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Slices of the Big Apple

By MARC TOPKIN

© St. Petersburg Times, published October 27, 2000

But can they make deadline?

Consider it ticket scalping with a twist. Some scheming out-of-towners had this great idea to print counterfeit media credentials, then use the passes to get fans into the stadium for $100, then take the passes back and do it over and over. But there was a slight flaw in their plan. On Wednesday, the group of men they approached near the press gate included two undercover policemen and two Major League Baseball security officials. Police arrested the trio, and in their car found bogus media passes for other events such as football games, concerts and the Ryder Cup.

The Commishes

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig was joined at Wednesday's game by NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Lion King, no problem

You know the Subway Series is a tough ticket when the concierges at New York's swankiest hotels, who usually boast about their ability to perform miracles, are coming up empty-handed. A Daily News survey of 15 concierges found they weren't having much more luck than the average fan. That included the apparently famous Michael at the Waldorf-Astoria, who once "purchased a complete set of restaurant and bakery equipment for a guest and had it sent to Ethiopia for a guest."

Read all about it

Newsday got creative in its 40-page Series section Thursday, having its music critic review the anthem singers and stadium tunes and its drama critic review the overall stadium scene (31/2 stars!!).

Court docked

A Manhattan judge threw out the case of the law firm suing the clothing label manufacturer that wouldn't provide any World Series tickets even though the companies shared season tickets during the regular season. "There is absolutely nothing in writing confirming this agreement," Judge Herman Cahn said. A lesson? "As lawyers, we probably should have gotten a written agreement," Paul Traub said.

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