Release #268-00

 

Contact:

Sunny Mindel/Curt Ritter 212/788-2958 Mike Clendenin (212) 788-7113 (Speaker's Office)

MAYOR GIULIANI AND SPEAKER VALLONE
MAKE FRIENDLY WAGER ON YANKEES/METS SUBWAY SERIES

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and City Council Speaker Peter Vallone today entered into a friendly wager on the outcome of this weekend's subway series between their respective favorite baseball teams -- the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. The teams will face off against one another in the first of a four game series tonight at Shea Stadium. On Saturday afternoon the teams will play their second game at 1:00 PM at Shea Stadium and then travel to Yankee Stadium to play their third game, which is a rescheduled game that was cancelled due to rain when the two teams last met in June. Their fourth and final game will be played Sunday evening at Shea Stadium. The terms of the wager are as follows:

Should the Mets lose:

• The Speaker will buy the Mayor dinner at a restaurant of the Mayor's choice.
• The New York Yankees flag will fly over City Hall for one day.

Should the Yankees lose:

• The Mayor will buy the Speaker dinner at a restaurant of the Speaker's choice.
• The New York Mets flag will fly over City Hall for one day.

"This is going to be a great weekend for New York baseball fans as we watch the World Champion New York Yankees battle it out with their cross-town rivals the New York Mets," said Mayor Giuliani. "Unlike the last series, when only two games were played because the third was cancelled due to rain, this weekend we will be able to watch four great games in just three days. On Saturday afternoon baseball fans will be able to board the number seven train to Queens, and at the conclusion of the game, board the number four train and head to the Bronx for the second game of the day's double-header. I have no doubt that this weekend's showdown between the Yankees and the Mets will be a preview of this year's World Series."

Speaker Vallone said, "The next three days will be a truly memorable event for the City and I want all New Yorkers to enjoy it. I look forward to seeing the Mets banner flying over City Hall."