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An Everett, Massachusetts man is offering to
outbid the Boston Red Sox for the right to sell concessions on Yawkey Way during ballgames.
Joseph P. Marchese Jr. has told the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) that he is willing to pay
twice what the Red Sox pay for an exclusive license to sell concessions. The Red Sox are nearing the end of the 10-year, $1.5 million contract some have called a "sweetheart" deal between the team and their City Hall BFF Mayor
Thomas Menino. Marchese is willing to pay $3 million for the next 10-year term. Reportedly, the BRA has refused to acknowledge Marchese's bid, so the restaurateur/lawyer is thinking of suing the public agency. Despite their liberal, "goody-two-shoes" image, the current Red Sox ownership are highly adept at good old-fashioned political log-rolling. It will be interesting to see if the outgoing Mayor sends one final "kiss-in-the-mail" to his good buddies in the NOG.
