Yankees' Struggles Cause Economic Stagnation, Crime, Plague of Locusts http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...05-29_citys_in_funk_as_bombers_bombing-1.html People actually wrote this without a hint of intended sarcasm. It was really put into a newspaper. You cannot make this shit up. http://faithandfear.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2007/5/29/2982771.html *Heart* FAFIF
Thanks to LIsa from IM for this link. City's in funk as Bombers bombing BY NOAH FOWLE and DAVE GOLDINER DAILY NEWS WRITERS Posted Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 4:00 AM The Yankees are in free fall, and they are taking the fortunes of many New Yorkers with them. As the Los Angeles Angels finished their three-game sweep of the Bronx Bombers on Sunday, grim-faced fans streamed past rows of unsold Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter souvenir shirts. Bars - normally filled with exuberant fans after a home win - were half empty. Blue patches of empty seats stand out during supposedly soldout games, a sign that fans are voting with their feet even if they bought tickets. But the damage stretches far beyond the emerald green outfield grass to the shops near Yankee Stadium, and even sends an economic ripple across the city. "A lot of my regulars are disgusted," said Joe Bastone, 48, of the Bronx, owner of the Yankee Tavern. "They don't want to come if the team is losing. It's just not the hot ticket in town." Ask any Yankees fan, and they'll tell you the same thing - they have better things to do than fork over big bucks for tickets to watch the Bombers get crushed, as they did last night, 7-2, by the Toronto Blue Jays. Instead of scalping tickets for double or triple their price, season-ticket holders flood craigslist with offers to unload Yankees tickets at or below face value. "If they keep losing, I'll sell my tickets or give them away," said season-ticket holder Galo Delgado, 30, of Manhattan. "It's worse to come up here than to watch it on TV." The damage to the city's economy - and even its psyche - cuts even deeper. It might not be a coincidence that the Bombers' bad runs in the '60s and late '80s and early '90s coincided with eras of rising crime and economic stagnation. And the Yanks' good runs in the late 1970s and their current postseason run - they've made the playoffs for the past 12 years in a row - seem to coincide with the city's resurgence. Then there are times like now. When the Yankees stumble, the whole city takes it on the chin, in one way or another. Fewer tourists splurge in sporting goods stores. Electronics giants sell fewer big-screen TVs. "Everyone is disgusted and they don't want to spend money," said Abdul Traore, surrounded by discounted Yankees gear at his Jeans Plus store on E. 161st St. by the Stadium. "When the Yankees win, people show up. When they lose, everybody is just mad." dgoldiner@nydailynews.com http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...05-29_citys_in_funk_as_bombers_bombing-1.html
Is there anyway back for the Yanks or is the season down the pan already. I can't see them getting any worse but can they pull it round for a run at the post season?
Wow, the city saw an amazing resurgence during 1977 when the Yankees won the World Series. You could see locally in the South Bronx as the neighborhood flourished, crime was unheard of, new artistic and and posh apartments wereseene everywhere. During the blackout, locals came together and sang in unity as there was no such thing as crime, vandalism or burning buildings in the area. I guess were just gonna have to expect a huge rise in crime over the course of the year.
