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Mets, Yankees tell fans to keep hands off souvenirs at stadiums

Good thing I scraped rusted girder flakes off in the 60’s. Bubble Zip ® Bags are go!

It’s the one souvenir fans want to avoid in their final visits to Yankee and Shea stadiums - an official pair of NYPD handcuffs.

With both the Yankees and the Mets set for their final regular season home stands this month, security and scrutiny have been set on high to deter vandals intent on swiping even a small piece of New York baseball history.

Already this year, fans have been found stealing outfield bunting, Shea Stadium seats, even a Yankee Stadium toilet seat - an indication of possible trouble ahead.

“We’re going after this like a World Series game,” said a Yankees spokesman. “This is a part of history.”

Repoz Posted: September 07, 2008 at 12:12 PM | 13 comment(s)
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1. strikeout to balk ratio Posted: September 07, 2008 at 12:27 PM (#2931738)

can we keep the handcuffs as souvenirs?

2. I Remember When Posted: September 07, 2008 at 12:44 PM (#2931744)

Toilet seats? ... must have seen what the one's from Busch Stadium were selling for last year.

3. Dag Nabbit Posted: September 07, 2008 at 12:58 PM (#2931751)

Toilet seats?

Getting one from Shea would be very appropriate - a toilet from the toilet.

4. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: September 07, 2008 at 01:14 PM (#2931758)

I'm not encouraging anyone to do anything unethical or illegal. I'm just saying that I will pay top dollar for Freddy's glass eye.

5. sweetswing Posted: September 07, 2008 at 01:43 PM (#2931775)

Howabout a pile of crap from the pitchers mound???

6. Cowboy Popup Posted: September 07, 2008 at 01:46 PM (#2931782)

Howabout a pile of crap from the pitchers mound???

It's gonna be awful hard to sneak Sidney Ponson out without anyone noticing.

7. kevin Posted: September 07, 2008 at 04:44 PM (#2932100)

“We’re going after this like a World Series game,” said a Yankees spokesman. “This is a part of history.”

If you can't have a real world series game, I guess this is now considered a reasonable substitute in current Yankeedom?

8. larkin4HoF Posted: September 08, 2008 at 02:49 AM (#2932692)

“This is a part of history.”

I other words, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

9. villageidiom Posted: September 08, 2008 at 08:26 AM (#2932713)

I'm pretty sure the fans at Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will recognize that they outnumber the police by far, and (some) will assume the teams want to avoid some ugly incident like using tear gas on the whole bleacher section. As a result, I'm pretty sure a series of ugly incidents will ensue.

10. BFFB Posted: September 08, 2008 at 08:27 AM (#2932714)

I'm sure the teams already have their ebay account up and running to auction of the parts at the end of the season...

11. depletion Posted: September 08, 2008 at 08:56 AM (#2932722)

I don't approve of stealing, but, knowing the fan base, I think a lot of stuff is going to get stolen.
They can save on demolition costs by handing out chisels and safety glasses for the last series.

12. OCD SS Posted: September 08, 2008 at 09:11 AM (#2932730)

I'm pretty sure the fans at Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium will recognize that they outnumber the police by far, and (some) will assume the teams want to avoid some ugly incident like using tear gas on the whole bleacher section. As a result, I'm pretty sure a series of ugly incidents will ensue.

Don't worry, there is already a plan to avoid any and all ugly incidents. The Yankees have subcontracted stadium security out to the Minneapolis/ St Paul police departments, who fresh of their success at the Republican National Convention, will make sure there are no embarrassing or ugly incidents. As a bonus media coverage of the events is guaranteed to be 100% favorable, as everyone in the pressbox will be arrested before the last series starts.

The Mets were going to get in on this, but the Minneapolis police insisted that they include Fernado Martinez in the deal, and the Mets figured they'd sent enough to Minnesota already.

13. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: September 08, 2008 at 09:19 AM (#2932739)

OCD, the real answer is of course not to depend on Twin Cities police for your major-type crackdowns. The real answer, in this and (really) all other things nowadays, is to contract out to the Chinese.

They can save on demolition costs by handing out chisels and safety glasses for the last series.

Chisels and safety glasses soon to be sold on eBay!

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