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Yankees President Fires Back at MLS
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A day after the Major League Soccer commissioner raised the subject, Yankees President Randy Levine blasted back.
"Don Garber discussing Yankee attendance must be a joke," Levine said yesterday. "We draw more people in a year than his entire league does in a year. If he ever gets Major League Soccer into the same time zone as the Yankees, we might take him seriously.
"Hey Don, worry about Beckham, not the Yankees. Even he wants out of your league," he said.
Speaking Thursday to the Associated Press Sports Editors, Garber said he'd noticed the unfilled seats at New York's two new stadiums.
Told of Levine's comments, Garber explained his remark.
"When I mentioned the New York Yankees yesterday, my comments were part of a larger assertion that all businesses -- even the most successful sports entities -- are experiencing some impact from the economic downturn," Garber said through a spokesman.
-- LOOKING PROBABLE: Yankees right-hander Chien-Ming Wang (possible foot problem), St. Louis right-hander Kyle Lohse (jammed knee) and Phillies lefty Cole Hamels (line drive to shoulder) are all expected to make their next starts as scheduled.
-- From News Services
