For the second time in their time here on Staten Island, the Staten Island Yankees look like they will be on the market. This time it is the New York Yankees who want out. For the past week the Baby Bombers have been on market to potential buyers, but as of right now no deal has been agreed upon. At present time the team is owned by the New York Yankees and Mandalay Sports Entertainment.
The Staten Island Yankees success with the All-You-Can-Eat Pinstripe Plan has not translated into success at the bank as financial reasons were noted as the reason for the sale. While the team does have the third largest attendance in the league, the average attendance has been dropping the past few of seasons. There was a rumor earlier on in the year that an ownership group from New Jersey wanted to purchase the team but it is not known if they are ones who are in talks with to buy the team. No further details have been revealed about the potential sale.
Update: Some more information has come to light, another group is looking to purchase the team. They have no experience running a team but wants to keep the team a Yankees affiliate and in Staten Island.
Update #2: The team will be sold to a New York City hedge-fund manager not currently involved in professional baseball for approximately $8.3 Million. It is not known if Mandalay will be retained. Look for an announcement of the sale soon.
who would of thought that an idea that worked in Ohio, Vegas, and Scranton wouldn’t have worked in a town that cares about nothing but baseball. Fans want affordable prices, quality food, maybe a give a way or 2, and most importantly baseball. Not free garbage food that you wait online for 5 innings for
I dont get what you are saying.for $16
you get your admission and all the hamburgers hotdogs or chicken sandwiches
you can eat along with soda and popcorn.the food is great tasting.I cant see what more you would want.if they lowered the price to get in to lets say $8 or $10 you are still going to pay for some kind of food or drink.that equals more then the $16.
First off the food is not “great tasting” the food is borderline awful. You’re right it’s all you can eat. But you get 1 item with 1 drink and than you have to get back on line. A line that already cost you 2 innings of the game. So what 1 trip for you, 1 trip with the kids, maybe a second for yourself. What baseball game?
How about some promotional games? How about actually giving the average fan something. Magnetic schedules on opening day? NOPE only for season ticket holders. The common fan has to buy one.
Team card set? NOPE they don’t want to spend the money anymore.
Bottom line when the Getzler’s owned the team they made millions of business mistakes but the one thing they did right was taking care of the average/common baseball fan.
The Yankees/Mandalay dynamic duo had hurt Staten Island’s chances of keeping something beautiful. How do they Cyclones do it? That’s owned by a team of people in financial woes but they do it the right way. #1 baseball, #2 baseball fan, #3 everything else.
KSN, couldn’t agree with you more. I don’t care about all you can eat crappy food and even to get that you have to buy tickets to 6 games. My family and I have started to go to Somerset Patriot games in NJ. They have a lot of great nights for kids such as Thomas the rain night and Star Wars night. A lot of giveaway days with baseballs and shirts, etc. Good food and friendly and courteous staff. I also believe the most expensive ticke is $12 or $13. If you want a good baseball experience, go there. It’s only about 20 minutes over the Outerbridge.
Just realized something about the schedules. Not only no magnetic schedule but seriously what professional franchise in any sport doesn’t supply pocket schedules for their fans?? Enough said!
Rumors can be fun. I heard a rumor that a NY/P team is looking at renting Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton, OH. Wouldn’t it be an interesting twist if this is the same group looking at buying the S/I Yankees? They would then move it to Thurman Munson Stadium, which is a monument to a late yet very great Yankee. Not sure if the Akron Aeros would relinquish their territorial rights to allow this, but I bet Thurman’s soul would be delighted.
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It’s a shame that ownership didn’t put the game first. Well the team President is already gone, who’s next?