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March 10, 2003

If we don't build it, you'll still pay

New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon says he doesn't intend to seek city subsidies for a new stadium right now: "The economy is such that we don't think it's realistic to even ask for a ballpark at this very moment." City subsidies for not building a stadium, now that's another story: in a deal approved in the waning days of the Giuliani administration, the Mets and Yankees are getting $5 million a year apiece from the city to fund "planning" for new buildings, even if they never get built.

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Shea is pricless, i love it, i am a huge mts fan and to see shea go would be sad
Posted by: Eric at January 14, 2005 11:14 AM

Shea is pricless, i love it, i am a huge mets fan and would be sad to see shea go!
Posted by: Eric at January 14, 2005 11:15 AM

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