Albany,n.y. Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 The NYC media & specifically the tabloids like the Post & Daily News are the worst. Every time an athlete or coach doesn't want to bring their skills to a NY team, they call them chickens & afraid to be in the NYC spotlight. The latest 2 incidents happened at the same time. Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies & the NYC media said he was too afraid to sign with the Yankees. Never mind the fact the Phillies are the favorites to win the World Series. Lebron James played the Knicks & the Post has him as a chicken on the back page of the paper. When the Knicks went after James, they looked a lot like the Cleveland Cavaliers when Lebron looked at his chances of winning a championship. When Bill Belichick spurned the Jets to join the Patriots, the NYC media dubbed him "Belichicken". Too afraid to coach the Jets. It really worked out poorly for Bill, didn't it? All these "chickens" had 1 thing in common. They didn't think the NYC team was in as good a position to win championships with over the team they signed with. Wanting to win a championship and possibly multiple championships as Belichick has done hardly makes one a chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Does the NYC media take into account the tax rates (in athletes case most likely the top bracket) and real estate cost associated with living in NYC/NYS? If I was looking for a new job, athlete or non athlete, NYC and California are two places I would avoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) Does the NYC media take into account the tax rates (in athletes case most likely the top bracket) and real estate cost associated with living in NYC/NYS? If I was looking for a new job, athlete or non athlete, NYC and California are two places I would avoid Good Point. Lebron James not only avoided a state income tax, but a NYC income tax as well by going to a team in Florida. It's bad enough that the state has their hands out, but in NYC the city is dipping into their pockets as well. Then there's the traffic. Edited December 19, 2010 by Albany,n.y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Good Point. Lebron James not only avoided a state income tax, but a NYC income tax as well by going to a team in Florida. It's bad enough that the state has their hands out, but in NYC the city is dipping into their pockets as well. Then there's the traffic. And the g-damned annoying NY media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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