RANDY LEVINE RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Yankees' Second Biggest Opening Day Fail

New Yankee Stadium is an overpriced, soulless, corporate mausoleum that nobody likes. If you don't believe me, look at last the Yankees' playoff attendance from last October. Yankee tickets were so cheap on the club opted out of MLB's deal with the site to launch their own ticket exchange. Randy Levine and the hierarchy in The Bronx is arrogant enough to blame StubHub...
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April 02, 2013  |  Discuss

Yankees president Randy Levine believes his team will win world series

After the game, Yankees president Randy Levine told the NY media that he thinks the Yankees will win the world series this year. He thinks they have to play better by getting scoring runs and getting great pitching which hasn't been a problem for the Yankees. Well, he has the right to believe in his team, but I don't see the Yankees winning the world series or beating the...
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October 15, 2012  |  Discuss

What's going on with Yankee ticket sales? Subway Series tickets are being discounted by the team!

New York Yankees president Randy Levine can blather all he want about the evil StubHub somehow lowering attendance, but what does he have to say about this? Goldstar, with the full permission and cooperation of the New York Yankees, is marketing discounted tickets to the Subway Series! Yes, you heard that right. Not only is the Subway Series, usually a perennial hot ticket, not sold...
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June 07, 2012  |  Discuss

Yanks Blame StubHub For Attendance Drop

From Josh Kosman: Yankee Stadium attendance is down 3.6 percent so far this year — greater than the 3 percent drop last season — and the team is blaming StubHub for its gate woes. “We believe there are serious issues with the StubHub relationship,” team president Randy Levine told The Post yesterday. “We are actively reviewing more fan-friendly alternatives for next...
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June 06, 2012  |  Discuss
THE BLAME GAME

StubHub blamed for Yankees ticket woes

Attendance at New York Yankees games is down 3.6% this season, and the team's president believes it has to do with "serious issues" with the secondary market retailer.

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June 06, 2012  |  Discuss

Boo bleeding hoo: Randy Levine and the Yankees whine about StubHub

Home attendance is down 3.6 percent for the New York Yankees this season, and team president Randy Levine is pointing a figure at...StubHub. Really? Not uninspiring play this year, or a bad economy, or even the prevalence of HDTV, but a ticket service?Here's the scoop. When asked about declining attendance, Levine tells the New York Post that "we believe there are serious...
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June 05, 2012  |  Discuss

Yankees honor Marine, hero dog

Through two tours of duty in Iraq Sgt. Rex was by Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey's side. The pair worked more than 100 missions searching for roadside bombs, were injured in the line of duty and went through physical therapy together. When her military career ended, she felt the least she could do was adopt him. ''This dog has saved my life,'' Leavey said. After...
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May 13, 2012  |  Discuss

Yankees President Randy Levine Donates $2,500 to Scott Brown's Re-Election Campaign

Are the Yankees just following up on a business deal from nearly 100 years ago? It certainly seems that way, as Yankees president Randy Levine donated the maximum $2,500 to Mass. Sen. Scott Brown's re-election campaign last month, according to the Boston Herald. One can understand Levine supporting Brown's politics, but the thought of him helping to fund Brown's ads championing...
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April 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Resigning Cano and Granderson Remains Part of Yanks Plans

From Jon Heyman:Seeking to diffuse any notion that the Yankees won't be able to retain their buggest stars and perhaps suffer a major talent deficit in 2014 when a payroll cut is planned, team president Randy Levine said, "The plan contemplates (Robinson) Cano, (Curtis) Gransderson and a full championship team.'' The Yankees have said they plan to decrease their...
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March 10, 2012  |  Discuss

Quote: Yankees not at payroll limit, room to improve

The Yankees have talked a lot about budgets this offseason and have used it as an excuse to not go after practically every available player this offseason. It’s enough to make you think the Yankees are out of money. This is not the case however, at least that’s what team president Randy Levine told Mark Hale of the NY Post. “There’s obviously room to improve the team...
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December 30, 2011  |  Discuss
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