Yankees and A-Rod, a perfect match: Neither can buy good press

The latest from new Yankee Stadium, which has a Poltergeist house sort of vibe: All bad spirits. This franchise has become baseball's Potemkin village. Sure it looks like the Yanks are the model franchise on the exterior, but man, everything's a disaster.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/05/04/2009-05-04_yankees_put_squeeze_play_on_media_at_the_new_stadium.html

 

Good thing they dug out the Red Sox jersey.

 

Must have pissed O'Neill off no end to be treated like a member of the media. The nerve!

 

This actually a better Mess O' the Day: During last night's rain delay, fans were told by Yankees employees that there would be no game, so many fans left. When it became clear that there would indeed be a game, the fans tried to get back into the stadium, and were turned away.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/05/04/2009-05-04_yankees_fans_told_game_cancelled_not_let_back_into_stadium_.html

 

The column says the Yankees charge local TV stations $4K per live news report. Is that standard practice? Do other pro teams charge TV outlets for this?