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Tickets for New Stadiums: Prices, and Outrage, Escalate

Even as fans of the Mets, the Yankees, the Giants and the Jets look forward to state-of-the-art stadiums, some are also facing increases in ticket costs during an economic downturn.

Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 9:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: New York Yankees, New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Yankee Stadium (NYC), Shea Stadium (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

Jeter’s Bunt Contributes to Swing in Momentum

It could be argued that Derek Jeter’s sacrifice bunt Friday at Yankee Stadium helped the Mets more than the Yankees.

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 10:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Jeter, Derek

Game 1 | Mets 15, Yankees 6: Delgado Carries Mets in Opener

The Mets clobbered the Yankees on a record-setting afternoon for Carlos Delgado, the struggling first baseman who drove in nine to set a single-game club record for runs batted in.

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 6:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Delgado, Carlos

Sports of The Times: A Sentimental Doubleheader Journey, With Full Police Escort

The highlight of Friday’s Bronx-Queens doubleheader may not be anything that happens on the field but rather the police escort across the Triborough Bridge.

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 3:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Stadiums and Arenas, Yankee Stadium (NYC), Shea Stadium (NYC)

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