NY Daily News: Yankee airwaves offer free time for Rudy's run

[Neecy]

Interesting article - and one would guess that the Senator from New York won't get this exposure.
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Rudy Giuliani, aided and abetted by George Steinbrenner, has a history of commandeering Yankees airwaves to enhance Bombers business interests or promote his own agenda.

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Giuliani was in Tampa for a morning political fundraiser. And while Steinbrenner may be a Republican at heart, he has essentially entrusted team president Randy Levine with all the day-to-day operations of the ballclub (baseball and otherwise), and was said to have taken a very passive role in the Yankee mascot's presidential whistle stop.

Levine is pals with Giuliani. He also was a trusted deputy when Rudy was mayor. Giuliani might as well have the keys to both broadcast booths. Suzyn (Georgie Girl) Waldman said as much when she offered Giuliani a season pass to the radio side.

"You will be going to a lot of cities (to campaign)," Waldman said in the bottom of the fourth. "So when we (the Yankees) are in the same town, you should come up and do an inning or two."

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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2007/03/20/2007-03-20_yes_it_all_ads_up_for_giuliani.html

[central scrutinizer]

1. Another reason to say "Damn Yankees!"

[Captain Hilts]

2. Reason #4,387 why it's better for your character to be a Mets fan. nt

[Reverend_Smitty]

3. ...

as if Yankee radio broadcasts could not get any worse, now you're going to have to contend with John Sterling and Rudy?!? :puke:

I'll just say...LETS GO METS!!!! :P

[mconvente]

4. Actually, GO RED SOX!!!

haha had to add that!

[wicket]

5. More reason to cheer when my Red Sox CREAM them this summer

:D

[GreenTea]

6. Rudy Giuliani, aint never going to be president...he knows it and everyone with any

brains at all and the least bit of perception knows it....Old Rudy like so many others do who run for president will make millions by running and then he'll simply fade away for awhile back into a cozy pontificating life, just like a back up quarterback, people always believing the backup QB is better and with Giuliani we know better...So let these republicans waste their money on Rudy.

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Steinbrenner has given far more money to Democrats than Republicans:

http://www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/George_Steinbrenner.php

[AX10]

8. Another reason to be against the Yankees!

Go Mets! Go Redsox!