newsday.com - 11/26/2008
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John Q. Taxpayer Field anyone?
sports.espn.go.com - 11/26/2008
sportsbybrooks.com - 11/22/2008
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sportsbybrooks.com —
Selling the naming rights for your stadium sounds
all well and good on paper. For just the...
cost of changing your team stationery, and perhaps the derision of your fanbase, you can pull in tens of millions of dollars each year. And in most cases, it’s pretty painless. But nothing’s ...
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Mets’ Stadium May Need Congressional Bailout
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Somehow, this Citigroup thing is the Mets fault
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
Only Wallace Matthews could place blame on the Mets for the economic downturn. In his latest column, Matthews writes: The Mets should be embarrassed to emblazon their new park with the name of an outfit whose players performed even worse than the team did last year. They should be ashamed of using your money to advertise their (worthless) services. If they had any ethics, they would cancel the deal now and start looking for a sponsor that can actually pay its own bills. But they don't, and they won't.Right. Because it's the ...
Citi/tax payer field or Bailout Ballpark?
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
... and some guy over at Newsday that usually is not very opinionated about his feelings with the Mets here
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money.cnn.com 2/3/2009 — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The government forced Citigroup to cancel its order for a brand new $50 million corporate jet. Now, two Congressmen are hoping that the Obama administration will convince the beleaguered bank to scrap its naming rights deal ...
NO to Auto Bailout
thatsthepits.com 11/29/2008 — The Big Three Automakers are too big and need a total overhaul. With companies this big, no amount of money will be enough. This country could use a major downsizing in it's big three automakers, like the US did with it's telephone companies. My ...
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carinsurancehotzone.com 12/14/2008 — Want to know what is the latest news on the American Auto Industry bailout?
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griddle.baseballtoaster.com 11/24/2008 — Maury Brown in his Biz of Baseball blog relays a story that Citigroup will maintain its 20-year, $400 million sponsorship of the Mets new stadium opening this April.
ESPN Page 2 - Hill: Big Three bailout would help Detroit sports
sports.espn.go.com 11/24/2008 — If only Jay Leno were a congressman. "I can't believe they give these sleazeball financial guys a bailout and not [companies] who actually make a product," Leno said when asked by reporters his thoughts on whether the government should bail out the ...
MLB Bailout Plan
bugsandcranks.com 2/21/2009 — Hilarious article about Bud Selig's proposal for a federal government bailout of MLB
Bailout Field
fanzak.com 4/5/2009 — You know what, normally I love new stadiums, but one really pisses me off. No not Yankee stadium, though I think they over spent building the thing. Citi-Field. Why am I so annoyed? Citibank Field basically is promoting all over the park with Government money. Tax money that you and I have to pay.
A bailout for 'Boys? | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/12/2008
philly.com 11/12/2008 — Sad news, friends. You might want to keep some Kleenex handy. And you'll certainly want to sit down. OK, deep breaths. Ready? The Dallas Cowboys are having major financial problems. It's true. Sniffle. According to the Sports Business Journal , ...
Mets to accelerate free-agent talks —
Major League Baseball News
The Mets' patient approach to the free-agent market is likely to accelerate next week, the third week of the shopping season. The club has continued preliminary discussions with the agents representing the players it seeks to acquire, notably closers ...
Citi Storm Coming NY Mets' Way —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Hey Mets, I warned you Monday to get out in front of this one. Return the $20M for the first year (take it on the back end) and make some "noble" statement about jobs and the economy and the holidays ...
