Seriously. The city government almost spent twelve times as much on two baseball stadiums: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/bonus-season-for-baseball.

Seriously. The city government almost spent twelve times as much on two baseball stadiums: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/bonus-season-for-baseball.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/bonus-season-for-b... The final amount that was actually spent is subject to a lot of interpretation, but it's clearly in the nine-figure range.