to school though I wouldn't listen to any lawyers who told me to rethink it. I wish I had. But good luck Ben! I don't get the city being strapped for cash. Bloomberg has completely pimped us out to tourism and the city is overrun with them. There's more tourists than roaches and neither are easy to get rid of. I think the city wastes large amounts of money and that the Bronx is always last on its list. It's the city's mismanagement of that borough that has caused its downfall and hopefully it will spring back up someday (hopefully that renaissannce is on the way). I have trouble feeling sorry for the city having lived here most of my life and being raised here and seeing how much waste and nepotism exists at the highest levels of this city. I don't expect the Yankees or any other organization to save the city from itself. I think that the city needs to take responsibility for its fiscal messes and it never does. I’m another lawyer who would gladly change careers a minute. When I was going to school though I wouldn’t listen to any lawyers who told me to rethink it. I wish I had. But good luck Ben!

I don’t get the city being strapped for cash. Bloomberg has completely pimped us out to tourism and the city is overrun with them. There’s more tourists than roaches and neither are easy to get rid of.

I think the city wastes large amounts of money and that the Bronx is always last on its list. It’s the city’s mismanagement of that borough that has caused its downfall and hopefully it will spring back up someday (hopefully that renaissannce is on the way).

I have trouble feeling sorry for the city having lived here most of my life and being raised here and seeing how much waste and nepotism exists at the highest levels of this city.

I don’t expect the Yankees or any other organization to save the city from itself. I think that the city needs to take responsibility for its fiscal messes and it never does.

]]>