nytimes.com - 12/2/2008
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As Citigroup grovels for a bailout from public funds, the Mets insist the name of their new ballpark, Citi Field, will not change. >
bizofbaseball.com - 11/26/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
As you may have heard, banking giant Citigroup
has been hit with a round-house punch by the...
economy, and is getting rescued by the federal government. Citi also has a naming rights deal with the Mets. Here's why Citi backing out of the deal is harder than it seems.
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Editorial: Citigroup Walking Away from Mets Naming Deal ...
theropolitans.com - 11/26/2008
blogs.reuters.com - 11/26/2008
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blogs.reuters.com —
Mets fans can rest easy. Citigroup and the
New York Mets have confirmed that their record 20-year,...
$400 million naming rights deal for the team’s new ball park, set to open for the 2009 baseball season, is still on. Not that Citi could wiggle out of ...
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Mr. Wilpon, Tear Down That Sign.-Vecsey, NY Times
XM MLB Chat —
... (NY Times): "As Citigroup grovels for a bailout from public funds, the Mets insist the name will not change. Not to give free publicity to these jokers, but as of this moment, the new stadium is still Citi Field.... ...
What's In A Name (Besides Taxpayer Money)?
Loge 13 —
Citi stock closed at $6.51 Monday, down over 20 percent. The company continues to skate on the edge of existence during the credit crisis. Is Citi a victim of short sellers or its own reckless risk-taking? These are issues above Loge13's pay grade but two government bailouts later, one issue has emerged: is it appropriate for Citi Field to retain its ...
Noontime Extras: The BCS Mess
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... • Veteran scribe George Vecsey is really really mad about Citi being the name of the Mets Field, especially after the government is giving them all this money. Worth the read. ...
Who Belongs to the Citi?
New York Mets Fan Blog —
... . The sentiment's caught on and taken various forms of controversy in the last few days, with ridiculous sentiments like naming the Mets' new home "Taxpayer Field." George Vescey of the New York Times offers another sentiment regarding the future name of the home of the Mets : As Citigroup grovels for a bailout from public funds, the Mets insist the name will not change. Not to give free publicity to these jokers, but as of this moment, the new stadium is still Citi Field. ...For several years, I have been insisting that the Mets should name their new stadium -- partly paid ...
One (big) thing to be thankful for
Pinstripe Alley —
Our stadium doesn't have a corporate name -
As Citigroup grovels for a bailout from public funds, the Mets insist the name will not change. Not to give free publicity to these jokers, but as of this moment, the new stadium is still Citi Field...
New ballparks are a source of amusement in the Bronx as well as in Queens. It was recently reported that the Bloomberg administration had bargained 250 extra parking spaces to the Yankees in exchange for a larger luxury box and free food for the high-profile schnorrers from City Hall.
This disclosure ...
Wotta bunch of revoltin' developments
It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations —
... I have to admit, I share the curmudgeonly reporter outrage, though mine is a bit more muted (in-rage?), at the symbolic bending the public over and getting away with it. George Vecsey, who really really likes not-ex Met Jackie Robinson, is right to bust a nut over this, quoting Oddo who may be a Republican but gets points for cheekyness: ...
Mets moniker madness
11th and Washington —
... Or maybe -- just maybe -- they'd go the final step in honoring one of New York's greatest heroes and name the whole place after Jackie Robinson. Should they do that, go for the inside-the-park home run instead of settling for the triple, we'd know that it was here to stay. You can't put Jackie's name on the ballpark and then take it away. ...
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VEGAS NEXT STOP IN METS' CLOSER HUNT —
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The next step in the Mets' slow-moving search for a new closer looks like it will come at next week's winter meetings. Free-agent closer Brian Fuentes plans to be in Las Vegas to speak with Met GM Omar Minaya, his agent told The Post yesterday...
Perez unlikely to accept Mets' arbitration offer —
Newsday.com - Mets 12/2/2008
It did not come as a surprise yesterday when the Mets
chose to offer salary arbitration to Oliver Perez before the midnight deadline. And it won't raise any eyebrows when the quirky lefthander surely passes on that opportunity, instead opting for a ...
