Lil Bit Special Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://www.nypost.com/seven/03242008/news/regionalnews/yankees__mets_want_their_cut_103240.htm March 24, 2008 -- The Yankees and Mets are in secret talks with the city to buy their old ballparks before the wrecking balls hit - so they can plunder them for lucrative memorabilia to peddle to fans, The Post has learned. A spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg confirmed the negotiations but would not say how the deals might go down - specifically, whether the city would hope to get a lump sum from the teams or a percentage of the profits of any sale or auction of items. "At other stadiums, everything from the scoreboards to the dugout urinals have been snatched up by fans, but Yankee Stadium is in a whole other league of collectibles," said Mike Heffner, president of Lelands.com, which has handled several stadium garage sales. "Each brick could sell for $100 to $300," Heffner said. "I doubt we'd have any trouble selling every seat in the house for as much as $1,000. "With its huge fan base, Shea Stadium will also fetch a big payday." Yankee sources and a Mets spokesman separately confirmed the teams' negotiations with the city but refused to give details, citing their ongoing talks. While the city owns the two stadiums, experts said the teams are in a far better position to bring in bigger bucks from a sell-off because of the emotion factor. A tiny baggy of infield dirt from Yankee Stadium could fetch $25, experts said. Each of the 55,000 bright orange seats at Shea could sell for as much as $500 - a drop in the bucket for the same fans willing to pay $12 for a cup of lukewarm beer at the game. Having the city take a percentage of the sales rather than a lump sum for the stadiums may make more sense, sports auctioneers said, because turning memories into memorabilia is not a precise process. The Mets have 55,000 ORANGE SEATS? Thats funny... I thought they had red, and blue and green seats also... If the reporter got a small fact like this wrong, what else in this article is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLMiCKMANTLE Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://www.nypost.com/seven/03242008/news/regionalnews/yankees__mets_want_their_cut_103240.htm March 24, 2008 -- The Yankees and Mets are in secret talks with the city to buy their old ballparks before the wrecking balls hit - so they can plunder them for lucrative memorabilia to peddle to fans, The Post has learned. A spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg confirmed the negotiations but would not say how the deals might go down - specifically, whether the city would hope to get a lump sum from the teams or a percentage of the profits of any sale or auction of items. "At other stadiums, everything from the scoreboards to the dugout urinals have been snatched up by fans, but Yankee Stadium is in a whole other league of collectibles," said Mike Heffner, president of Lelands.com, which has handled several stadium garage sales. "Each brick could sell for $100 to $300," Heffner said. "I doubt we'd have any trouble selling every seat in the house for as much as $1,000. "With its huge fan base, Shea Stadium will also fetch a big payday." Yankee sources and a Mets spokesman separately confirmed the teams' negotiations with the city but refused to give details, citing their ongoing talks. While the city owns the two stadiums, experts said the teams are in a far better position to bring in bigger bucks from a sell-off because of the emotion factor. A tiny baggy of infield dirt from Yankee Stadium could fetch $25, experts said. Each of the 55,000 bright orange seats at Shea could sell for as much as $500 - a drop in the bucket for the same fans willing to pay $12 for a cup of lukewarm beer at the game. Having the city take a percentage of the sales rather than a lump sum for the stadiums may make more sense, sports auctioneers said, because turning memories into memorabilia is not a precise process. The Mets have 55,000 ORANGE SEATS? Thats funny... I thought they had red, and blue and green seats also... If the reporter got a small fact like this wrong, what else in this article is wrong? i Just wanna buy a seat from yankees stadium.. section 7 row7 seat 7 will be perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I can't imagine what the sale total would be from Yankee stadium items. So much history , success , HOF players etc. They could just about name their own price on certain items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 My Dad is redoing his basement right now. He managed to buy two seats from Tiger Stadium for $265. He's planning on mounting the seats into the floor and on the wall behind it hiring someone to paint a mural to make it look like there are seats behind it and your at the game. Should be pretty cool. I can imagine yankee stadium seating going for much more than what my father payed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Yankee stadium should become landmark. It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern sports. Shea stadium? Who gives a sh*t about that lame sh*thole? Best memory that place has in the past twenty years is the Yankees wining the World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Yankee stadium should become landmark. It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern sports. Shea stadium? Who gives a sh*t about that lame sh*thole? Best memory that place has in the past twenty years is the Yankees wining the World Series. There has been some talk about keeping the field intact for little league, high school and college games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Yankee stadium should become landmark. It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern sports. I beg to differ. Wembley Stadium http://www.wembleystadium.com/default.aspx and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) http://www.mcg.org.au/ hold much more significance than Yankee Stadium There are Stadiums in Europe and South America that can take the title of "the greatest Stadium in the history of modern sports." You are a good guy Peter. Look outside of the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I beg to differ. Wembley Stadium http://www.wembleystadium.com/default.aspx and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) http://www.mcg.org.au/ hold much more significance than Yankee Stadium There are Stadiums in Europe and South America that can take the title of "the greatest Stadium in the history of modern sports." You are a good guy Peter. Look outside of the USA. no reason to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 no reason to. "It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern sports" That should read, "It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern American sports" Even then is it? Is Yankee Stadium the greatest Stadium in America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 "It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern sports" That should read, "It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern American sports" Even then is it? Is Yankee Stadium the greatest Stadium in America? There are no stadiums or sports outside of america and if there is any, they don't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 Is Yankee Stadium the greatest Stadium in America? No. Its a modified crap hole. Great games have been played there, but there is nothing unique or historic about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 No. Its a modified crap hole. Great games have been played there, but there is nothing unique or historic about it. Spot on. Just because good teams played there doesn't make it great or iconic. I've been there. Its a ****hole, much like Fenway in the 80's and 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 Spot on. Just because good teams played there doesn't make it great or iconic. I've been there. Its a ****hole, much like Fenway in the 80's and 90's. and shea stadium of the 70's, 80's, 90's and today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeebers Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 and shea stadium of the 70's, 80's, 90's and today! Shea is craptacular. I'll be looking forward to seeing the new joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Yankee stadium should become landmark. It is the greatest stadium in the history of modern sports. Ha. I actually filed an application with the city to have Yankee Stadium named a landmark. I got a nice letter rejecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I beg to differ. Wembley Stadium http://www.wembleystadium.com/default.aspx and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) http://www.mcg.org.au/ hold much more significance than Yankee Stadium There are Stadiums in Europe and South America that can take the title of "the greatest Stadium in the history of modern sports." You are a good guy Peter. Look outside of the USA. 1) Wembley was just rebuilt and doesn't count 2) Nobody likes cricket. 3) If we're talking soccer, then Ibrox is the greatest stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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