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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Every Yankee fan should read the details of this news corp deal and think about the $189 mil plan. They will be getting hundreds of millions of dollars a year at the end of the deal and get a $400 + million bonus up front. Half paid now and half paid before the Yankees reduce their payroll.

    If I don't think this team fields a competitor team because of the $189 plan, I won't be renewing. Team already clearly has an attendance problem
    Attendance problem is huge.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    Newch91 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Every Yankee fan should read the details of this news corp deal and think about the $189 mil plan. They will be getting hundreds of millions of dollars a year at the end of the deal and get a $400 + million bonus up front. Half paid now and half paid before the Yankees reduce their payroll.

    If I don't think this team fields a competitor team because of the $189 plan, I won't be renewing. Team already clearly has an attendance problem
    Attendance problem is huge.

    Just looks bad, especially with how much money they have rolling in. Honestly, no team in baseball should be competitive with them aside from maybe the dodgers with how much money they make. People would go crazy but they could have a $250 million plus payroll of they wanted
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Every Yankee fan should read the details of this news corp deal and think about the $189 mil plan. They will be getting hundreds of millions of dollars a year at the end of the deal and get a $400 + million bonus up front. Half paid now and half paid before the Yankees reduce their payroll.

    If I don't think this team fields a competitor team because of the $189 plan, I won't be renewing. Team already clearly has an attendance problem
    Attendance problem is huge.

    Just looks bad, especially with how much money they have rolling in. Honestly, no team in baseball should be competitive with them aside from maybe the dodgers with how much money they make. People would go crazy but they could have a $250 million plus payroll of they wanted
    I hope they took notice of the attendance problem after the postseason.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    Honestly, I don't think they give a fuck. Looks bad, but they are making bank, that's the least of their worries. We'll see, man, but I don't necessarily think this is the Steinbrenner family is we are used too
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Honestly, I don't think they give a fuck. Looks bad, but they are making bank, that's the least of their worries. We'll see, man, but I don't necessarily think this is the Steinbrenner family is we are used too
    Definitely not. I wonder what The Boss would think of this.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Don't worry. There's still some major splashes to be made this off season for the team. The 189 is a dream...won't happen....never will happen.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Newch91 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Every Yankee fan should read the details of this news corp deal and think about the $189 mil plan. They will be getting hundreds of millions of dollars a year at the end of the deal and get a $400 + million bonus up front. Half paid now and half paid before the Yankees reduce their payroll.

    If I don't think this team fields a competitor team because of the $189 plan, I won't be renewing. Team already clearly has an attendance problem
    Attendance problem is huge.

    Why in Gods name is there an attendance problem? Ticket prices too high?
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,288
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
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    Why in Gods name is there an attendance problem? Ticket prices too high?

    the team is unlikeable
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Every Yankee fan should read the details of this news corp deal and think about the $189 mil plan. They will be getting hundreds of millions of dollars a year at the end of the deal and get a $400 + million bonus up front. Half paid now and half paid before the Yankees reduce their payroll.

    If I don't think this team fields a competitor team because of the $189 plan, I won't be renewing. Team already clearly has an attendance problem
    Attendance problem is huge.

    Why in Gods name is there an attendance problem? Ticket prices too high?

    New stadium atmosphere, I think.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Why in Gods name is there an attendance problem? Ticket prices too high?

    New stadium atmosphere, I think.
    imalive wrote:
    the team is unlikeable

    I'm surprised to hear both of these things, but then again i've never been to the new stadium, but I've always been a huge fan.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    I don't get the unlikeable thing outside of Arod. Jeter, Pettitte, Mo, Cano, Granderson, Ibanez, Ichiro, Kuroda, Robertson, Hughes, Joba are all very likable players. And while not my favorite, a lot of fans loved Swisher.

    We have talked about the stadium thing quite a bit. Aesthetically, I think it's great, but they have sapped every ounce of enthusiasm they can out of it. Just a different experience. I love going regularly because I love watching baseball in person, especially my favorite team, but it is definitely a different vibe than it was.

    A run like 2009 would get the place rocking again, I would hope.
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    imalive wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
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    Why in Gods name is there an attendance problem? Ticket prices too high?

    the team is unlikeable

    Your unlikable , but we still talk to you.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I don't get the unlikeable thing outside of Arod. Jeter, Pettitte, Mo, Cano, Granderson, Ibanez, Ichiro, Kuroda, Robertson, Hughes, Joba are all very likable players. And while not my favorite, a lot of fans loved Swisher.

    We have talked about the stadium thing quite a bit. Aesthetically, I think it's great, but they have sapped every ounce of enthusiasm they can out of it. Just a different experience. I love going regularly because I love watching baseball in person, especially my favorite team, but it is definitely a different vibe than it was.

    A run like 2009 would get the place rocking again, I would hope.

    I completely agree with your first statement. I really enjoy most of their players and their personalities, even Swisher.
    So I assume a problem with the stadium is too many corporate seats then.
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    BinauralJam wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    ]

    Why in Gods name is there an attendance problem? Ticket prices too high?

    the team is unlikeable

    Your unlikable , but we still talk to you.
    :lol::lol:
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    The new Stadium is an abortion. Blow the fucker up and dig up the old one.
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    DS1119 wrote:
    The new Stadium is an abortion. Blow the fucker up and dig up the old one.


    I Love it!!! of course I'll never be able to afford to get anywhere near the field ever again.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    Keep the food options, get better beer options, have as many "Yankees Clubhouse Stores" as you want but stop advertising on the gigantic screen every 12 seconds, lower good tickets prices, let me scream at players (and some fans) and not get kicked out.

    Done. Back to normal.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    Annnnnnnd, just like that I get my renewal. I really don't know what to do this year. I could use all my dough for the wedding and honeymoon and doubt I will get to many games next year with everything going on but just love knowing that I have face value playoff tickets.

    Yep, I'll renew.
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Annnnnnnd, just like that I get my renewal. I really don't know what to do this year. I could use all my dough for the wedding and honeymoon and doubt I will get to many games next year with everything going on but just love knowing that I have face value playoff tickets.

    Yep, I'll renew.


    You have to, That's how it starts Cliffy, next thing you know, three years have gone by and you look up from your desk one day in August and realize you haven't been to a game in years and with a little one on the way well it doesn't look good this year and then you'll want to take your kid, but you'll want to wait until he's or she's old enough... So now it's 9 years later, Don't give up the Game for Family, make room for both! Your Happiness depends on it!!!!
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,028
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Annnnnnnd, just like that I get my renewal. I really don't know what to do this year. I could use all my dough for the wedding and honeymoon and doubt I will get to many games next year with everything going on but just love knowing that I have face value playoff tickets.

    Yep, I'll renew.


    You have to, That's how it starts Cliffy, next thing you know, three years have gone by and you look up from your desk one day in August and realize you haven't been to a game in years and with a little one on the way well it doesn't look good this year and then you'll want to take your kid, but you'll want to wait until he's or she's old enough... So now it's 9 years later, Don't give up the Game for Family, make room for both! Your Happiness depends on it!!!!

    HA. well that is about all the convincing I need. :lol: And yeah, I don't want to give up my seniority either, which is decent since they count my old stadium tickets even though I got locked out for a year. And I say I would go to a lot of games even without the package, but who knows. Done.

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