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• As Stadiums’ Costs Swell, Benefits in Question

  Critics say that the new stadiums for the Yankees and the Mets carry an immense public cost without yielding many lasting economic benefits for the city. Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 8:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Bronx (NYC), Yankee Stadium (NYC), Queens (NYC), Budgets and Budgeting, Bloomberg, Michael R

• Sports of The Times: For Two G.M.’s, Payoffs Come Without Playoffs

  Brian Cashman’s Yankees didn’t make the playoffs either, but Omar Minaya’s team has in consecutive seasons now turned late-season failure into fiasco. Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 11:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Cashman, Brian, Minaya, Omar

• Sports of The Times: Mets’ Flop Could Soothe Yankees’ Misery

  Only the Mets, it appears, can spare Hank Steinbrenner an October emotional meltdown by failing to save themselves from another September nervous breakdown. Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Steinbrenner, Hank

• Sports Business: Former Stars Highlight Stadiums’ Closings

  The Yankees and the Mets have said little, if anything, about their plans to say farewell to their old stadiums. Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Yankee Stadium (NYC), Shea Stadium (NYC), Citi Field (NYC)

• New York Teams Eye Torre’s Playoff Push

  Joe Torre is about two hours from Yankee Stadium, but, for at least the next few days, he has sashayed back into the middle of New York’s baseball season. Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:02 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Torre, Joe, Los Angeles Dodgers

• Citi Field’s Best Will Cost $495

  The new cost for the best seats in Citi Field is a 79 percent increase over this year, but still shy of the $2,500 tickets at the new Yankee Stadium. Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Shea Stadium (NYC), Citi Field

• Op-Ed Contributor: No Game for Old Men

  Anyone who lived in New York at the time knows the Mets ruled the city in the ’80s. Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 11:56 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Shea Stadium (NYC), History, Nineteen Hundred Seventies

• Sports of The Times: Randolph to Be Steinbrenner’s All-Star Guest

  Willie Randolph is expected to watch the All Star Game Tuesday as a guest of the Steinbrenner family, providing a bit of local intrigue for an evening that will be filled with history and emotion. Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:48 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Randolph, Willie, Steinbrenner, George M 3d, Yankee Stadium (NYC)

• After Losing Out in Fan Voting, Wright Is an All-Star After All

  David Wright filled an open slot on the National League squad and Yogi Berra help kick off the festivities leading up to the All-Stars. Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Wright, David, Berra, Yogi, All Star Games

• Mets Notebook: Talk With Hernandez Does Little for Reyes

  José Reyes and Keith Hernandez engaged in an intense conversation on Sunday about comments Hernandez had made about the Mets player that day. Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:18 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Reyes, Jose, Hernandez, Keith, New York Post

• A Long Way to Catch the Yanks (and the Phils)

  As easy as it is to say that the Yankees are the No. 1 team in New York, it was surprising to hear Jerry Manuel utter it. Posted Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Manuel, Jerry

• Minus a Star, the Bullpen Stays Strong

  The tandem of José Veras, Kyle Farnsworth and Mariano Rivera stifled the Mets on one hit over the final three innings to protect Andy Pettitte’s lead. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Chamberlain, Joba, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Farnsworth, Kyle, Rivera, Mariano, Veras, Jose

• Pettitte Catches Reyes on the Run

  No one in baseball has been picked off this season more than José Reyes. Only one other pitcher has picked off as many runners as the Yankees’ Andy Pettitte. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets

• Yankees 3, Mets 2: Santana Does His Part, but Mets Provide Little Support vs. Pettitte

  Johan Santana was outdueled over six innings by another left-handed pitcher, Andy Pettitte, who carried a 19-inning scoreless streak into his start. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, Pettitte, Andy

• Rested Martínez Labors Through a Weary Start

  Pedro Martínez departed after five and two-thirds innings on Friday at Shea, having given up six earned runs for the second consecutive start. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:03 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Martinez, Pedro