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Post by 96Ag on May 5, 2009 20:27:54 GMT -5
...not let back into Stadium
Hundreds of irate fans - some who claim Yankee employees told them the game had been rained out - stormed away from Yankee Stadium before Monday night's game against the Red Sox even got underway and couldn't get back in, resulting in a an ugly scene at one of the ticket gates. With rain falling for hours and no start time announced until shortly before 9 p.m., hordes of fans began leaving the Stadium and heading home - some who said they had been advised that the game had been called by Yankee employees who walked the concourse holding pinstriped "How may I help you?" signs. When a 9:20 p.m. start time was eventually announced over the public address system, a crowd on the sidewalk outside Gate 6 tried to get back into the Stadium, only to have the employees working the turnstiles promptly close the doors in their faces. Panicked fans began racing up and down the sidewalk, trying to find a way back into the ballpark, while others remained at Gate 6 either pleading or demanding to be let back in. ... At least one fan was arrested outside the Stadium. Roseanna Franco, 25, of White Plains, was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after she allegedly kicked a New York City police officer after not being let back in. -- NY Daily News
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Post by BTB07 on May 5, 2009 20:29:00 GMT -5
They paid a hell of a lot of money to see the game, and then were not let back in.
The Yankees have egg on their face.....again....
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Post by 96Ag on May 5, 2009 20:30:33 GMT -5
Yanks legend Paul O'Neal ejected by security from part of Stadium The latest episode came during the weekend series with the Angels. Paul O'Neill, a revered former Yankee, now an analyst for the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, was asked by security to leave the indoor batting cages, where he was watching Yankees hit, prior to one of the games. A security guard told O'Neill, the man George Steinbrenner called "warrior," he could not loiter in the area. O'Neill had another reason to be perturbed. Security would not allow his wife, Nevalee, into the Stadium "wives room." She was told by security it was for "current" wives only. Think about it. Here's O'Neill, a guy who bled for the franchise, trying to prepare for a broadcast. Not only is he told to take a hike, so is his wife. O'Neill was not the only broadcaster ejected from a part of the Stadium over the weekend. -- NY Daily News
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Post by 96Ag on May 5, 2009 20:31:46 GMT -5
TV Networks complain to MLB about Yankees price-gouging Networks already are paying billions to MLB for TV rights fees. When these networks, or a local TV station, broadcast a game, they also must pay the home team a "park and power" fee. The fee is paid so a network can park its trucks outside the Stadium, "plug in" and transmit the telecast. Network sources say they are being asked to pay the Yankees a much higher fee (about $12,000 per game) to "park and power" than they did at the old Stadium. The charge in the old building was around $3,000. The price hike is not sitting well with the networks. Some of the suits, convinced the Yankees are price-gouging, have taken their case to MLB. The situation has yet to be resolved. -- NY Daily News
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Post by BTB07 on May 5, 2009 20:32:42 GMT -5
Don't they remember this though:
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Post by BTB07 on May 5, 2009 20:33:31 GMT -5
I heard the Yankees were looking for a hitting coach:
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Post by 96Ag on May 5, 2009 20:34:23 GMT -5
Yanks Joba Chamberlain's mom an alleged meth dealer The mother of New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been arrested for allegedly slinging hardcore drugs to an undercover cop. Jacqueline Standley was popped at her Lincoln, Neb. apartment on Saturday night after allegedly selling ".6 gram of methamphetamine in a plastic bag" to a cop for $110 back in February. Once toxicology reports came back from the lab, Standley was arrested and charged with delivery of an exceptionally hazardous drug -- a felony -- and bond was set at $5000. -- TMZ
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Post by Velocity on May 5, 2009 20:34:47 GMT -5
Is it any coincidence that this has all started since the younger, more idiotic, Steinbrenner took over the franchise?
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Post by BTB07 on May 5, 2009 20:34:49 GMT -5
They would have called Steinbrenner to let his wife in but he was busy...as you can see here:
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Post by BTB07 on May 5, 2009 21:00:59 GMT -5
Is it any coincidence that this has all started since the younger, more idiotic, Steinbrenner took over the franchise? Don't forget about that Jay Buhner trade...
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Post by Pirate Joe on May 5, 2009 21:10:42 GMT -5
I think it was the final Episode when Steinbrenner was on the stand and George's dad was screaming at him to say how much me paid Hedeiki Nomo.
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Post by Pirate Joe on May 5, 2009 21:13:42 GMT -5
I think it was the final Episode when Steinbrenner was on the stand and George's dad was screaming at him to say how much me paid Irabu.
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Post by BTB07 on May 5, 2009 21:48:36 GMT -5
I think it was the final Episode when Steinbrenner was on the stand and George's dad was screaming at him to say how much me paid Hedeiki Nomo.
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