MR. BLOOMBERG STRIKES OUT.(Opinion)

THE ISSUE:

The mayor's office won't have luxury boxes at the city's new baseball stadiums after all.

THE STAKES:

What else are taxpayers on the hook for?

Just imagine. There would be Michael Bloomberg, deep in the bleachers at the new Yankee Stadium. He would be just far enough removed from the field that he'd have his headphones on, listening to John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman on the radio.

Or this. The billionaire mayor of New York City, out on the streets of the Bronx, trying to strike a deal with the scalpers.

Whimsy, no doubt. Something tells us Mr. Bloomberg will have some choice seats at the new ballpark. He'll …