Yankees Get Their Cash

Despite protestations from Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D-Westchester), the Yankees will receive the $370.9 million in (primarily) tax-exempt bonds they sought to help finish the new Yankee Stadium. New York City’s Industrial Development Agency voted 11 to 1, with one absention, to give the go-ahead. NYC Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. was the lone dissenting vote.

The Mets also received the $82.3 million they requested. There was no truth to the rumor that it was to be used for new commemorative patches.

We're Still Laughing

You may have seen it by now, but if you haven't, be prepared to laugh. To laugh heartily. The Yankees and Mets unveiled their 2009 uniform commemorative patches. Only one team got it right and one team got it wrong. Any guesses?

First here is the Yankees' patch. Nicely done. Very nice.















And now, drumroll please. Here is the Mets' patch.

WTF definitely comes to mind, but our favorite is Big League Stew's comparison to the Domino's Pizza logo.

Inaugural season of what? You guys forget to put "Shea Stadium" or do you need to save that money to sign Oliver Perez?