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    • Cash Playing April Fool’s A Day Early?

    Posted by on April 1st, 2008 · Comments (3)

    Via the Globe and Mail -

    It was rainy and cold in New York yesterday, not ideal conditions to celebrate the final home opener in the grand and glorious history of Yankee Stadium.

    That was the feeling of the decision makers, and after a rain delay of 1 hour 20 minutes, they pulled the plug and postponed the American League season opener between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.

    Today was supposed to be an off-day in the three-game series between the teams. But because of the postponement, an attempt will be made to get the first game in tonight, beginning at 7:05, weather permitting.

    “You guys are lucky with that retractable roof,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said while riding on an elevator with Toronto reporters after the game had been officially washed out. “We just can’t afford that here in New York.”

    I don’t believe, for a minute, that the Yankees could not afford a retractable roof. Reportedly, the roof would have cost another $350 million to add to the new Stadium. How in the world can you afford to tinkle away $46 million on Kei Igawa and then say you can’t afford $350 million for a retractable roof?

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    Comments on Cash Playing April Fool’s A Day Early?

    1. Flaxseed Oil Salesman
      April 1st, 2008 | 10:41 am

      Steve, come back to us…
      Sometimes it rains. Please, you gotta stop blaming Cashman for everything. Cash and Stein(s) do not control the weather.
      Accept this challenge: Go 48 hours without dissing Cash and win an undisclosed prize!
    2. MJ
      April 1st, 2008 | 11:27 am

      $350M plus the $1.3B they’ve already spent. That’s a conservative estimate of $1.65B, not including any construction overruns on that retractable roof. To say nothing of the fact that people — maybe even you — would be infuriated that Yankee Stadium’s classic design would be tainted with a modern technological addition that didn’t exist in 1923. The grass is always greener…

      All of this talk of roofs and rainouts could’ve been avoided if Bud Selig’s cronies simply did the right thing and scheduled early-season games in good-weather cities or places that had domes. The Yanks should’ve opened in Toronto yesterday, just as Cleveland should’ve opened in Minnesota, and let Anaheim host the White Sox.
    3. Raf
      April 1st, 2008 | 6:08 pm

      Rainouts happen… It’s not a big deal.

      The Yanks should’ve planned better.

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