Thursday, January 15, 2009

Correction

I incorrectly reported that the Yankees were asking for $372 million in additional financing to finish their new, bare bones House that Oz built. I apologize for selling the Bronx "Boobers short. The request is actually for and additional $400 million in taxpayer subsidized financing, bringing the total outlay to just over $1.5 Billion. But it's worth every dime to have new digs with seats for $2,500 a game, suites fit for the royal family, a scoreboard fit for Wall Street, and a fabulous steakhouse with polished granite ramps. Hey, when you have contract obligations of over a half-billion dollars for, count them, a total of four players, they deserve something better than a mere baseball park to play in.

True story: a member of the NYC council challenged Yankee president Randy Levine to a "civil fist fight" to settle the financing matter.

Randy graciously accepted if the council would approve an additional $25 million in expenses to cover his pre-fight preparation and the cost of hiring Evander Holyfield as his stand-in.

Vod

"If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure."

- G.W. Bush

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