Yankees Spend $14.6 Million to Buy…

… The Scranton Yankees!

I heard many fans over the last couple years asking why Yankee{spit} money hasn’t found its way into Scranton and it looks as if it has finally made it there.

Per River Ave Blues website, the Yankees {spit} have agreed to purchase the Scranton franchise from Lackawanna County for $14.6 Million. They also will sign a 30 year lease of the facilities and will put $40 Million into the previously mentioned stadium renovations.

So the Yankees {spit} have spent more money.. big deal right? Well, they spent it in an area that could really use that and to them, today only, I tip my hat. The big team could easily have abandoned Scranton for a higher profile city willing to foot the bill for stadium costs, etc. Especially with the recent stink of local politics dealing with community ownership. The winner here is the fans. They keep the team for a long time and they get a massive facelift of a stadium that was modeled after an even uglier stadium in the former Veteran’s stadium in Philadelphia.

Now again, Scranton fans are whooping up on this news and I am truly happy for them. Looking at the Ironpig fan’s standpoint we will soon have another high quality minor league park to visit over the summer. Add in the extensive renovations that the Reading Phillies are conducting this off-season.. we are dead center in the middle of minor league baseball heaven.

I see road trips.. I see many road trips in 2011.

Many thanks to Joe for sending this info our way. One of the founding three of the Noise Nation!

OinK!