nydailynews.com - 9/12/2008
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Lawmakers in Washington and Albany are investigating whether city officials inflated the new Yankee Stadium's land value to make it possible for the Yankees to pay back nearly $1 billion in tax-free bonds for the project.
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Baseball Today: Friday, September 12
Projo Sox Blog —
... REAL PROBLEMS: Forget this on-the-field stuff. The New York Daily News reports lawmakers in both Washington and the New York state capital of Albany are investigating whether New York City officials inflated the land value of the new Yankee Stadium to 10 times the market value of virtually all other land in the South Bronx neighborhood to make it possible for the Yankees to pay back nearly $1 billion in tax-free bonds for the project. ...
Bronx Banter: Why You Dirty...
Baseball Toaster —
... . Why You Dirty... 2008-09-12 05:35 by Alex Belth Juan Gonzalez has the latest the politics of the new Yankee Stadium. Advertisement Post a comment ( ...
Looking to '09, still stumbling in '08
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... , as late as July 27. There are still people bothered by the financial backdrop to the new Yankee Stadium deal. It's understandable, but it's getting built either way.
Yanks' '08 Failure Not As Fun As Their Usual Kind
A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory —
Just another "Yanks are done" article from Lupica. Other shady Yankee stuff here. Random fact of the day that I discovered (with some help): Since July 4th, 1907, the Chicago Cubs have won exactly the same amount of games as they've lost.
Let Us All Not Register Our Shock At The Same Time
ShysterBall —
Baseball has a had a long and rich history of teams taking advantage of and, in some cases, screwing over cities in the context of stadium construction. In most cases, the local citizens suffer. Here's a new one: a team and a city conspiring to screw over not just local taxpayers, but everyone in the country: ...
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