Tuesday, February 11, 2014

News From the Shadow of the Baseball Cathedral:
BRONX BOMBSHELLS


The Yankees are proud to introduce Field MVP Club seats for 2014
Highlighting this new climate-controlled lounge, which will be located behind home plate on the Field Level, will be an upscale bar and food action stations with a variety of offerings. Complimentary snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will be available inside the lounge.
Field MVP Club seats and the accompanying benefits will only be available on a full-season basis and will feature lower pricing with further reduced pricing options available for full-season multiyear contracts.
Bronx laundry boss charged with throwing coffee into worker's eyes cops plea for menacing
Perlson flipped out in 2009 when the worker, Jose Luis Diaz, refused to take a bribe to stop organizing with a union, court papers in a related civil case said.
Thieves cut hole in floor above Bronx apartment to burglarize it
The crooks, including one who was obese, were caught on surveillance video leaving the building with large black plastic bags brimming with computer equipment, clothing and cash.
Forget Manhattans, drink The Bronx
Basically a martini with a dash of orange, [the Bronx] was rated 3rd in the World's Most Famous Cocktails in 1934, just one spot below the Manhattan.

4 comments:

el duque said...

Wait a minute...

The obese man. The new action food station. The drink. The union guy.

They're linked. I can smell it.

I'm Bill White said...

Tip of the cap to the Yankees. Their Ticketmaster page gives you a full 20 minutes to complete your purchase. I clicked 2 best available seats and the price was only $81,000. With Food Action Stations 81 nights a year, I figure we can live off the calories the other 284 nights. Right, kids?

KD said...

for that kind of dough, they can't throw in a case of beer? I wonder if they even appreciate ordinary fans like us anymore.

The Yanks always upgrade some fan's seats early during the games. They like to make it seem as if the selection is random. however, we note that the fans that get upgraded are already sitting in expensive seats. Fans in the nosebleed sections, beyond the reach of foul balls, NEVER get upgraded. The fans that would appreciate the seat upgrades the most never get them. why is that, we wonder?

President Mondesi said...

The very first season of the current stadium, I went to redeem some vouchers I received when I donated some food. All of the cheapo free seats were filled for one of the available dates. After some conversations behind the window, the agent came back, pointed to a spot on the seating map and asked "How are these?"

Well, they were field level or whatever the level behind legends is called, so they were quite alright for me. I didn't have any money for food and it was cool and rainy, but they were very comfortable. I'd like to offer myself for seat filler again if needed.