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5 Great Moments Of Thievery At Yankee Stadium

Bases aren’t being stolen at Yankee Stadium anymore, but that doesn’t mean the thievery is over. During the 85-year-old ballpark’s final game, police arrested 18 people for trying to swipe souvenirs rather than pay some rich assholes for the right to own a Yankee urinal.

A private security team is going to protect the stadium from other would-be thieves now (like that’ll stop us). In honor of the fans’ five finger discount, after the cut Complex looks back at five great Yankee Stadium rip-offs. We’re stealin’ on ya!

Pauley The Plant Guy’s Baseball Predictions

Sure, he keeps our plants soiled and looking healthy, but Pauley is also our resident sports expert around the Complex offices. As ‘Plex’s horticulturalist, Levine has long been known to drop insightful gems about sports and has solidified himself as our go-to when we’re looking for answers concerning our favorite squads. In his debut episode, the watering-can toting superstar gives fans his outlook on New York baseball, including Giambi’s mini-mustache. Watch the video after the jump.

Big Bucks For Yankees & Mets Stadium Trash

The Big Apple’s resident trash-pickers NYC Garbage hit up opening day for both the Mets and the Yankees this year to collect some rubbish memorabilia to commemorate the last, first game each team will play in their current stadiums. Sentimental collectors can expect to find anything from cigarette butts and candy bar wrappers to metro cards and parking tickets in the cube-y container. Both teams got a limited edition run of 20 capsules made, and they clock in at $100 each. Paying for trash? Someone call Eliot Spitzer.

[Josh Spear]