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The Official Blog Post of the New York Yankees
By Brian | April 7, 2009 | Share on Facebook
With the Yankees and the Mets sporting new stadiums this year, the opportunities for new sponsorship deals were numerous. Apparently, both teams took full advantage.
Some examples from the Yankees:
- Benjamin Moore is the Official Paint of the New York Yankees
- Amtrak is the Official Rail Fare of the New York Yankees (not the trains, mind you, just the fare)
- Met Life is the Official Life Insurance of the New York Yankees (despite the word “Met” in their name)
- Hess is the Official Gasoline & Convenience Store Retailer of the New York Yankees
- H&R Block is the Official Tax Preparation Company of the New York Yankees
- StubHub is the Official Secondary Ticketing of the New York Yankees (for those who are wondering, there is no “Official Scalper of the New York Yankees.” Coincidence?)
So, if you want to show your Yankee pride while you buy life insurance or pay your taxes, you have that option now.
The Mets are similarly opportunistic:
- Davis Vision is the Official Eyecare Provider of the New York Mets
- Geico is the Official Auto Insurance of the New York Mets
- Kozy Shack is the Official Pudding of the New York Mets
- Landmark Concessions is the Official Fried Dough of the New York Mets
- Send In The Clowns is the Official Party Provider of the New York Mets
So, if you want to have a party, and serve pudding and fried dough, you can do it all while supporting your hometown boys from Flushing, Queens.
It gets better: both teams have official hospitals (Yankees: New York Presbyterian, Mets: Hospital For Special Surgery). Nathan’s is the Offical Hot Dog of the New York Yankees, and the Non-Kosher Hot Dog & French Fry of the New York Mets (one assumes the Mets no preference on kosher hot dogs and the Yankees don’t care what kind of french fry you eat…) The Yankees have Official Life Insurance (Met Life) and Official Health Insurance (Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield), and the Mets have Official Auto Insurance (Geico) and an Official X-Ray Equipment Provider (NY Imaging). So you can get sick and/or die as a Yankee fan, but if you crash your car or break a bone, you better be rooting for the Mets.
Oh, one more thing: Zales is the Official National Jewelry Retailer of the New York Yankees. The Mets have no Official Jewelry Retailer. I guess they don’t expect to be buying rings anytime soon.
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