I sit through the first state legislative hearing on the Atlantic Yards project, so you don’t have to: Today was the long-awaited — like, six years long — first state legislative hearing on Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project, with State … Continue reading
And still more on empty seats at New York’s new ballparks: Apparently not even the prospect of starring in baseball’s new umpire replay videos is enough to induce New Yorkers to shell out $300 for tickets to the new Yankee … Continue reading
More on what those empty seats at Mets and Yankees games mean: I went to a Mets game last week, and speaking as a Yankee fan, I have to admit that in the battle of the ballparks, the Mets won. … Continue reading
I reviewed the Yankees’ new place, so now it’s the Mets’ turn: First, some caveats: Citi Field is a typical HOK Populous modern stadium, with all that goes with that: Field-level seats close to the action, a wall of luxury/club … Continue reading
And another, even longer review of the Yanks’ new place (BP subscription required). The upshot: The differences may be subtle—a deck lifted skyward a few feet here, pushed back a couple dozen there—but the overall effect is of a more … Continue reading
I visited the Yankees’ new stadium today, and survived. Read all about it: As part of their “please don’t notice that you no longer have public parks” campaign, the Yankees opened the gates of their new stadium to Bronx residents … Continue reading
It strikes me as a bit odd that I’m posting my Baseball Prospectus blog item on the Marlins’ stadium deal and not my much more in-depth Field of Schemes item, but I don’t make the rules here — oh wait, … Continue reading
The Yankees have started removing the turf from their old stadium — could demolishing the House That Ruth Built itself be imminent? The long wait in the Bronx may be close to an ending: A WCBS radio news helicopter flew … Continue reading
Don’t assume the San Jose A’s are a foregone conclusion by any means, but moving the team there is more likely than it seemed last week: During my chat a couple of weeks back, I wrote of the Oakland A’s … Continue reading
So I went to buy Mets tickets today, and got a hard lesson in cognitive dissonant post-crash economics: Mets tickets for April and May went on “presale” today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email … Continue reading