Have a Stadium Top Ten item?
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Apr 07, 2009 
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The Late Show With David Letterman has a contest on their web site to enter items on a Top Ten list. The topic this week is Top Ten Features Of The New Yankee Stadium.
I entered and my choice was: “Concession stands include Dominican pharmacy run by A-Rod’s cousin.”
not bad pete, funny
HA!!! good one pete!
you came up with that all by yourself? I bet your parents are proud
Nice Pete, mine was kind of similar to yours… “The juice comes as a drink or can be injected in the rear.”
Joe Morgan submitted his on the opening day ESPN broadcast when he mentioned –
“the ghost of Whitey Ford”
but maybe Joe was just pimpin’ Everlast’s last album.
Here comes all the Pete hate.
That was actually funny, if somewhat predictable.
I’ll be tamer:
“The ball carries so well, even Cody Ransom hits HRs.”
Way to pinch run for cash pete. Every gm needs a pinch runner like u.
Your like jose reyes on the dr team v the netherlands. W peteabe who needs reyes?
Just sayin he’s a writer I expect more from him… can do much better than the same ole Arod jokes.
Real professional clown
YankeeDiva,
My comment wasn’t directed at you at all. But the usual suspects will come out and lambast Pete.
Maybe you should ask your boy pedroia what his entry was.
m
YankeeDiva,
My comment wasn’t directed at you at all. But the usual suspects will come out and lambast Pete.
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Maybe I’m wrong, but as often as Peter goes after A-Rod, I think he does it with his eyes wide open about the reaction he gets.
Again, I don’t like his A-Rod preoccupation, but this joke was funny, so I give him credit for that.
hey pete,
i won the blog’s yahoo pick-em, where’s my love?
go yanks
Jeter in LF,
I think A-rod’s the one that leaves himself open to this kind of stuff.
If Jeter or Mo did what A-rod does, they’d be fodder for the same kind of jokes.
But, alas, the worse thing that’s come out is tax problems for Jeter. Even Jeter’s crimes are plain and vanilla.
Front row seats come with a pre-approved loan application.
How many of the top ten will be A-Rod jokes, d’you think? =P
m
I think A-rod’s the one that leaves himself open to this kind of stuff.
If Jeter or Mo did what A-rod does, they’d be fodder for the same kind of jokes.
But, alas, the worse thing that’s come out is tax problems for Jeter. Even Jeter’s crimes are plain and vanilla.
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While I agree that A-Rod has done some monstrously stupid things, which do merit some criticism, I think the issue is how much is enough?
When the whipping boy routine has become tedious, as it has at times, at least imho, then maybe enough is enough until you have really good line, like the one Peter posted tonight.
Also, Jeter and Mo have built up a reservoir of good will with the four rings. A-Rod, having been part of the 2004 ALCS, collapse actually has a negative reservoir.
Lastly, there was a report (I have no idea if it’s true) on the celebrity gossip sites about Jeter and the (how can I put this delicately) consequences of his um, promiscuity.
If there were similar rumors about A-Rod, he would be lambasted and lampooned.
But again, Jeter has the four rings, largely carries himself with dignity, and maybe the other big difference is that he is smarter than A-Rod, and knows when to shut up and say nothing.
Include Madonna in the joke and you are guaranteed a T-shirt cause Letterman is obsessed with her.
zell has some demolition photos of old yankee stadium
http://nyyankeesrumors.com/dis.....e-stadium/
i am coming from an astros game and i have to say it is the same old stuff with these new parks. the bleachers rock bc they have a bar but all the other seats are way far away from the field. plus they seem to turn all baseball fans into pansies. i.e. the 2nd level is a club. i inadvertently purchased this “club level” seat. those who really believe “matsui sushi” or “posada salad” in some exclusive club is really better than a yankee stadium hot dog know nothing about food and deserve to be fed spam with pavano pee sauce for the rest of their lives.
Rolex and Jimmy Choo’s for Tickets Exhange Program.
Love it Pete!
Hey guys, if I were to say, hypothetically, interview a YS security person for my blog (anonymously, of course), what sort of questions should I ask?
Last time I tried an interview it didn’t get reviewed so well, so I’ll try not to mess up this time.
“What’s the weirdest request you’ve had from a fan?”
Rebecca: possibly “how strict are they going to be with people moving up to empty seats?”
great idea rebecca!
“Lastly, there was a report (I have no idea if it’s true) on the celebrity gossip sites about Jeter and the (how can I put this delicately) consequences of his um, promiscuity.”
No clue what you mean here. As far as I can tell, you could be alluding to many things.
Does he have an illegitimate kid? an STD? Care to elaborate?
maybe ask them how much experience/training they have
“What was the most provocative offer you ever received from a fan in an attempt to extract a favor?”
he he after miggs post i decided to google “jeter std.” thanks miggs, taht was funny stuff. now i’ll try “jeter illegitimate kid”
STD.
Someone here also tried to spread the rumor that he’s that synonym for happy in an effort to show how much Jeter gets away with.
Ask if that kid who pinch-hit over the winter is working at the NYS.
miggs,
It was an allegation about an STD and prominent young actress (initials JA).
Again, it may well have been a baseless smear, but it was on numerous of these celebrity sites.
Great ideas! Keep them coming!
m,
Google it to educate yourself on its reach rather than its substance or lack thereof. It’s everywhere. It has been widely spread already. No one here needs to help it along.
Ask if the Jeter STD rumor is true.
Jeter in LF,
Are you scolding me for spreading something here? When you started it? Don’t want to get into anything with you, but “No one here needs to help it along.”?
So I’m supposed to believe it because it’s all over the internet?
Funny Pete but if this is one of top ten list that ends up being read by the players it ain’t gonna make the cut.
Well I just did a little poking around on the good old world wide web and all I can say is WOW.
I know STDs are no joking matter but I actually cracked up at some of the funny stories out there. Certain sites show no mercy.
Apparently there is a thing called “Jeter Fever” out there and it has nothing to do with a pennant race.
As a side note, Giambi is 3-5 so far in the game tonight against the Angels with a double and 2 runs scored.
m,
Why would you think that?
I merely raised it (and I did that as delicately as possible) to suggest that A-Rod is treated differently, and I even went so far as to suggest a reasonable basis for why he would be.
So no, I’m not scolding you at all.
I’m not asking you to believe. I don’t know if I do.
As I said, it’s not about its truth or falsity as much as it is about the way the differential treatment by the media of people they like and people they don’t.
As I said, it’s not about its truth or falsity as much as it is about the way the differential treatment by the media of people they like and people they don’t.
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Edit: As I said, it’s not about its truth or falsity as much as it is about the differential treatment by the media of people they like and don’t like.
Jeter in LF,
Sorry about that. I thought you were scolding me for naming the delicate item that YOU had brought up.
I got your original point, and it was a good one. But it sounded like you were lecturing me in your “google it yourself” post. My bad.
And miggs, that’s quite irritating. Of course he doubled to left to knock Sweeney in.
No more questions? Bah.
Pepsi available during the first six innings and Coke available during the last 3.
Hundred dollar bills used in the paper towel dispeners in the restrooms
The Hank Steinbrenner Smoking Section
pat,
I think they should only have Coke in the 8th inning.
m
I’m with ya but with Joba pitching it might be necessary earlier and in blow outs later.
It’s cool, m.
I think they should only have Coke between innings like the ’86 mets
My entry
Get the winnings from one victory of the $200 million plus payroll and retire
Before each game, Joba Chamberlain stands at the front gate and holds the door open for the fans……but only if they say thank you.
“Fans have a chance to christen a mens’ bathroom sink as a urinal”
On espn update….It was mentioned that while Jose Canseco was speaking at USC last friday he said ” I’m 90 percent sure that manny ramirez tested positive for steroids in 03.” When manny was asked about this his answer was “no comment.” HMMMMM… things that make you go hmmmmmmm
On the stadium’s new state of the art multimedia system, interactive quizzes are given between innings where questions such as, “What is more important, saying thank you or not endangering the lives of other humans by driving drunk?” are given for the crowd to answer.
This is terrible but what about entering “Phil Coke got confused because the sponsor was no longer Coke but Pepsi instead?”
Actually,I take that back…it’s got to be something to do with either Marte or Shelley Duncan…maybe Shelley’s House of the High Five of Doom!!
,when is Letterman announcing what they are?
If it was just thinks at the new Stadium,it’d be “Government Bailout to afford tickets”.
I meant to say things not thinks.
Great! Add limousine service included.
It’s sad that calling out Fats on being an unprofessional slug is enough to get your posts deleted around here. You are a bad journalist.
Good one Pete. Here’s mine –
Rename it SteinMart, Hank N Hal welcoming each and every fan and their money at the gate
Ha!!
Yes,David,Limousine service included!!
Becca,
I would ask “what’s the strangest thing that you’ve had to kick out a Yankees fan for?” “What about a fan from the opposing team that the Yankees are playing?”