Found January 04, 2010 on Yankees 2000:
What better way to begin a new decade (otherwise a time of renewal, hope, and possibility) than with yet another story about the effed up backstory behind Citi Field?That, evidently, was the thought at the New York Post, which produced the latest cringe-inducing headline in yesterday's edition: "Met 'mob' contracts: Shady firms got $52m to build Citi Field".Now, my first thought was that Citi Field bashing is sooo 2009. But tip your cap to the Post, they packaged it without about as good a graphic as you'll ever see and, in so doing, instantly piqued my interest.I mean, look at that. Bravo.Unfortunately, the accompanying article was anything but amusing. Really, it was the latest in a series of articles that we've taken to calling "Yet Another Reason the Mets Are a Complete Joke".Per the Post, the Mets "shelled out $51.6 million in taxpayer money to contractors shunned by the city for their ties to the Mafia, labor corruption or bribery&q...
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