Hitting the big time
Two brushes with media greatness for me today: I’m quoted in today’s New York Times, on page B5, in an article on the luxury suite that New York City officials are getting for their own use at the new Yankees … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sports
Patriotism on the baseball diamond (Metro NY)
This Thursday is September 11, and Major League Baseball is marking the day by dressing up its players in “patriotic” uniforms: This Thursday, all Major League Baseball teams will take the field wearing specially designed “Stars and Stripes” caps, part … Continue reading
“KC’s weakest subsidized sports links”
Kansas City Star columnist Hearne Christopher Jr. today ran a long interview with me on that city’s new subsidized arena (which still lacks a sports tenant) and subsidized renovations to the stadiums of the Chiefs and Royals. Key quote: “I … Continue reading
Yanks stadium ban: today sunscreen, tomorrow PB&J? (Metro NY)
A look at the burning issue of the day, if you’re a Yankee fan without a taste for ballpark prices: Will the team try to level a ban on bringing in outside food when they move to their new city-financed … Continue reading
Democracy Now! with Kucinich and Damiani
Just got back from filming/taping a half-hour appearance on the TV/radio show Democracy Now! about the new Yankees stadium – U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Good Jobs New York director Bettina Damiani were on hand as well, but I got … Continue reading
Global media domination
A flurry of recent media appearances for me, none of it, oddly, connected with this past week’s Yankee Stadium All-Star Game media frenzy: Mark Yost, author of the NFL business history Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps, quotes me on the … Continue reading
The All-Star Game As Economic Boon? Don’t Believe the Hype (Village Voice news blog)
I’ve been digging into claims of economic windfalls from sporting events for quite a while, so why quit now? Today, I investigate New York City’s claims that the All-Star Game will generate $148 million for the local economy, this time … Continue reading
City on Yanks Bond Details: Reply Hazy, Ask Again Later (Village Voice news blog)
Taxpayer Cost of Yanks’ Bond Demands: $82.9 Million (Village Voice news blog)
…and still more, including new figures for the amount of public subsidy the Yanks would be getting. (And if you’re worried about the technical details being too dry, note that I’m now officially “someone who can write about [stadium finance] … Continue reading
Yanks’ bond scheme is a real steal (Metro NY)
More on the New York Yankees’ latest demands for city-backed bonds… When the rich want to get richer off the public till, one trick is to make the theft so boring that only a trained accountant could understand it without … Continue reading