Bob_R
03-30-2005, 11:58 AM
The New York Times accused the New York Yankees for "acting like a superstar free agent" in their request for a new stadium, and the Bronx Bombers have responded saying the distinguished newspaper is simply worried about the potential effect on the Boston Red Sox, according to The New York Post.
The Times launched the first salvo in a Sunday editorial, saying the Yankees' request to build an $800 million replica of Yankee Stadium was "asking for the moon."
But as The Post points out, that article never mentions that the New York Times Co. is a part-owner of the Red Sox, the defending World Series champs.
A Yankee insider snickered, "The Gray Lady's Red Sox are showing."
What's more, the Yankees feel the Times has substantial interest in stopping George Steinbrenner and others from building a new, state-of-the-art facility.
"The better the Yankees do financially, the more money they'll have to pay the best players, and the more the Yankees will beat the Red Sox," the insider explained.
The new stadium reportedly would include plenty of new corporate boxes, which will generate even more revenue for team whose payroll currently exceeds $180 million.
But the Post says the Yankees are asking the city/state to spend $300 million on a new train station, an improved ferry terminal, and a parking garage.
Yankees president Randy Levine has challenged the facts of the editorial, and he also blasted the Times' hypocrisy for criticizing the Yankees' requests for infrastructure improvements without acknowledging the government subsidies The Times will enjoy at its new headquarters — which are being built.
"Isn't it amazing that the Times never mentions the tax enhancements it receives for its projects, including the new Times building, when they pass judgment on other transactions?" Levine asked.
With the first pitch between the Yankees and Red Sox looming Sunday night, this much is clear: the rivalry never rests!
Play ball!
The Times launched the first salvo in a Sunday editorial, saying the Yankees' request to build an $800 million replica of Yankee Stadium was "asking for the moon."
But as The Post points out, that article never mentions that the New York Times Co. is a part-owner of the Red Sox, the defending World Series champs.
A Yankee insider snickered, "The Gray Lady's Red Sox are showing."
What's more, the Yankees feel the Times has substantial interest in stopping George Steinbrenner and others from building a new, state-of-the-art facility.
"The better the Yankees do financially, the more money they'll have to pay the best players, and the more the Yankees will beat the Red Sox," the insider explained.
The new stadium reportedly would include plenty of new corporate boxes, which will generate even more revenue for team whose payroll currently exceeds $180 million.
But the Post says the Yankees are asking the city/state to spend $300 million on a new train station, an improved ferry terminal, and a parking garage.
Yankees president Randy Levine has challenged the facts of the editorial, and he also blasted the Times' hypocrisy for criticizing the Yankees' requests for infrastructure improvements without acknowledging the government subsidies The Times will enjoy at its new headquarters — which are being built.
"Isn't it amazing that the Times never mentions the tax enhancements it receives for its projects, including the new Times building, when they pass judgment on other transactions?" Levine asked.
With the first pitch between the Yankees and Red Sox looming Sunday night, this much is clear: the rivalry never rests!
Play ball!