It's a little bit sad to hear that unofficial/ official Yankee fan mascot Freddy "Sez" Schuman has been denied free entry into the New Yankee Stadium. In the old Stadium, they used to let Freddy go in for free. Freddy is living on only $750 per month, so it's not like he's got any money to buy tickets, even the $5 obstructed bleacher seats.
On Sunday he stood outside the stadium holding his frying pan and a sign that read, "Freddy Sez, Yankees say 'I can't go in. Must buy ticket!"
"The Yankees say I am a part of the stadium. What part am I, the toilet bowl?" Schuman said. "But the fans have come through. They gave me $40, and even $100 tickets."
The uncertainty about his future presence at the stadium has given him insomnia and indigestion, Schuman said.
Yankee officials insist that shutting out their superfan was just a "miscommunication." When Schuman first told the Post he was nervous about being shut out two weeks ago, a team spokeswoman said "We love Freddy and will accommodate him."
"That's fantastic news," said Schuman, who lost his eye in a stickball injury, now lives on a fixed income of little more than $750 a month, he said.
[Jeremy Olshan/ NY Post]
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