Left Coast Sports Babe

Both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will be demolished piece by piece, as New York law prohibits large scale implosions.  Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the Mets bullpen.

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Both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will be demolished piece by piece, as New York law prohibits large scale implosions.    Apparently someone forgot to tell Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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Whats the difference between Yankee Stadium and John McCain?   One is an out-of-date old relic  being honored for past glories this summer.  The other is a baseball stadium.

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Manchester United, perhaps the most famous soccer team in the world, has been primarily sponsored for the past few years by AIG.  After last week’s taxpayer bailout, we may have a new contender for “America’s Team.”

Congrats to the Tampa Bay Rays, who have just clinched their first ever playoff spot.  Now fans just hope that the pressure of the postseason doesn’t get to the young team. 

It’s not that folks in the Tampa area aren’t used to being disappointed in October.  It’s just usually that it’s by the Buccaneers. 

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And apropos of nothing, the last time the New York Yankees missed the playoffs?   1993.   Five years before the Rays franchise was founded.

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Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers celebrated his 16th birthday by renting out Dodger Stadium for a party.  Apparently the team offered him a half price deal to have his party the following day before Los Angeles played the San Francisco Giants.  But Jonas and his friends didn’t want to commit to vacating the premises for fans by the third inning.

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