Criminologist Blames Jay-Z for Uptick In Yankee Cap Wearing Perps

The New York Times is trying to figure out why so many criminals wear Yankee hats and they’re exploring a few theories. According to one criminologist, it’s rap music’s fault. He describes it as the “Jay-Z effect,” which goes a little something like this: Because Hov raps about wearing a Yankees cap, he gives it “street cred” and that in turn makes it a must-have accessory amongst “urban youths” and since they’re the ones doing the crimes, bingo! But is that giving hip hop way too much credit? Possibly. Read more »

By on September 16, 2010 at 3:14 pm
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So, those free Yankees tickets Governor Paterson accepted? They could end up costing him about $93,000.

By on August 18, 2010 at 12:27 pm
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No Yankees showed up for decades-long announcer Bob Sheppard’s funeral and not only is the Daily News outraged, but they say George Steinbrenner would be too.

By on July 16, 2010 at 10:39 am
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Yankees Fans Fail to Start a Riot

Burning a Phillies Hat
Burning a Phillies Hat
Burning a Phillies Effigy
Burning a Phillies Effigy
Trash Can Fire
Trash Can Fire
Yankees Celebration
Yankees Celebration


Yankees fans flooded the streets last night celebrating the team’s 27th World Series victory. And surprisingly, they caused little trouble, unlike Phillies fans, who last year flipped cars, smashed windows, and set fires amidst other mayhem that forced the city to generously lube up this time around. In contrast, New York revelers kept it pretty tame, popping bottles of champagne, decorating trees with toilet paper, lighting a warming trash can fire and burning some Phillies gear, embellished with the message, “FUCK CHEESE STEAKS.” Police, who’s overwhelming presence undoubtedly put a damper on riotous spirits, reported no disturbances last night.

By on November 5, 2009 at 3:30 pm
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The City is giving away 500 tickets to the Yankees celebrations taking place tomorrow at City Hall. Enter HERE now (2-4PM only) to make a fool of yourself with the rest of your peers.

By on November 5, 2009 at 2:31 pm
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Bloomberg Makes Bet He Knows He’ll Win

Despite last night’s lashing, there’s really no chance that the Phillies will win the World Series, but Bloomberg decided to make a cutesy bet with the mayor of Philadelphia—whoever that is—anyway. If the Yankees lose, the billionaire mayor (and term limit trampler) will don the rival team’s jersey and pretend to paint a mural in the so called City of Brotherly Love. Can you imagine that? Not the Yankees losing, but Bloomberg actually doing manual labor? Me neither. |Philly|

By on October 29, 2009 at 12:35 pm
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Baseball fans are now free to take a bathroom break during Yankee Stadium’s rendition of “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch thanks to a Manhattan federal court decision. The new policy was brokered with the Yankees, NYCLU, and Bradford Campeau-Laurion, who got a $10k settlement from the city because two NYPD officers ejected him from the stadium for trying to relieve himself during the anthem, with one cop allegedly telling him, “Get out of my country.” |NYP|

By on July 7, 2009 at 11:07 am
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Evil Empirical

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Each week, ANIMAL will rank the world’s most despicable, deplorable, and undesirable human beings walking the earth, making the news. Behold: Evil Empirical. Read more »

By on May 14, 2009 at 4:17 pm
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Ticket sales at the new Yankee Stadium are so lackluster that the cheap seats can be bought even cheaper. Earlier, the Yankees slashed ridiculously expensive, with $1000 tickets going for the still ludicrous sum of $500. Now, $14 seats can be had online for as little as $7, less than a stadium beer. |NYDN|

By on May 11, 2009 at 11:38 am
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Evil Empirical

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Each week, ANIMAL will rank the world’s most despicable, deplorable, and undesirable human beings walking the earth, making the news. Behold: Evil Empirical. Read more »

By on April 30, 2009 at 4:00 pm
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