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A piece in The New York Times Monday, reporting that:

 

...Losses or not, there is no stopping the Citi Field deal, even if some of its laid-off employees may not be able to afford to take their families to a game or even if some of them could have been retained with the $20 million a year being spent on baseball...

came as timely reminder that The Stadium Curse just keeps on giving.

Citigroup Puts Its Money Where Its Name Will Be
by Richard Sandomir
The New York Times Jul. 20 2008

Earlier: A challenge to the fates
Nov. 16 2006

Comments

[Emerald]

It's a bad omen to hitch your advertisng to the Mets! Occasionally a bridesmaid, but rarely a bride.